Moving ANT catalog from old hard drive

rehabber · Post by **rehabber** » 2012-02-07 20:11:13

My computer went belly up, but had the old hard drive put into new computer. I can find ANT on old drive but can not bring up list. How can I move it from old drive to new one. Have over 200 movies listed and sure don't like to think about having to redo it. Have already downloaded ANT to new computer. If there is a way, please know you are typing to a computer novice, so make it simple. lol

Post by **antp** » 2012-02-07 21:13:22

The catalog is in a .amc file (or .xml if you specifically saved it in that format)
Search for that file and simply copy it.
By default on previous versions it was saved in the "catalogs" subfolder where the program is installed.
What version of Windows did you have on the old computer? (if you had Vista or 7 the file may be somewhat hidden in another folder)

rehabber · Post by **rehabber** » 2012-02-07 21:58:54

I had Vista on the old 'puter and 7 on the new one.

rehabber · Post by **rehabber** » 2012-02-07 22:35:38

I just checked on old drive and the movie catalog is listed as .exe, did not find anything with .amc. I know the error message shows amc, I'm lost.

When I try to bring the catalog up I get this:
Unable to load file "C:\program files\Ant Movie Catalog\Catalogs\Movie List.amc": Cannot open file "C:\Program Files\Ant Movie Catalog\Catalogs\Movie List.amc". The system cannot find the path specified

Post by **antp** » 2012-02-08 13:26:30

check in c:\users\(your name)\appdata\local\virtualstore\program files\ant movie catalog
if the folder is not visible you can access it by typing %appdata% in the address bar of the file explorer, and then going up one folder (as this make you go in the roaming folder at same level as local)

rehabber · Post by **rehabber** » 2012-02-15 03:50:51

Finally got the catalog into the new computer, but now I can not do anything to the list, can't add to it, or delete movies from it. I have just started a new list under a different name, but just glad I got the old ones I can check. Any I ideas?

thanks
elaine

soulsnake · Post by **soulsnake** » 2012-02-15 08:34:33

I think you copy your database (.amc) in bad location (that needs administrator rights to be modified).
Copy your database (.amc) in "my documents/catalogs" for example.
It should works great.

Soulsnake.

rehabber · Post by **rehabber** » 2012-02-15 13:18:36

I am the only one using my computer, how do I get administrator rights?? That might be handy to know. ;)

Post by **antp** » 2012-02-15 13:23:58

Admin rights is when Windows ask you permission to do so operation (e.g. copying a file to program files)
You can run a program as administrator (right click on program icon) so the program has admin rights, but it usually not good to work in that way with a program: it is just for "special occasions"

rehabber · Post by **rehabber** » 2012-02-15 13:42:57

Thanks, just want y'all to know there are not many programs that I would fool with this long, really love this one, so trying to get it right.