At 10:50 PM -0400 10/15/08, Justin J wrote:

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Somehow in my first attempt to set up the sql backend I got caught in a loop where I ending up in the auto install and created a whole new list Not a serious problem, I restored from backup and got it on the second try One feature for new users is the auto set up creates the external config file which was good news for me as I had not previously made one Additionally, I noticed in there were additional folders in the same folder as the config file named archives backups lists logs templates tmp

In most of these are files with names related to the list name I used when the auto setup was doing its thing I renamed these folders so they don't mess my real list, but there they sit Most likely there's an explanation for them somewhere, but I haven't found it

Are there files I could/should install in these from my long term

existing list or should I just ignore them?

If you're list settings, archives and subscribers are all showing up correctly, then I think you're good to go - just leave the files where they lay If you're using the SQL backend and moved from the default backend to the SQL backend, there's going to be files in there, you're not going to be using anymore I just usually let them be, out of laziness, really

Can you show what the actually directory structure looks like? Re-reading what's going on, it sounds strange - you should have a directory structure like this:

dada_files- archives backups configs - dada_config lists logs templates tmp

and not:

dada_files- configs - archives backups dada_config lists logs templates tmp

If that makes sense,

Makes sense Here ya go The ones with MNM in them are my actual list The ones with SoCal in them were created by the aborted failed first try at updating--this list does not exist Under logs, I added a copy of the log MNM-clickthrough log there after opening admin and finding the clickthrough history gone I moved it to the below location and they reappeared

dada_files archives mj-SoCal-archive

    
backups
SoCal
     settings
    1224035500
    1224079919
    1224079991

     
configs

dada_config

     
lists
mj-MNM
mj-MNM-schedules
mj-SoCal
SoCal
authorized_senders
SoCal
black_list
SoCal
white_list
SoCal
list

     
logs
bounces
txt
dada
txt
errors
txt
MNM-clickthrough
log

     
templates
(empty)

     
tmp
(empty)