On 6/12/03 10:06, "Paul Berkowitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>> You should rebuild your database from time to time - I do it every couple
>>>> of
>>>> weeks.
>>>
>>> It is NOT recommended you rebuild on a scheduled basis.
>>
>> Why not? It clears out space and tidies things up. It also helps prevent
>> problems from occuring.
>
> No, it does not prevent problems from occurring. They'll occur anyway, and
> having done 27 rebuilds beforehand won't prevent them. Doing too many
> rebuilds is wear and tear on your hard drive. The developers who created the
> rebuild process recommend not to rebuild unnecessarily. Somehow I think they
> know something about it.
I really think that "wear and tear on your hard drive" is a moot point.
After all, if you _don't_ rebuild you database from time to time it gets
fragmented, slowing down access and causing even more wear and tear. And the
wear and tear on your hard drive caused by a rebuild is little more than
that which occurs when you copy a file from one location to another.
Kirk
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