Ahh, thanks Christian. I just send an email with a question you just answered! I understand now. Thanks!
Zvi On 16 Mar 2015, at 17:38, Christiaan Hofman wrote: > On Mar 16, 2015, at 21:33, Zvi Biener wrote: > >> Dear BiBDeskers, >> >> Perhaps someone could help me. >> 1. I had to restore my entire directory of auto-filed documents from >> backup. (What I say below below applies both to restoring from >> TimeMachine and from Box.com backups). >> 2. After I did this, I lost all the links between items in the .bib >> library and the linked files. The library now shows red-colored clip >> icons, and the message "x-fileview://localhost/missing" where the >> document preview used to be. >> 3. The files are exactly in the same path they used to be, although >> all >> the folders in this path are technically "new" - they have been >> recreated by the backup. >> >> Is there any way to restore the file links? [I'm talking hundreds of >> files, so not something I want to do manually]. >> >> Many Thanks, >> Zvi > > > Did you also restore the .bib data from the time that the links were > working? When you save the .bib data the links are changed according > to what it knows at that time, so that can also get corrupted. Also it > is important that the relative paths from the .bib file to the linked > files is the same. Preferably also the absolute path should be the > same. If you do all that, the links should work. If they don't, you > must have modified the .bib file. > > Christiaan > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, > sponsored > by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub > for all > things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership > blogs to > news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join > the > conversation now. > http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/_______________________________________________ > Bibdesk-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ _______________________________________________ Bibdesk-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users
