[chandler-users] Chandler Startup Hang

[Mimi Yin]

Thanks for adding to the FAQ Igor!

On Jul 23, 2008, at 12:13 AM, Igor Kofman wrote:

> Thanks for your reply!  Just had a chance to give this a try and  
> both things you suggested worked.  I added a Troubleshooting  
> section to the FAQ with this info, but let me know if It's already  
> up somewhere more appropriate - I couldn't find it.
>
> Thanks again,
> Igor
>
> On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 5:02 PM, Jeffrey Harris  
> <jeffrey at osafoundation.org> wrote:
> Hi Igor,
>
> Chandler (0.7.4.1 <http://0.7.4.1> and 0.7.7 on Mac OSX 10.4 Intel)  
> have stopped working for me.
>
> Sorry to hear that!  When was the last time it worked, and what  
> version of Chandler were you using at the time?
>
>
> They just hang during "Opening the database".  Any suggestions on  
> how to get thing going to recover my data in text form would be  
> appreciated!
>
> If you're using a recent enough version of Chandler, an automatic  
> backup should have been created for you at shutdown, look for your  
> profile directory (see http://chandlerproject.org/bin/view/Projects/ 
> ProfileDirectory) and see if there's a file called backup.chex, how  
> big it is, and what date it was last changed.
>
> If that backup isn't recent enough, but you've been able to open  
> your data after your most recent upgrade, there are various things  
> you could try.
>
> Try holding down the Ctrl key while starting Chandler.  It should  
> give you a list of options.  If you've got data that's important to  
> you, I'd start by choosing the "make a snapshot" option.  Then,  
> start up again and try "Do internal cleanup, but keep my data and  
> settings".
>
> If you upgraded and now Chandler fails to open, try downloading the  
> old version and try running it.
>
> ----
>
> Once you get Chandler starting up, to get your events and tasks  
> out, you can export each collection as iCalendar, just select each  
> collection you want and choose File > Export > Notes and Events  
> to .ics.
>
> You can also directly convert your backup.chex file to text, but  
> it'll have lots of extraneous information, in addition to the body  
> and titles of your items.  If you want to follow this route, choose  
> Tools > Sharing > Convert export file.
>
> Sincerely,
> Jeffrey
>
>
>
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