Hi Barry This was your reply to someone with the same problem I have today after switching to a new mac. I have followed the instructions without any success the database daemon just reappears when I launch entourage but the identity does not appear and when I try to import the data the only choices offered are entourage X and entourage 2001, I am running entourage 2004. I have done this successfully in the past but can't for the life of me get it right this time. Help please Mike
> From: Barry Wainwright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[email protected]> > Date: Sun, 05 Feb 2006 08:51:01 +0000 > To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[email protected]> > Conversation: Entourage Database query > Subject: Re: Entourage Database query > > It looks like each time you do a rebuild you open and use the backed up > identity, not the original. > > I would have expected to see an identity without a date tag, then a series > of identities with just one date tag. > > For example, you backed up the identity "Earthlink Account" on 2-11-2005. > This should have cretaed a backup identity called "Earthlink account [Backed > up 2-11-2005 15.46]" which was a copy of the original database, and created > a new, repaired database in an identity "Earthlink Account" > > However it appear that you switched to the copy of the old, un-rebuilt > backup identity and continued to use it. Then, on 9-22-2005 you did the same > again. Again, you switched to the saved copy of the original (which had now > gained another date tag) and continued to use the copied original database. > > The same again on 11-14, 2-5-06 (twice) > > It appears that every time you rebuild, you discard the rebuilt database. > > How to get out of this? > > Take a look at the top of the main browser window. The title of the window > will tell you which identity you are using - it should be titled "mail > Earthlink Account ..." - the bit after "earthlink account should indicate > which identity you are actually using (unless the date tags have made the > name so long it gets truncated). For a double-check, see which of the > databases in the finder has the latest modification date. > > When you are sure of the one you are using, quit all office apps, go to the > app "Activity Monitor" (it's in the Utilities folder), find and quit the > "Microsoft database daemon". Now, in the finder, rename that identity folder > to just "Earthlink Account". Move the other identity folders out of the way > - to the desktop for now. > > Restart Entourage. There is a possibility that it will restart with a > completely empty database - don't panic, just go to "Switch Identity in the > Entourage menu and choose the "Earthlink Account" identity there. > > Now, you are running the most current identity and it is correctly named. > > Now rebuild it, since you have never kept a rebuilt identity since day one! > When you have rebuilt it, the new rebuilt identity will still be called > "Earthlink Account". The copy of the old un-rebuilt identity will have the > date tag after it. Do NOT use the 'switch identity' to switch to the > identity with the date tag, continue to use the one calle only "Earthlink > Account". > > -- > Barry Wainwright > Microsoft MVP (see http://mvp.support.microsoft.com for details) > Check out the Entourage User's WebLog for hints, tips and troubleshooting > <http://homepage.mac.com/barryw/weblog/weblog.html> > > >> From: bobgir2004 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: "Entourage:mac Talk" <[email protected]> >> Date: Sun, 05 Feb 2006 00:17:39 -0500 >> To: Entourage-Talk <[email protected]> >> Conversation: Entourage Database query >> Subject: Entourage Database query >> >> I have learned the hard way to mess with the Entourage Databases at my >> peril and remain confused about what is permissible and what is not. >> >> I read an article in Macworld about verifying your Entourage Database. >> When I did so I was alerted that errors were found and to rebuild the >> database. >> >> After doing so, I went to "/Users/rgir/Documents/Microsoft User >> Data/Office 2004 Identities" and found these folders, each with a huge >> database of from 236Mb to 329Mb: >> >> Earthlink account [Backed up 2-11-2005 15.46] [Backed up 9-22-2005 16. 5]\ >> >> Earthlink account [Backed up 2-11-2005 15.46] [Backed up 9-22-2005 16. 5] >> [Backed up 11-14-2005 16.14] >> >> Earthlink account [Backed up 2-11-2005 15.46] [Backed up 9-22-2005 16. 5] >> [Backed up 11-14-2005 16.14] [Backed up 2-5-2006 0. 3] >> >> Earthlink account [Backed up 2-11-2005 15.46] [Backed up 9-22-2005 16. 5] >> [Backed up 11-14-2005 16.14] [Backed up 2-5-2006 0. 3] [Backed up 2-5-2006 >> 0. 5] >> >> Must I keep all these? If not, which may I safely delete? >> >> And yes...I'll back up before deleting any of them. >> >> Many thanks, >> Bob >> >> >> -- >> 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/> >> > > > -- > 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/> > > > -- 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/>
