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This is the reply I received which isnt any help...
We left that box alone and still lost post and thread totals when we purged. How can we go into the index to re-add these numbers?
Anyone here?

Hello Rick,

Purging or pruning threads, as you know, removes them from the database. Since there are less threads in the database, the counts that show how many threads there are in the database are naturally going to be lower.

We allow you to prune or delete threads because it would be rather silly if you couldn't delete threads, wouldn't it? Most people never need to prune; vBulletin can handle in excess of 3 million posts with no problems.

As to post counts, there is a warning near the Update Post Counts item that warns you that your users will drop counts if you run it after pruning. As you have found out, we are not kidding. We only provide it because some users asked for it, especially when importing. Under normal circumstances you should not run it.

You can edit index.php and forumdisplay.php to "fudge" the numbers but you will need to seek assistance at vBulletin.org with this because it is hacking.

Please let me know if you require any further assistance.

All the best,
Kevin Schumacher
Support Team, vBulletin