I just sent this to the Ninjas, but they seem to be backed up for awhile, so I'll give it a shot here. I've read all the threads about my problem, and nothing in them worked. Maybe someone will have a new idea this time...
Hey there. Here is the system in question:
MacBook 2,1
2GB RAM
OS 10.5.5
OmniFocus 1.0.3
I'm trying to update to OF 1.1 r105044.
When I replace OF 1.0.3 with OF 1.1 (placing former in Trash), and then
start the application, I get the following:
Unable to read document.
No root transactions found in
"file://localhost/Users/abatty/Library/Application%20Support/OmniFocus/OmniFocus.ofocus".
I can do nothing with the software; this error message comes up no matter
what I try to do. I have to force quit the application.
Here is what I've found (all of these ideas came from various threads on the
support forum):
1) Replacing 1.1 with 1.0.3 again, everything works fine.
2) Trying to restore a backup of the 1.0.3 database whilst running 1.1
results in the same error.
3) In 1.0.3, I have moved the database location to the Desktop, restarted
the program, then moved it back to the default location before installing
1.1. Same behavior.
4) I have deleted ~/Library/Application Support/OmniFocus directory and then installed 1.1. The program starts fine with the default starting database
(i.e. the one with things like "buy Getting Things Done"), but as soon as I
try to restore my 1.0.3 database, I get the same error until I force-quit.
It is important to note that any time one OF version is in the Applications
directory, the other is in the Trash. I've also compressed it and erased
(emptied the Trash) the original. I can't see how they could be interfering
with each other.
This is the first time I've tried upgrading, so the database should be a
standard 1.0.3 database.
I have run out of suggestions on the forums; what should I do?