On 9/15/10 5:47 AM, "arkay" <[email protected]> wrote: >I first dragged the Database to the desktop and changed the filename to >xxxDatabase. I then used the Finder to change the Database (Rebuild) to >just Database. Good plan but it did not (repeat did not) work. Entourage >was still using the xxxDatabase on the desktop. I tried to trash the >xxxDatabase and the Finder hung and would not let me delete a file that >was in use. I restarted from a SuperDuper backup drive and finally >managed to flush the trash.
This makes sense. You needed to do one more step, which was to kill the hidden Database Daemon process. The Database Daemon is part of Office. It runs while Entourage is running and it runs when Entourage is not running if you have Office Reminders or My Day enabled. It is connected to the Database all the time, which is why it wouldn¹t let go of the Database on your Desktop. You can quit the Database Daemon manually by looking for it in the Activity Monitor utility or a simply logout or restart will work just as well. The Daemon will restart the next time you log in or launch Entourage. It will again look to the Microsoft User Data folder in your Documents folder. -- William Smith -- YouTalk mailing list List information: http://www.entourage.mvps.org/support_options/list.html List moderator: [email protected], [email protected] To unsubscribe: mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe
