Database

[jkapple]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel
Email Client: pop

My Database of entourage gets bigger and bigger, even if I delete 100 of e-mails.

 

[Michel Bintener]

That's normal. When you delete e-mail messages, Entourage marks the space
that was previously occupied by these messages as "ready to be overwritten".
In other words, the database size does not go down, even though you might
expect it to. Instead, Entourage will store all new incoming messages in the
space that was occupied by the previous messages, and the database will only
start growing again after all the space has been filled again. So while the
database size won't decrease, it won't increase for some time, either. You
could make the database shrink by compacting or rebuilding it, but unless
you absolutely need the disk space and/or experience problems with the
database, this is not a recommended procedure.

 

[jkapple]

Thank's for your answer.
Helps me to understand that programm.
Do you know if there is a limit or does that programm comes in a self destruction mode after reaching a special size.

Thanks

 

[Michel Bintener]

Glad I could help.

See here for more details re the size limit for the Entourage database:

<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/database/size.html>

 

[jkapple]

Thanks again for the message,

I like to have no limits,

But it better to know the limit.

Regards

 

[jkapple]

WHat does it mean if I make a backup on my USB HD
Fehler beim Wiederherstellen dies ist eine Datei.

That happen frist under OS than after a few hours i reinstalled OS 5
same error

You will be quite narow to Bil the Gate.