On Friday, February 23, 2001, 8:07:03 PM, Yuki wrote:
BC>> This has me a little worried. I seem to recall that people who
BC>> regularly compress their folders have had problems in the past
BC>> after a disk defrag. Do you guys and gals think this is
BC>> something to worry about? I don't think I've defragged my hard
BC>> disk since I've installed TB!, but I do compress on every
BC>> exit.
FWIW, I purge and compress often and do defrag once a while, to keep
my disk "neat and clean" (as Thomas put it) and to keep my old
machine running smoothly. Not a problem either with Win2k or (in the
old days) with Win98.
> I'd also like to ask a follow up on this regarding whether compress
> problems are OS or program related. I use Agent, and purge and compact
> after every use -- at least once a day, often more -- and I've *never* had
> a problem with the database. So I'm wondering if such problems can be
> honestly laid at the doorstep of the OS. Just curious.
I also purge and compact Agent database often (not as often as you
do, but still more than once a week). Never a problem. But I don't
have problem purging and compressing TB message base, either.
FAT and FAT32 aren't known for robustness. Many people do defrag
only when they notice their machines are slowing down. They are not
aware that the slow down might be caused by being up too long
without a reboot (for Win9x systems) and all those memory leaks,
system resources leaks, and other system hazards accompanying it.
IOW, they do defrag when the system isn't fresh and healthy, and
that IMHO is what usually causes the problem. You hear this kind of
story all the time in newsgroups, and people usually blame the
applications for lack of better explanations.
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Best regards,
Ming-Li
The Bat! 1.49e | Win2k SP1
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