On 5/2/07 10:53 PM, "Lorin Roche" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> For some reason, I thought that before duplicating the database such as, > when I copy the MUD folder to an external hard drive that one is supposed to > go into activity monitor and quit the database daemon. Otherwise you are > copying an "open" database. > > Is this not necessary? Is quitting the daemon superfluous voodoo? > > The Database Daemon is pretty much ALWAYS open in the background on my Mac. I've never quit the daemon to duplicate, but it is recommended to quit before backing up. For example, if Retrospect is backing up your data at the same time the database is being accessed, your backup could be corrupt. Quitting the daemon before updating is also recommended. For all the FAQs on the Microsoft Database daemon see: Microsoft Database Daemon <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/glossary/daemon.html> -- Diane Ross, Microsoft Mac MVP Entourage Help Page <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/> One of the top five MS Entourage resources listed on the Entourage Blog. <http://blogs.msdn.com/entourage/> -- 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/>
