On 3/21/01 6:33 PM, "Russel Bankson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Recently I noticed that several subfolders of my inbox folder were no longer
> visible. I proceeded to compact and repair the messsage database which had
> no effect. I then returned to an earlier file and recovered the messages and
> installed in the current file. Everything seemed to be OK until opened
> Entourage the next day and the subfolders were again missing.
>
> What is going on? Is something corrupted?
It looks like.
>What should I reinstall?
Nothing. Do an Advanced rebuild this time, not a Typical.
>
> Also, can someone tell me
> how Entourage stores messages
It's a trade secret. they're all in the Messages file, with info about
replies, links, etc. also in the Database file.
> and how to backup?
Regularly copy your whole identity folder, replacing earlier versions.
there's a script around that will do this for you automatically on startup.
> What is the difference between the database file, the database cache file
> and the messages file?
They complement each other. The database file has those links info about
messages, and all your other data: contacts, calendar events, tasks, notes,
custom view, categories, etc. etc. The Database cache must keep certain info
easily re-accessible after a Find, for example, in that session of
Entourage, but no one has ever spelled it out.
> Must these be stored in the MUD folder?
Yes, yes, yes! In its own Identity folder where you found them. And MUD
folder must stay in Documents. (Or an alias to MUD folder must be there, at
any rate.)
> Can I access individual messages as I would in Eudora?
Nope. it's the "monolithic" database that permits all the interlinking of
Entourage data types.
>
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Paul Berkowitz
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