Yes I have gone through the forum and I have found the thread about link.db.bak. It didn't work.
I do seem to be having problems on this new server changing file permissions........my FTP client says the file was changed but looking at the x's and r's etc beside the file shows the file didn't change.
What can I do about that?

here is the error i am getting attempting my first build

CGI ERROR
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Error Message : Unable to copy links backup. Reason: Permission denied
Script Location : /var/mysite.com/cgi-bin/links/admin/nph-build.cgi
Perl Version : 5.00401

Thanks

MT