Joe, I run check repair once a day on my database of 230,000.
If it taking as long as you say, most likely your PC needs a larger memory and a better processor. I have an I5 processor with 16GB memory, and sometimes it will take as long as 5 minutes. Try running it right after a cold startup before you open or start any other process on your PC. When I have had to troubleshoot, (Only once in over 8 years) I broke the file into two and did each one, then put them back together (I never did find the reason why, but I didnt care as my data was safe and correct.) Hope that helps, Jay On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 8:16 AM, JV Leavitt <[email protected]> wrote: > Could any of you who have a very large database, like over 100,000 > records, tell me if check/repair works well for you. I've seen it (on a > file of 169,000 records) finish in three minutes on one system, but on > my system, and a number of others I've tried, it either fails with an > error, or hangs for five to fifteen minutes on various steps along the > way, often hanging right away in the middle of rebuilding indexes. > > I have Windows 7 installed, and I've tried changing many settings and > Services, and eliminating programs that might be interfering, but to no > avail. Anyway, it hangs or fails the same way on many of the new > computers at our local Family History Library. Any PC that has Windows > XP will run Check/Repair without any problem, no matter how big the file > is. I should say that I've not seen any such problem on smaller files ( > I suppose under 10,000 records).. I have many small files which are the > ones I usually work on, and have no difficulties with them. > > Any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated. :-) > > Joseph Leavitt > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
