On 6/12/03 1:14 AM, "Kirk McElhearn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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. > OK, you can teach Jud Spencer all about it. I'm sure you know more about than he does. He only created the rebuild engine, after all. -- Paul Berkowitz MVP Entourage Entourage FAQ Page: http://www.entourage.mvps.org/toc.html PLEASE always state which version of Entourage you are using - 2001 or X. It's often impossible to answer your questions otherwise. -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
