Corrupted File - Post ID 148019

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Is there a way to use the backup file to restore a site? I opened my site tonight and it said File Corrupted, cannot open this file. Use the restore function if you have this installed.
I just did a bit of editing in this site earlier today, saved my work and exited. I was able to open other sites without problem.
So I opened the backup, which is in version 6, and I'm only getting a few pages. As much as I just backed up before updating to VSD7, only 6 pages out of 25 or so are there.
HELP!

VSD 7, registered
IE8
Vista Ultimate
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If you go to Settings Menu > Preferences, look at the last setting "Saving creates a .vnu backup here". If you have that enabled, click the "here" link and it will open a directory where the VNU files are. Just copy that and overwrite the damaged VNU and you should be all set.
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Tim, have you tried restarting your computer, or re-installing a fresh download of VSD7 (then re-start the computer)?
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User 1861272 Photo


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Scott-

THANK YOU!

That worked with just a few pictures that didn't show up. Easy enough to go back into my files and find them. My whole site is restored. Thanks again.
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Well, ever since I've been using a backup file I can edit the site, make changes, and post it. I always save and exit but whenever I try to re-open the site the file is always corrupted. Today I tried to open the site up in VSD 7.0 build 11 and even my back-ups are coming up corrupted! I was able to open a file that was a couple of weeks old, but what a pain to have to re-do all those updates. This is only happening to one of the four sites I have built, the other three open w/o problems.
Is it something in this site? Am I going to have to re-do this entire site to correct this?
I run Vista Ultimate and a registered version of VSD (latest build).
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That will probably be a dang near impossible issue to track down. I would suggest opening one of those sites and then do a File Menu > Save As and then save the site to a complete new location and in a new folder. This will re-create all the files into a new folder. See if that helps.
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Thanks again Scott-
I have created a new file name for the site and it seems to be working fine again, but I have yet to try an upload. I did update the Flash Menu and found two pages that had corrupted menu files. Not sure if that caused the initial problem or not.
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Scott-
Uploads are working fine with the file created under a new name in a new folder. No further errors.
Thanks again and Happy New Year!

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