Backup you Legacy files, then: Run CHKDSK /F from a command prompt. The system will state it cannot lock the drive, and ask if you want to run it at start up. Say "Y" and reboot. It can take a while so do it when you don't need the computer. When it is done try the clean and repair. It is possible you have a bad sector on your disk, which could hang the repair process. Run it a couple of times, the defragment your disk. Hope it helps.
Gene On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 9:20 PM, JV Leavitt <jleavi...@att.net> wrote: > Thank you Jay & Bob! That helps greatly. I can buy whatever I need, but > just wanted some assurance from others about what works for them. I also > spend a large percentage of my time using Legacy. I often take small parts > out of my big file, work on it separately, and then merge it back in, using > a set of steps I worked out to assure that the process goes smoothly. > Check/Repair is in the list of steps three times. :-) > > Thanks for taking the time to respond. Bob, I especially liked the > details about what matters most. They are pretty much what I thought, but > with the trouble I've been having, I couldn't make up my mind about what to > buy. I'll probably be shopping tomorrow. Many thanks to you both! > > Joseph Leavitt > > > > On 9/29/2017 6:56 PM, Bob Austen wrote: > >> Hi Joseph, >> >> I have a fairly large file of 468,000 names with an .fdb file of over 1.3 >> GB >> with lots of notes. My Legacy is starting to run a little slower and I'm >> sure that is because of the size of the file. The maximum file size is >> 2GB >> and you need some overhead. I just did a check/repair, first after several >> weeks. It took 5 minutes 30 seconds. A second check/repair took 3m 10s. >> >> RAM is important for speed on a computer. I have 16GB. RAM is cheap - >> don't skimp. The number of processors has very little bearing on how fast >> the check/repair will perform particularly if you are just waiting for >> Legacy to finish. >> >> My computer is a 7 month old Asus with an Intel I7 CPU (with 8 processors) >> and Windows 10 64 bit and 16GB RAM. I partial to Intel. >> >> What to buy? My view... get a good (brand name) with lots of RAM. I like >> Intel over AMD and would recommend an Intel I5 (better) or I7 (best) CPU. >> Budget is a determining factor. I can spend 8+ hours a day on my computer >> (mostly on Legacy) so I want a pretty good one. Mine is classed as a >> 'gaming' computer but that's mostly because of the high end (4GB) video >> card >> and I don't play games! The video card won't make much difference when >> using >> Legacy. >> >> I'm now retired but have been an IT manager from before there were home >> computers and still help out many with computer issues. >> >> Hope this helps. >> >> Bob Austen >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com] On >> Behalf Of JV Leavitt >> Sent: Friday, September 29, 2017 11:43 AM >> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com >> Subject: [LegacyUG] Check/Repair hangs on newer PCs >> >> I have a very large Legacy file of about 187,000 names, loaded up with >> lots of sources and notes, etc, etc. I use the latest Legacy v9 update >> on a Core2Duo processor running Windows 10 Home 32 bit Operating System, >> and 4 Gb memory, and a clock speed of 3.0 Ghz. My .fdb file is about >> 565Mb in size. >> >> I can run Check/Repair very reliably on this (old) system, with the Op >> System upgraded (downgraded really) from Win 7, but it takes about six >> minutes to finish. I have seen it run on a computer that was in a >> business environment, and it zipped through the whole thing in 3 minutes. >> >> I truly need a new computer, but I don't know what to buy, because when >> I run Check/Repair of my large db on any one of a number of computers >> that are new, with all the fastest and best features, it runs miserably >> slow, maybe finishing in 20 or 30 minutes, but most often hanging up >> completely, and never finishing (or I just didn't wait longer than that). >> >> Can anyone help me? Please, please. :-) >> >> Joseph Leavitt >> >> >> >> > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman > /listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > Archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ >
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