On 8/1/06 5:06 PM, "David Morganstein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Starting about 2 updates back (I use 11.2.5 now), I began getting 'Database > is damaged messages'. The time I get them, predictably is several minutes > after doing a 'rebuild'! I generally get 2 or 3, restarting Entourage each > time (not rebuilding again, just restarting). Then the messages stop > coming. > > I do a rebuild only when I get some other strange message, for example, I > try to open and email, it doesn't open, but an error no. appears. This does > not happen often, less than once a week. However, when I do a rebuild, I > can count on the 'damaged' message coming up a couple of times. > > Sometimes, I allow the message to trigger the utility, then do a verify > only. When I do this, I get NO error from the Verify even tho I just got a > 'damaged' message. > > Anyone else see this kind of behavior? Did you add/swap RAM in the Mac recently? I had a case where numerous rebuilds and even exporting all the folders and re-importing them into a clean identity didn't stop the messages about the database being damaged. We replaced all the RAM in the PowerBook and the bogus warnings stopped. I posted about this on the list and Jud confirmed that flaky RAM can throw the consistency checks. Cheers, Lars -- 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/>
