Brett Howard Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 When trying to merge an old database with my existing one, I somehow erased records from the last year and a half. My latest database was updated to my old version. How do I restore to my database from 2/1/2020? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven L. Dasinger Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 First question is: Do you have a backup? In Setup->Preferences, do you have it set up to Automatically backup database when you close (you should). If you do, the backups will be either in the same folder as your database (C:\Users\<your-logon-id>\Documents\Human Computing\ComicBase Databases) or a folder you specified. If you do, use File->Open..., navigate to the backup and select it. It will warn you about opening a backup. Once open, you can save it with a new name. (Or you can just use Window to go the the backup location, copy/rename the file, then use CB to open the file.) If you don't have a backup (on your computer or saved to the CB site, there isn't much that can be done. ====== Once you get the records back (hopefully), we can discuss merging database data. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Howard Posted February 4, 2021 Author Share Posted February 4, 2021 Hi Steven, Thanks for you help. Unfortunately, I did not have the checkbox 'Automatically backup database when you close' checked. I wish this was a default for ComicBase, but that's water under the bridge. You mentioned a backup on the CB site. How do I find out if I have one? My assumption is that the database is always saved to the cloud. Thanks again for your assistance. Brett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven L. Dasinger Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 You would have to set it up in Sidekick to do this. Since you are asking, I am assuming this was not done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Howard Posted February 4, 2021 Author Share Posted February 4, 2021 I did have Sidekick set up in order to use the mobile app. That's why I attempted the merge, because Sidekick was showing my current value but did not have my entries from the last year and a half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven L. Dasinger Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 You can try to do a Windows search for any *.CBDB file to see if you have any copies of a ComicBase database on you system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Howard Posted February 4, 2021 Author Share Posted February 4, 2021 Thanks, Steven. Yes, I do have older files that I've saved. Just didn't have the automatic backup. At least I have that checked to avoid user error. I'll just have to figure out what I've bought and sold over the last year or so and rebuild. Thanks for your help and have a good evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven L. Dasinger Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 You might contact support. They 'may' be able to help if you are talking about Atomic Avenue transactions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Howard Posted February 6, 2021 Author Share Posted February 6, 2021 Thanks. Unfortunately, the data is for comics bought and sold not using Atomic Avenue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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