[APBeta] Backup Error

[Hans Kostense]

Hi Paul,

Not sure if I have missed an earlier message on this subject, but lately I have discovered a problem with the Backup function of AP. On 4-Dec-10 I was still able to create an AP backup archive (zip) with preferences, observations, catalogs, plans, etc. I believe this was with AP 2.0b97.

Trying to do the same in AP 2.0b98 has resulted in attached error message. This message is displayed for every file in the backup list. In the end an AP backup archive is generated, but the only content is a 0KB copy of the (empty) User Dictionary. Nevertheless, the backup date and time are registered in AP as if it were a successful backup.

Export of Observations (creating an .obs file) is still possible though. Latter can then also successfully be imported in AP on another computer.

Combining these two items leads me to the following questions:
1. Would it be possible to backup AP prefs and other items from one computer and restore on another? I suppose it would be OK, but am not entirely sure on (Windows) folder / path dependencies.
2. Which part of preferences and other settings are included in a plan when you save it? How would that work out when using a downloaded User-Contributed plan if you want to use that with your own preferences and settings?
3. (Only indirectly related) It seems there are no differences between catalogs for AP v1 and v2, is that correct?

Please let me know if I need to provide more details on the Backup error. Just to rule out some obvious issues: there is sufficient disk space and access rights are also OK, saving to the same or another disk partition is indifferent.

Kind regards,
Hans
 		 	   		  
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