Spotlight Messed Up PowerMail
Yesterday I was looking for a file on my iMac using Spotlight, and it showed a PowerMail message that I thought would help me find that file. I clicked on it and PowerMail did not like it! Some of PM's folders disappeared, messages in other folders disappeared, fonts changed, etc. I tried dragging my PM folder (from a week-old clone of my HD) containing all its files, but somehow that didn't help. Eventually, I solved the problem moving that clone from the external HD over to my iMac's internal drive (saved recent files elsewhere to put back on the moved clone). Still, I had to change fonts and unbold them to get PM to look the same as before. I don't think I lost many messages, but it's maybe the worst problem I've had w/ PM. First aid for PM didn't help and neither did rebuilding things. Latest version of Mavericks and PowerMail. Tom Miller .. "The only time we see the middle of the road is as we run from side to side." R.O.Clark ...
Re: Spotlight Messed Up PowerMail
Since I had this problem (below) I have tried the full first aid treatment -- low level DB rebuild, etc., etc. several times. During the low level review I always get this error message: "Class=DB ; what = 100; when = 100; err = 493" but after that it performs all the other functions. Does this error message indicate that PM will likely have catastrophic problems in the near future? I am close to the 2 gig limit, but compacting the DB every few weeks keeps me okay. On 6/14/14, at 9:09 AM, T.L. Miller t...@tlmiller.net said: >Yesterday I was looking for a file on my iMac using Spotlight, and it >showed a PowerMail message that I thought would help me find that file. >I clicked on it and PowerMail did not like it! > >Some of PM's folders disappeared, messages in other folders disappeared, >fonts changed, etc. I tried dragging my PM folder (from a week-old >clone of my HD) containing all its files, but somehow that didn't help. >Eventually, I solved the problem moving that clone from the external HD >over to my iMac's internal drive (saved recent files elsewhere to put >back on the moved clone). Still, I had to change fonts and unbold them >to get PM to look the same as before. > >I don't think I lost many messages, but it's maybe the worst problem >I've had w/ PM. First aid for PM didn't help and neither did rebuilding >things. > >Latest version of Mavericks and PowerMail. > > > > >Tom Miller >.. >"The only time we see the middle of the road is as >we run from side to side." R.O.Clark >... > > > > > >
Re: Spotlight Messed Up PowerMail
T.L. Miller wrote: >Since I had this problem (below) I have tried the full first aid >treatment -- low level DB rebuild, etc., etc. several times. During the >low level review I always get this error message: "Class=DB ; what = >100; when = 100; err = 493" but after that it performs all the other >functions. Does this error message indicate that PM will likely have >catastrophic problems in the near future? As explained in the confirmation dialog, low level data database rebuild should only be used if you have trouble compacting your database. This error code may be related to a file permission problem on a temporary file, but I am not sure and I can't tell more. If you are note 100% confident on your database, you can run "archive and cleanup" to export all your messages and settings to a new PM user environment, then use the newly created database with imported messages. >>Yesterday I was looking for a file on my iMac using Spotlight, and it >>showed a PowerMail message that I thought would help me find that file. >>I clicked on it and PowerMail did not like it! >>Some of PM's folders disappeared, messages in other folders disappeared, >>fonts changed, etc. The found file was probably found in a backup of your current PM user environment, and when you opened it, PM switched to this database, that's why the recent messages are missing (I don't know why the font changed). When this occurs, go to "file / database / switch user environment", and the file open dialog should reveal the location of the currently open database; select the default one instead. Jérôme - CTM Engineering - "Powermail soon became the most indispensable program in my life, and now that I've upgraded to the newest version, I'm pleased to report that it's gotten even better." PowerMail user comment on www.versiontracker.com Download a demo version from www.ctmdev.com -
