Interesting Thread. I find myself with older databases pre V11 that people are using that are crusty and need recovery. Some won't recover well but the data can come off of them, especially if I go up the version food chain ( opening the 11 file by importing into V16). The one sticking point is reviving the Layouts for clients who want it to look just like it did and use many layouts for printing all manner of different printable forms. Re-making those forms from scratch or taking the art but redoing the fields is time prohibitive so finding a away of importing the Layouts from an older file and keeping the fields and functionality and its appearance would be a great feature. Should I trust the recovery and not worry about importing to a fresh file that needs the import of layouts?

thanks

Dan

I split this topic off from a 10-year old thread.

If a file needs recovery then you're always safer to go to a backup or start fresh. Doesn't mean you can't proceed with a recovered file, but you're taking a risk.