If that is the case I would be seriously worried. In effect, if File check is not completing. then your database integrity in not reliable. And the possibility exists that you data will be compromised.
I hope you find a solution soon. It would be a shame to lose all your hard work. On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 1:19 AM, Alan Pereira <alanpere...@tiscali.co.uk> 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:jleavi...@att.net] > Sent: 21 July 2014 16:17 > To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com > 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/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > 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/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ 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
