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so that i dont lose member details/posts/etc?

Why did you post this in the bug reports forum?

You need to save the following tables of your current database:
mybb_adminoptions
mybb_forums
mybb_posts
mybb_threads
mybb_users
mybb_usergroups

You can use phpMyAdmin to save or export these tables, or the Backup Database feature in your Admin CP

Then reinstall the board, and then restore the tables above.

It's recommended that you also create a full backup of your existing forum (complete database and complete file backup) if the reinstall hiccups.

how do i then restore the tables after installing a new one?

once ive made a backup of the tables and the entire files... do i delete them and then just install as if brand new?

Yes, and afterwards you can import the tables mentioned above again.

but i imported the tables and nothing happened...

so step by step what should i do? i want all my member details, post history, forums categorys and themes etc reinstalled

good question I was wonderin the same thing

uwwedoogie Wrote:but i imported the tables and nothing happened...

so step by step what should i do? i want all my member details, post history, forums categorys and themes etc reinstalled

Is your new forum using the same table prefix as the old forum? If not, you'll have to manually rename the tables that you just imported to match your new forum.

Also you need to backup mybb_themes, mybb_templates, and mybb_templatesets if you want to reimport them.