Alan, does Check / Repair process your files okay on other computers? Does C/R just hang, or do you get an error, or do you mean it takes longer than expected?
Joseph Leavitt On 7/22/2014 1:19 AM, Alan Pereira wrote: > I have Win 7 and File Check / Repair does not work on any of my files. > (1200-10,000 and various sizes between) > i7 processor and 8Gb memory > > Alan Pereira > > -----Original Message----- > From: JV Leavitt [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 21 July 2014 16:17 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [LegacyUG] Legacy v8 any build - Windows 7 -- Check/Repair on large > database > > 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
