On 6/12/03 10:33, "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.
Don't get snooty, Paul. If Jud is hanging out here, maybe he can respond?
Kirk
Co-author of Microsoft Office v. X Inside Out
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