| Registered: May 22, 2007 | | Posts: 1 |
| | Posted: | | | | OK my hard drive went skitso and I lost my entire computer. I can access the hard drive and pull some files off it but the larger the file and the longer the transfer the less likely I'll be able to pull it off (something is screwy in the reading on the drive; either the spindle or the cache or something).
For example I was able to pull my backup off of it (about 80MB) but it took over 10 minutes and I wasn't sure it would work at all. Unfortunately the backup is 2 months old and easily 20-50 movies out of date.
So the question I have is, what is the bare minimum files and location, I can pull off my old hard drive to restore my database to my most up to date version?
Thanks in advance for any help you can offer. |
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 6,730 |
| | Posted: | | | | The folder for the database and program settings is "Own Files - > DVDProfiler". You'll need the complete folder.
Although I never tried if the recovery works by copying the database into the existing one. best would have been if you had had a backup.
EDIT:If anything fails try to download your online collection (some of the pictures might get lost but that's still better than nothing) | | | It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?
Registrant since 05/22/2003 | | | | Last edited: by Lewis_Prothero |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 820 |
| | Posted: | | | | Your best bet IMHO is to get DVD Profiler up and running in the new environment and do a restore from your existing backup.
I noticed however that your last upload from DVD Profiler Online was January 8, 2008 8:53 AM. I suggest that you create a second database in your new environment and dowload your online collection to that new database. Once you have done that, perform a backup then do a selective restore of the missing titles to your other database.
Assuming that your current backup is good, the only thing that you might want from your failing HDD would be the images directory. You can often get a bit more life out of a failing HDD if you really need to get some data off by placing it in the freezer for a short time in a sealed plastic bag. | | | | Last edited: by Telecine |
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