Charles Watts-Jones at [EMAIL PROTECTED] said on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 18:04:43 +0100
>I have background indexing turned on and I'm using a relatively quick >machine. My message database is around 90 Mb, and when I do search PM >can take more than 5 minutes to 'sort and optimize' my database. For >this reason I don't search very often (perhaps every two or three >days). Looking in my 'PowerMail Files' folder, I see that the 'Message >Database index' dates from my last major PM upgrade in October 2006 and >carries neither type nor creator (so the Finder doesn't what to use to >open it) . > >Is such slowing searching normal? And, if so, would FoxTrot be equally >slow if I invested in it as a standalone? > >-- Charles > >PM 5.5.3 - Intel iMac - OS 10.4.8 Interesting. My Message database is around 1GB, the Message Database index is 248mb and it took 7 seconds to 'sort and optimize'. -- Derry
