I can't find anything about this issue online, but this is actually infuriating. So, SDRTrunk was having issues due to my cpu and I tried to change some display settings and suddenly the application froze, I decided to restart it and then, my playlist was completely wiped. I don't understand, and I can't seem to get anything back. This wasn't the first time it's done this either. Why does it do this? And, how common is this issue?
SDRTrunk Wipes playlist after too many issues
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That's why any time you make a change to the playlists you make a backup copy of the playlist subdirectory. I have had it happen twice. First time I had to rebuild the playlists. After that I always backup the subdirectories after any changes, and at least once a week on all subdirectories.
Funny thing is, it has a backup that it made right before it wiped it. But I don't know how to access it, It's a ".backup" file. And after I solve all this, how could I make more backups?
Go to c:/Users/yourusername/SDRTrunk/playlist and rename the backup file so it just reads filename.xml without the .backup on the end.
For a complete backup:
On the C: drive go to c:/Users/yourusername/ and copy the SDRTrunk subdirectory to somewhere else on your hard drive.
I tested this and it just flips it back to a 1 kb file, how else can I get this data back?
You can't. The "backup" file gets written whenever you shut the software down, it makes a copy of the playlist file. If you didn't grab it before it got wiped out, then it's gone. Time to start fresh.
would it matter if I told you that the date modified shows "8/29/2024 9:33pm" which was before the crash.
BinaryMode
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OP, my post here may help. DSDPlus - A possible way to periodic backups for DSD+ (or others)
Been there, now when I make changes, I make a folder withing C:/User/username/local/sdrtrunk
Usually I name the folder M/D/Y then copy the Playlist folder into it...
Sdrtrunk crashed on me, same scenario,,a years work, gone... well not really, I had already backed up the C:/User/username/local/sdrtrunk folder
to a thumbdrive
If I hadn't had the backup, I'd of pondered more into the why...
Usually I name the folder M/D/Y then copy the Playlist folder into it...
Sdrtrunk crashed on me, same scenario,,a years work, gone... well not really, I had already backed up the C:/User/username/local/sdrtrunk folder
to a thumbdrive
If I hadn't had the backup, I'd of pondered more into the why...
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