void readThis() throws OldFormatException {
    newSystemData(AbstractFreespaceManager.FM_LEGACY_RAM, StandardIdSystemFactory.LEGACY);
    blockSizeReadFromFile(1);

    _fileHeader = FileHeader.read(this);

    if (config().generateCommitTimestamps().isUnspecified()) {
      config().generateCommitTimestamps(_systemData.idToTimestampIndexId() != 0);
    }

    createStringIO(_systemData.stringEncoding());

    createIdSystem();

    initializeClassMetadataRepository();
    initalizeWeakReferenceSupport();

    setNextTimeStampId(systemData().lastTimeStampID());

    classCollection().setID(_systemData.classCollectionID());
    classCollection().read(systemTransaction());

    Converter.convert(new ConversionStage.ClassCollectionAvailableStage(this));

    _fileHeader.readIdentity(this);

    if (_config.isReadOnly()) {
      return;
    }

    if (!configImpl().commitRecoveryDisabled()) {
      _fileHeader.completeInterruptedTransaction(this);
    }

    FreespaceManager blockedFreespaceManager =
        AbstractFreespaceManager.createNew(this, _systemData.freespaceSystem());

    installFreespaceManager(blockedFreespaceManager);

    blockedFreespaceManager.read(this, _systemData.inMemoryFreespaceSlot());
    blockedFreespaceManager.start(_systemData.bTreeFreespaceId());

    _fileHeader = _fileHeader.convert(this);

    if (freespaceMigrationRequired(blockedFreespaceManager)) {
      migrateFreespace(blockedFreespaceManager);
    }

    writeHeader(true, false);

    if (Converter.convert(new ConversionStage.SystemUpStage(this))) {
      _systemData.converterVersion(Converter.VERSION);
      _fileHeader.writeVariablePart(this);
      transaction().commit();
    }
  }
  public void setIdentity(Db4oDatabase identity) {
    synchronized (lock()) {
      _systemData.identity(identity);

      // The dirty TimeStampIdGenerator triggers writing of
      // the variable part of the systemdata. We need to
      // make it dirty here, so the new identity is persisted:
      _timeStampIdGenerator.generate();

      _fileHeader.writeVariablePart(this);
    }
  }
  private void migrateFreespace(FreespaceManager oldFreespaceManager) {

    FreespaceManager newFreespaceManager =
        AbstractFreespaceManager.createNew(this, configImpl().freespaceSystem());
    newFreespaceManager.start(0);

    systemData().freespaceSystem(configImpl().freespaceSystem());

    installFreespaceManager(newFreespaceManager);

    AbstractFreespaceManager.migrate(oldFreespaceManager, newFreespaceManager);
    _fileHeader.writeVariablePart(this);
  }