Filters & Settings import issue with different accounts

So, is there no way to import v1.0 filters manually into v2.0 beta?

dilla,

when i put FF2 on my vista, 64bit system, i installed FF2 using the import option. it dutifully said it copied everything, and i mean everything, from the 'my filters' folder. but, FF2 wouldnt start. it just crashed with an error message. i couldnt remove things and make it work and i couldnt do anything to get it going. so, i removed all the imports and uninstalled FF2 completely. i then installed it again being sure NOT to use the import option. FF2 started right up, nice as you please.

so, with that now working, seemingly, i copied my entire 'my filter' filters into the new version. FF2 choked like a chicken caught in a fence and i got the same error message as before. that struck me as a bit odd, so i thought maybe it was one or two filters that werent quite compatible or something along those lines. so, i removed all my personal filters again and FF2 started right up again.

also note: every single filter from vers one worked just fine in vers two if you used my method... eventually

so, i decided to find out where the bug was by putting back only some of the filters. i put like A through L or something. FF2 started up after a little lag and seemed to work ok. so, added some more and again, it worked after a bit of a lag.

once i had all the filters in place from vers 1, my filters, i began to scroll through the list and FF2 choked and crashed again. now, i thought that a bit odd, removed some filters and ran it again and it worked again. i scrolled down through the list again, letting the thumbnails and cache stuff catch up, figuring maybe it was just windows that couldnt keep up with my 5000+ filters in 'my filters'. sure enough, when i let all the cache stuff catch up and fill out, FF2 worked just fine and hasnt crashed on my since.

so, my best guess is, if you have a LOT of filters, like 1500+ that you're importing with the import option.... dont! just install FF2 and then import by hand about 1500 at a time and then scroll through them all and let all the thumbs and cache stuff get caught up before manually transferring some more. and that's how i got mine working.

thanks, zz

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Crapadilla wrote: Any news on this? I'd really like to import my complete filter library from v1.018.

Yes. Please, download a new version of FF from the Download section. The import issue is fixed.