Hi Gary, You're talking about memory allocation, which has nothing to do with the original situation. The OP is in OS X where you no longer have to assign memory to applications. You're in OS 9 where you do.
Beth On 1/8/03 4:55 PM, "Gary Lists" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On or about 1/8/03 7:15 PM, Diane Ross wrote: > >> 1. Find the size of your database, use Get Info (Command + I). >> 2. Make sure you have enough hard disk space available for twice that >> amount. As part of the rebuilding process, Entourage creates a second >> database file. > > A worthy suggestion, Diane, but not really necessary. The whole of both > databases (old and new) does not reside in RAM at the same time, of course. > > You certainly know your Entourage, so I don't mean to step on your > suggestion, but let me offer... > > I rebuilt my database yesterday, with database file at about 26MB and > messages file at about 55MB and I didn't have to touch my memory allocation, > which has remained at 24MB for quite some time (over a year). > > I think the added step of changing allocation is not a required step in a > rebuild-to-eliminate-problems scenario, except to have the potentially > positive side-effect of ruling out memory allocation as the source of some > problem. But, in that case, it would only make sense to increase the memory > allocation _then_ see if any problems persist, if they do persist, _then_ > reset memory allocation back to its original, _then_ rebuild database files. > If problem _still_ persists, then you now know that it was neither of those > things. > > Changing allocation then rebuilding and noticing that problems are gone does > not give one the information needed to know what fixed the problem. > > My order of fixes/tests is: 1) increase allocation of memory in Finder, see > if problem is gone 2) clear newsgroup cache, see if problem is gone 3) > simple rebuild, see if problem is gone. Only once have I really had to go > the extra step of the complex rebuild (and that was before SR1.) > > HTH someone! > -- > Gary > > Incoming replies are auto-deleted. > Please post directly to the list or newsgroup. > > Really need direct? Rot me at: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Lbhe fhowrpg zhfg ortva "abgwhax:" (ab dhbgrf) > Avpr gb zrrg lbh! Qba'g fcnz zr. > > > -- 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/>
