Entourage cache

[Biju_Pillai]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel
Email Client: Exchange

1) Entourage 2008 stores emails
in single Monolithic Database File.
There are entries (for every email,task) in ~/Library/Caches/Metadata/Microsoft/Entourage/2008. How are these entries used by Entourage 2008?

2) Entourage caches the emails by default.
Any modifications done to the email in Outlook client like editing the message body or attachments, does not get reflected in Entourage Client. Unless i empty the cache, these changes are not reflected in Entourage. Is there a trick to sync the changes without emptying the cache?

 

[Diane Ross]

1) Entourage 2008 stores emails
in single Monolithic Database File.
There are entries (for every email,task) in
~/Library/Caches/Metadata/Microsoft/Entourage/2008. How are these entries used
by Entourage 2008?

I can help with this question. These are created for Spotlight searches.

Some users add the Entourage Identity to the privacy tab of Spotlight. It's
unclear if Spotlight automatically excludes database files by default. It
certainly does not hurt to add it.

I also suggest excluding Entourage from Time Machine backups.

It is NOT recommended that you backup Entourage with Time Machine on the
hourly schedule. As a general rule you should shut down all Office programs
(including Office Notifications) before any Entourage backups. If the not
the backup could be corrupt.

Alternative method to use Entourage and Time Machine (does a once a day or
whatever time period you select) This quits Entourage and the Microsoft
Database daemon allowing for once a day backup into Time Machine.

<http://blog.entourage.mvps.org/2008/01/alternative_method_to_use_entourage_
and_time_machine.html>

<http://tinyurl.com/2r79ll>