I think maybe Im being missunderstood.

The old site was 1.3.5.

I then installed a fresh clean copy of 1.3.8, new database the works.

Using the backup tool from the 1.3.5 I created a db backup. Used this to populate a clean new empty database (created a ############## of the old one) then ran the db upgrade to get the database up to a level that supported the latest release of ZC.

I then directed the fresh clean 1.3.8 install to this ############## db and it worked perfectly, I was surprised, but not a single issue.

I then installed the backup tool (fresh download) and get this error.

LMAO I just found through the host cpanl, the file is their, 0bytes in size and permissions of 0000 lol, deleted the file and its all sorted now.

I had no idea files could be hidden like that? very weird, but thanks.