"Unable to open the template html_above"

[Lima123]

Hello everybody. My nick is Lima, I'm a brazilian and I have a SMF forum.
Trying to put some modifications in the forum, I made something wrong. So, I decided to delete the "Themes" folder from my host and upload it again.
But, after I did it, everytime I try to enter the forum I have the error "Não foi possível abrir a template 'html_above'.", portuguese phrase that in english means "Unable to open the template html_above".
What should I do to access my forum?
If is necessary, I can make the forum again, but I don't want to loose my topics!
My english isn't perfect, but I hope you understand it.
Thanks, and please help me.

[kat]

Do you have any mods still installed?

If not, simply upload all the files from the SMF installation package to your site, overwriting what's there. DO NOT OVERWRITE settings.php.

[Lima123]

Oh, Thank you!
But, before I do it, please answer me:
Is there a risk of loosing topics?

[kat]

By doing that, no. The posts are all stored in the database. Settings.php stores that information, which is why you mustn't overwrite that one.

Might be best not to overwrite Settings_bak.php, too.

[Lima123]

I did everything right, but I continue having the same error... "Unable to load the 'html_above' template."
Well...
I was thinking about do a new forum, everything new, but using the same database as the old. Will it function?

[kat]

Looks like one of the files that the mod installed is still there.

You replaced all the files via ftp, yes?

If you're using a custom theme, you'll still get that error, until you replace all the custom theme's files, too.

If everything works A-OK, with the SMF default theme, that'll be the proof that it's the custom theme that's causing the error.

[greyknight17]

Lima123, is this issue resolved now?

That's correct. Your database is the one with all the posts/topics. I recommend backing it up frequently.