Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How do I add my buddy into Friendstore?
Condition:

  1. Both you and your buddy have Facebook accounts and are also friends on Facebook.
  2. Both and your buddy already run Friendstore at least once.
Add Buddy:
  1. In the Configure tab, click "Update Facebook friend list". Your buddy should appear in the drop down list after a few seconds.
  2. Select your buddy and click "Add Buddy".
  3. Your buddy will now be in your Friendstore buddy list.

How do I backup my data?

  1. Select which directories to backup in the Configure tab.
  2. Click 'Backup' in the My Backup tab.
  3. Friendstore will now backup your data. You can surf away from this page at any time.
  4. Your data is successfully backed up if there is a green checkmark for Data condition under one of your friends.

How do I restore my data?

  1. Click 'Restore' in the My Backup tab.
  2. Friendstore will now restore your data. You can surf away from this page at any time.
  3. After the restore finishes, your restored data will be in the restore directory specified in the Configure tab.

Can I run Friendstore on multiple computers with the same Facebook account and public key?
Of course! After installing Friendstore at the first computer, follow these steps:

  1. Installing Friendstore at 2nd computer with the same Facebook user. But DO NOT START FRIENDSTORE.
  2. Copy keys, i.e. the files publicKey and priviateKey, from the configDir of your 1st computer to overwrite those at the 2nd computer. Your configDir should be <your home directory>/.ffnet (Linux) or in C:\Documents and Settting\<your user name >\Local Setting\Application Data\ffnet (Windows XP) or in C:\Users\<your user name>\AppData\Local\ffnet (Window Vista).
  3. Now, you can safely start Friendstore at the 2nd machine. The two machine will add each oher as friends automatically.
  4. Repeat the above steps if you have more machines.

Can I use Friendstore without having Facebook account?
Yes, but you need to do more work in order to add a friend. After install Friendstore with the option of not using Facebook, follow these steps to add a friend:

  1. telnet to localhost:4321 (assuming Friendstore is running on your computer)
  2. Using the menu option 13 to extract your id to a file.
  3. Send/email that file to your friend. Your friend needs to do the same thing and send his id file to you.
  4. After having the file containing your id, using menu option 14 to add your friend.
  5. Now, you should be able to see your friend machine appear in the web interface.

Why do I get an UnsupportedClassVersionError when running Friendstore?
You are probably running a version of Java earlier than 5.0. Go to java.sun.com to download the most recent Java runtime.

What does this error mean? "FATAL: Meta data is corrupted. Rename it to MetaData.txt.old. Please restore Friendstore."
Friendstore most likely crashed in the middle of a backup / restore or your MetaData was corrupted in some other way. Rename MetaData.txt to MetaData.txt.old (or delete it) and restart Friendstore. You will need to re-backup your data.

Why am I getting an "Access is Denied" error during Friendstore installation?
If you are using Vista, you need to install Friendstore as Administrator. You can either right-click and select "Run as Administrator" when opening your Command Prompt, or temporarily disable your User Account Control.