157208 - Lost existing prefs.js and consequently all mail id info.

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 155080

(Core :: Preferences: Backend, defect)

Description

[varada]

WinNT 2002070310.
Lost the existing prefs.js file and was replaced with a newer (and hence)
smaller one. This has already happened to me once on my Win2K system( I thought
it was because of my shifting between debug, branch, ns and mozilla builds and
playing with the preferences a lot). Gregg Landskov has also seen similar problems.

Info that might be useful.

1.Single profile with quick launch.
2.End of day quit the app using Ctrl-Q. Then said ok to the dialog box that
comes up asking if we wanted to see this message again.( dont remember whether I
said yes or no to it).
3.Relaunch app next day morning and saw that I had lost all my prefs.
4.Before exiting - made another copy of prefs.bak.
5.Killed quick launch and then the browser.
6.Replaced prefs.js with copy of old prefs.bak

Relaunched app and everything is fine.

Comment 1

[scottputterman]

Getting on the radar because multiple people have seen this.

What, dialog came up when you quit, Varada?

Comment 2

[varada]

QuickLaunch
QuickLaunch is active. Netscape is in memory .......
Do you want to see this dialog again.
[Close]

I dont remember if I said yes or not to that.

Comment 3

[Jaime Rodriguez, Jr.]

adding adding grafitti.

Comment 4

[scottputterman]

this is a dup of 155080.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 155080 ***