gigagiggles wrote:
uninstalled 2.41 to reinstall 2.40. bad move. all the pictures were gone.
Yes, when you uninstall, all the pictures are removed from your computer. Everything is removed, except your personal data (the .cool files and their backups).
gigagiggles wrote:
i went online and ran the program to rebuild the images database. once the folders were created by the program, i tried copying the backup images database to the appropriate folders. i think that worked.
There's no reason why it wouldn't work. Probably the first time you made some mistake with the folders names.
gigagiggles wrote:
the problem: when i run the program via the shortcut, i start with a fresh, clean database with images, but no lists.
only when i run the uncorrupted backup.cool file is every thing normal.
When you double-click a .cool file, the program Coollector.exe is launched to read this very .cool file.
But when you launch Coollector.exe directly without specifying any .cool file, it's the default coollection file which is read (or created if it doesn't exist).
The default coollection file is "My Documents\Coollector\MyCoollection.cool".
gigagiggles wrote:
somehow, all the program session activities are saved to the backup file and no new, current file is created. nor is a new backup file created. where should i relocate the uncorrupted backup.cool file so when i use the program shortcut that file will be used?
You must replace the default coollection file with your backup:
1) delete the default coollection file
2) copy the backup to "My Documents\Coollector"
3) rename the file "MyCoollection.cool"
gigagiggles wrote:
(except for the program hanging or crashing).
About the hanging, I have made some changes to the next version that I hope will improve things.
About the crashing, I don't know, you'll have to give me more information. When does it happen ?