Opening a database
The program reopens the last collection you used, so most of the time there is nothing to do. When there is:
| Database › Open… | Ctrl+O. The usual file dialog; pick an
.amm file. |
| Database › Reopen | The collections you opened recently, most recent first. The fastest way to switch between two. |
| Double-click in Explorer | The installer associates .amm with the program. |
Opening another collection closes the current one; changes are saved as you make them, so there is nothing to confirm.
When a database will not open
| What you see | What it means |
|---|---|
| The file is locked by another program | Another copy of All My Movies still has it open (check the task manager), or a backup or cloud-sync tool is holding it. Close them and try again. |
| Opened in read-only mode | The folder does not allow writing — a CD, a network share without permissions, or a Windows-protected folder. Copy the file somewhere you own and open the copy. It can also be the deliberate protection described in Password protection. |
| The database file is damaged | The program says so, stops saving into the file and offers to repair it. Accept: a copy of the file as it was is kept next to it, and if the repair cannot get the movies back, the file is left untouched and the program offers to restore the latest automatic backup copy. You can also run yourself; it repairs the file in most cases. See Compressing the database. |
| The database is full | The file has reached the 2 GB limit of its format. It is not damaged, but nothing more can be written into it. Let the program compress it, and if that is not enough, move the images out of the database — see Creating a new database. |
| The database file was changed by another program | A cloud sync client or a backup tool replaced the file while it was open. The program reconnects by itself; repeat the last change if it was not saved, and move the database out of the synchronized folder. |
| The path contains unsupported characters | The Windows database engine cannot open such a path. Rename the folder using Latin letters, or switch the language for non-Unicode programs in Windows regional settings. |
| All My Movies cannot start at all | The Windows data access components (ADO) failed. Run
sfc /scannow from an administrator command prompt and restart
the computer. |
A collection on a network share
An .amm file in a shared folder can be opened from several
computers at once. See Working over a network.
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