jakek
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Post by jakek on Feb 22, 2011 8:58:45 GMT 1
Hi - I was trying to back up my PM's and followed the instructions and had a message saying they would be done in about 2 minutes and that once ready i'd get a pm. 12 hours later and still nothing's come through.
Has any one else had any problems?
Have I done something wrong?
cheers
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Post by craigf on Feb 22, 2011 9:06:16 GMT 1
Hi - I was trying to back up my PM's and followed the instructions and had a message saying they would be done in about 2 minutes and that once ready i'd get a pm. 12 hours later and still nothing's come through. Has any one else had any problems? Have I done something wrong? cheers I've tried and had exactly the same issue even when I've left it on the notification page (with the 2 minute message) for a few hours ! |
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Post by jakek on Feb 22, 2011 19:28:54 GMT 1
it's 24 hours and i've still not had a pm saying the back up is ready...
can anyone shed any light on this?
cheers
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Post by jakek on Feb 22, 2011 19:29:17 GMT 1
ps it's still snowing on this page of the forum...
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Post by jakek on Feb 28, 2011 13:24:51 GMT 1
has anyone managed to successfully back up their pm's?
it's been a week and either something's broken or i'm doing something wrong.
can anyone help?
(ps still snowing on this page)
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Post by jakek on May 4, 2011 16:49:54 GMT 1
has anyone managed to successfully back up their pm's? it's been a week and either something's broken or i'm doing something wrong. can anyone help? (ps still snowing on this page) can anyone help please? |
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Post by curiousgeorge on May 5, 2011 17:08:01 GMT 1
No one can help, this function is disabled on the forum
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jakek
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Post by jakek on May 5, 2011 17:16:34 GMT 1
No one can help, this function is disabled on the forum thanks for the info. silky - is there any reason for disabling this? i'd like a backup to keep a record of some of the trades etc i've done. |
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Post by Guest on May 5, 2011 17:31:19 GMT 1
I heard when you click on Backup Transexual scammers on laptops send Trojans and possibly some worms to your house, sort it Silkpot.
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Post by jakek on May 5, 2011 17:52:54 GMT 1
I heard when you click on Backup Transexual scammers on laptops send Trojans and possibly some worms to your house, sort it Silkpot. Sounds fun! |
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Post by Daniel Silk on May 5, 2011 18:32:30 GMT 1
No one can help, this function is disabled on the forum That's news to me! I haven't disabled anything. Who told you it was disabled? |
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Post by Guest on May 5, 2011 18:36:16 GMT 1
It just downloads usual folder silky but when clicking on downloaded messages it opens a blank page.
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Post by Daniel Silk on May 5, 2011 18:39:59 GMT 1
I don't think it's ever worked very well. Could be due to the size of the forum and the system finding it hard with so many accounts that must have millions of PM's
I have never used backup before, why are people so keen on backing up their PM's?
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Post by gooooglemale on May 5, 2011 18:42:07 GMT 1
silky. PM backup really useful if you've done trades/deals with other members. in some cases is the only proof you've bought a print, so useful for insurance etc...
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Post by Daniel Silk on May 5, 2011 18:48:25 GMT 1
silky. PM backup really useful if you've done trades/deals with other members. in some cases is the only proof you've bought a print, so useful for insurance etc... Probably best to print up those PM's at the time, at least that way you know you have a hard copy and you can keep it with the Art. |
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Post by curiousgeorge on May 5, 2011 19:44:35 GMT 1
No one can help, this function is disabled on the forum That's news to me! I haven't disabled anything. Who told you it was disabled? Proboards support said if every member has the same problem then it's more than likely disabled. Should have said more than likely in original post. Good idea about printing out for paper trails though Still a MASSIVE pain in the ass not being able to save our private information.Personally i would rather a file with the info saved than a stack of pages printed out using up more resources |
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Post by dappy on May 5, 2011 23:49:18 GMT 1
Silky - think of the trees ;D
In seriousness - I agree backing up messages is really good and clears the system/mind. Is the issue that back-up means more storage space and storage space costs money? Not saying that you should pay or that we turn this forum into a subscription thing, but could you ask the the host if there is a way of transferring/forwarding messages to a person's email address. Everyone has gmail or other, with virt unlimited storage.
Hope you are feeling better btw, read a month or so ago you were not too great. I pop across to your website every now and again and like the layout.
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Post by jakek on May 6, 2011 8:05:01 GMT 1
I don't think it's ever worked very well. Could be due to the size of the forum and the system finding it hard with so many accounts that must have millions of PM's I have never used backup before, why are people so keen on backing up their PM's? As the admin could you ask ProBoards if there is a problem? As for why I want them - as others have said, it's useful to keep records to purchases etc. |
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Post by Daniel Silk on May 9, 2011 10:47:23 GMT 1
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