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<blockquote data-quote="dir" data-source="post: 596288" data-attributes="member: 24485">In support of the OP, I've had that happen on a number of occasions, but it's been quite some time since it did.&nbsp; I think it last happened over a year ago and I was probably still on XP.&nbsp; It only happens as the OP says (power loss or similar) so the file would have been open for write access and not closed properly.I might have cleaned up my system a bit and ensured that I'm not powering off it unexpectedly. I configured it for suspend, configured the power button to not do an immediate shut down, and possiblly ensured that the hard drive isn't caching writes (Device Manager, double-click on hard drive and check the config under all the tabs).The problem with a script to copy across a backup is that any changes to MP might be lost.&nbsp; It's better to try to prevent the underlying issue (i.e. stop the PC from powering off).&nbsp; Keep a backup for the rare time it happens and manually invoke the script on those occasions.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="dir, post: 596288, member: 24485"] In support of the OP, I've had that happen on a number of occasions, but it's been quite some time since it did. I think it last happened over a year ago and I was probably still on XP. It only happens as the OP says (power loss or similar) so the file would have been open for write access and not closed properly. I might have cleaned up my system a bit and ensured that I'm not powering off it unexpectedly. I configured it for suspend, configured the power button to not do an immediate shut down, and possiblly ensured that the hard drive isn't caching writes (Device Manager, double-click on hard drive and check the config under all the tabs). The problem with a script to copy across a backup is that any changes to MP might be lost. It's better to try to prevent the underlying issue (i.e. stop the PC from powering off). Keep a backup for the rare time it happens and manually invoke the script on those occasions. [/QUOTE]

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