Yep, I've done an Advanced rebuild--numerous times, each time on a "clean" copy of the DB file. After doing so, I receive a "success" message, but the DB file is 3.99 GB. So then, when Entourage tries to access it, I get the "4 GB, must Typical rebuild" message. The Typical rebuild will then fail. I haven't tried to Advance rebuild the DB again, however. I have plenty o' disk space too. How is that the "compressed" rebuilt DB file is almost twice as large as the original?
Again, all suggestions are welcomed. on 9/3/03 2:12 PM, Paul Berkowitz wrote: > You don't appear to have tried an Advanced Rebuild, have you? Typical > rebuild is milk toast - it's really just for fixing lists that are out of > every, and such like. When you have real corruption, you can just go > straight to Advanced Rebuild. With Entourage 10.1.4, there should not be any > problem with a 2.5 GB database, as long as you have at least 2.5 GB space on > the same hard disk. > > -- > Paul Berkowitz > > > >> From: Lance Schlegel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2003 14:02:37 -0500 >> To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: Database (2.5 GB) won't rebuild, Advanced rebuild makes a 3.99 GB >> database (OSX 10.2.6 with 10.1.4) >> >> ** Entourage 10.1.4 on OSX 10.2.6 >> >> I have a 2.5 GB database file that suddenly became unreadable by Entourage. >> It offered the option to typical rebuild, but that failed with a "not enough >> disk space" error. >> >> In fact, my experience almost mirrors exactly Bernhard Pieber's experience >> in his Aug 2, 2003 post. So, rather than repeat my trials and tribulations, >> please just reference his post here: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg10610.html >> >> The thing that keeps happening is that Entourage "compresses" the DB to 3.99 >> GB. I can watch the rebuilt DB file grow in size during a typical rebuild to >> 3.99 GB. It seems like when the DB file reaches 3.99 GB the rebuild will >> fail. An advanced rebuild will process the DB and gave me a success message, >> but the DB will be 3.99 GB. When Entourage tries to open the rebuilt (and >> compressed?) DB, it will error with the "4 GB, must perform a typical >> rebuild" message. The typical will fail then. BTW, the rebuilds have been >> performed on copies of the original DB. >> >> In Diane Ross' response to the referenced post above, she states, "I can see >> if MS wants to look at your database if you would be interested in sending >> it. Let me know." Well, I don't know what else to do to get this DB to work. >> So, I'd like to know if it is possible to have MS look at the DB file so it >> can be saved? >> >> All suggestions are welcomed. >> >> Thank you in advance. Regards. ---------------------------- Lance -- 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/>
