I do have a backup file. It doesn't do shit. It says oh yes that is a backup file, and then still says nothing is there. Wat.
The whole thing with bitshares is confusing. I'd bet that's probably one of the main/only reasons it's not more popular, people don't understand it
I agree, it's quite confusing. I think it requires multiple backups every time something changes (i.e. you add a coin, do a transfer, etc). You may have a backup from before you had anything in it.