Did any of those dialogs give you the option of creating a new log file?

> On Jan 4, 2018, at 7:44 AM, Janie Marlow via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> 
> wrote:
> 
> v2004, 10.6.8
> 
> Yesterday I compacted my databases' data file, something I had not done since 
> v6 or before. Afterwards, when I opened the database, I was presented with a 
> series of alerts:
> 
> * The correct Log file for this data file could not be found. Try to find it. 
> If you cannot find the Log File, make a full backup of the data before 
> creating a Log File.
> * The Log File does not correspond to the data file.
> * A Log File is necessary to use this database.
> 
> I experimented with renaming the data file, but I could not get past the 
> alerts, so I ended up going back to using the uncompacted file.
> 
> I've searched the docs, and I cannot find any special instructions regarding 
> compacting a data file when using a Log File.
> 
> It doesn't say anything about unclicking "Use Log File" before compacting, 
> but is that what I should do?
> or should I backup immediately before compacting?
> 
> Thank you -
> Janie


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