XF 1.4 Resource Category Deleted, Threads Saved but Attachments NOT

[KevRog]

Hello,

I'm not sure what I did wrong but, I deleted a resource category, and then wanted to just keep the discussions. I used my history to make the first thread go back to a "normal" looking first thread (after deleting the category).

All is well, except that all the uploaded files (images) from the first posts of all the threads got deleted...

I had a backup of these files and uploaded them to: /internal_data/attachments/0 but the posts don't seem to "see" the files. Could you help?

(also, is there a way to convert the .data files into the original files?)

Thank you for any help you can give!

 

[Paul B]

Deleting a resource category will delete all resources in that category and any attachments related to those resources.

The discussion threads won't be deleted.
I suspect the missing attachments are from the resource.

 

[KevRog]

right, so I wonder how I can get them back...

 

[KevRog]

An example of what's there instead of the image (after reverting history): View attachment 42 (It's a link that's broken).

I fixed this one time before by just uploading a backup I had to /internal_data/attachments/0 but that didn't seem to work this time...

 

[Paul B]

You will have to upload them again as the attachments were never associated with the threads in the first place.

 

[KevRog]

Is there any way to extract the images from the .data files?

 

[KevRog]

They were associated with the threads, then I converted them into resources, and then decided I rather them being threads again...