How to Restore a Corrupt POSM Database.

PDF Step-By-Step Walkthrough Available Here.

• If there is no database to choose from when starting POSM or you see error message "You must select a database connection!"
  • Your database is most likely corrupted.
• Click "Restore Backup Database for Connection" button in POSM's Database Connection Manager.
• From the list that pops up, select the most recent date database backup.
• Then press "Restore Database" button.
• Click ok when completed.
• Reopen POSM and your database should be restored.

To Restore the Database Manually:

• Open the POSM Folder in My Computer and navigate into the DataBackup folder.
• Highlight the ZIP archive with the most recent data and select Extract All.
• Go to the extracted folder and find the file POSM.mdb. Right click on POSM.mdb and Copy the file.
• Go to the root of the POSM folder, right click and select "Paste". If needed, Replace the POSM.mdb in that location.
• POSM should open and work normally,.