Topic: Invalid Library Format

Hi - I've been using taggedfrog for over a year - great program. I now have a problem. When I try to start the program, I get the message "invalid library format." I am unable to use the program. Any advice?

If I reinstall taggedfrog, do I lose my tags?

Re: Invalid Library Format

Please find the folder where TaggedFrog database is located (usually <system drive>\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\LunarFrog\TaggedFrog\1.0\).

You should see files named Tags.wft – your current database, and Tags.~wft – backup database. Renaming Tags.~wft into Tags.wft should solve your problem.

Re: Invalid Library Format

Andrei Marukovich wrote:

Please find the folder where TaggedFrog database is located (usually <system drive>\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\LunarFrog\TaggedFrog\1.0\).

You should see files named Tags.wft – your current database, and Tags.~wft – backup database. Renaming Tags.~wft into Tags.wft should solve your problem.

I can't remain the file because it has the same name as the other file. Was I to override the existing file with that name? I instead just moved the file Tags.~wft temporarily to another directory but this did not solve the problem.

Re: Invalid Library Format

Let's try step-by-step:

1) Return back Tags.~wft
2) Move out Tags.wft to a temporary folder
3) Rename Tags.~wft to Tags.wft

It should restore all your information

Re: Invalid Library Format

Andrei Marukovich wrote:

Let's try step-by-step:

1) Return back Tags.~wft
2) Move out Tags.wft to a temporary folder
3) Rename Tags.~wft to Tags.wft

It should restore all your information

Thanks. That did it. Regards.

Re: Invalid Library Format

I have the same problem but with the portable version.

I have a csv backup so all is not lost.

I already deleted all Taggedfrog files and downloaded it again.

But I get the same error message

Re: Invalid Library Format

What is the location of TaggedFrog? May be you start it from Program Files folder?

Re: Invalid Library Format

Andrei Marukovich wrote:

What is the location of TaggedFrog? May be you start it from Program Files folder?

I have installed it in a Dropbox folder called 98. Programs Folder

On my workcomputer(Win XP) is start without problems.

On my homecomputer (Win XP) id produces the invalid Library message

Re: Invalid Library Format

Dropbox might be a reason - I have never tested TF in such environment

Re: Invalid Library Format

govi wrote:
Andrei Marukovich wrote:

What is the location of TaggedFrog? May be you start it from Program Files folder?

I have installed it in a Dropbox folder called 98. Programs Folder

On my workcomputer(Win XP) is start without problems.

On my homecomputer (Win XP) id produces the invalid Library message

May be the reason is that in portable version setup (downloaded rar), it still store tags.wft in "application data" folder on your system.

So, copy files tags.wft and tags.~wft from this folder in TF folder

now change values in TaggedFrog.exe.config file in TF folder as follows -

      Portable value="true"
      ZeroFootprint value="true"

If these values already true in your file then definitely there is some other problem.