Corrupt database--too big?

[sma]

OK, I think I screwed up. Big time. I have not created a new Entourage
Identity in some time and now my database is 2 gigs. It's become
corrupt and I've had not luck in rebuilding it. What can I do, short
of going back in time? Is there a way to salvage the e-mails in a
corrupt database?

Thanks!

BTW, I'm running Office 2004.

 

[Jolly Roger]

OK, I think I screwed up. Big time. I have not created a new Entourage
Identity in some time and now my database is 2 gigs. It's become
corrupt and I've had not luck in rebuilding it. What can I do, short
of going back in time? Is there a way to salvage the e-mails in a
corrupt database?

If it won't rebuild, you'll just have to recover the database files
from your backups, assuming you have backups. If not, you should learn
from this experience: implement a daily backup routine and stick with
it religiously, so the next time this happens (and it will happen
again), you aren't up the creek without a paddle.

 

[sma]

Thanks for the quick response. So it's official: there's no way to
recover from a corrupt database?

 

[Jolly Roger]

Thanks for the quick response. So it's official: there's no way to
recover from a corrupt database?

Well there is a way to recover from minimal database corruption - by
rebuilding it. But if that fails, backups are your only hope.

 

[Matt Beals]

My database is 3.5GB's and haven't had any problems with it. I occasionally
compact it since most all of my accounts are IMAP. You know, clear out the
cobwebs... I back it up to DVD periodically. I clone my HD to a FW drive
before compacting it. Never had a problem at all with over 85,000 messages,
countless files in 30 odd projects.

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OK, I think I screwed up. Big time. I have not created a new Entourage
Identity in some time and now my database is 2 gigs. It's become
corrupt and I've had not luck in rebuilding it. What can I do, short
of going back in time? Is there a way to salvage the e-mails in a
corrupt database?

Thanks!

BTW, I'm running Office 2004.

 

[Diane Ross]

OK, I think I screwed up. Big time. I have not created a new Entourage
Identity in some time and now my database is 2 gigs. It's become
corrupt and I've had not luck in rebuilding it. What can I do, short
of going back in time? Is there a way to salvage the e-mails in a
corrupt database?

As long as Entourage will open you can salvage data. There are several
options. Look over this page for tips:

<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/database/backup.html>

Once you have exported your data, you can create a new blank Identity and
import the data into that.

If you have any questions on exporting, let us know.
--
Diane Ross, Microsoft Mac MVP
Entourage Help Page
<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/>
Entourage Help Blog
<http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/>