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[jack wallstreet]

I have two libraries.  I restored my small library the other day from a much earlier backup.  The earlier backup of the small library was restored correctly, but I found, to my surprise, that  my main library was also deleted and replaced with an older version of that library that originally had a different name.  My smartlists also were reverted to a much earlier version.   I am thinking that for the smartlists, I made a mistake by allowing the "restore settings" checkbox to remain (was that my mistake), but I am not sure I understand why restoring one library also deleted a different library and replaced it with an earlier version (that had a different name).   [The unexpected library that was replaced was the original default library for MC that I had renamed.]   

I was able to fix the issue, but remain perplexed as to why restoring one library also deleted and replaced another library.  What do people think the story is here so I don't have that issue again.

[JimH]

Did you try searching for other backups?  They're saved automatically as zip files.

[jack wallstreet]

I was able to fix the problem by going to a current backup (as you suggest - but I also periodically backup manually).  I was just shocked that a restore of one library also had the unexpected impact of wiping out a different library by replacing it also.  When I restore one library, I was expecting only that one to be replaced.