- #EAGLEFILER DATABASE EXTENSION PDF#
- #EAGLEFILER DATABASE EXTENSION ARCHIVE#
- #EAGLEFILER DATABASE EXTENSION SOFTWARE#
- #EAGLEFILER DATABASE EXTENSION MAC#
I can’t remember the last time I’ve seen an error report – it has been a very long time.Įvery week or so I run a C*cktail (the asterisk stands for “o” – the forum software thinks the name is a bad word) suite that includes clearing all cache files.
#EAGLEFILER DATABASE EXTENSION PDF#
I always delete the Adobe PDF viewer plugin that Acrobat or Adobe Reader installs in Internet Plugins (it’s not necessary in Tiger or Leopard, and may cause problems).Īfter adding a large batch of new content, or every 2 or 3 days I’ll run Tools > Verify & Repair, followed by Tools > Backup & Optimize (or Backup Archive). So, under OS X 10.5.4 and on my primary work computer, I don’t have anything installed that uses an Input Method plugin, no Application Enhancers, no third-party QuickTime media plugins. I’m always highly suspicious of extensions that modify it. I find the DT database in its current form to be somewhat “touchy.”Ī sound disk directory is important and I like DIskWarrior, also.īut the operating system is also important. As far as I know, my disk directory is fine as I periodically verify both the disk and the directory (using DiskWarrior). That’s a nice theory but I have experienced more than one instance of database corruption forcing me to go to the backups.
“Database corruption shouldn’t happen on a computer with a sound operating system and disk directory” Meanwhile, I still have access to important data.
#EAGLEFILER DATABASE EXTENSION MAC#
A few weeks ago the power supply on my Power Mac G5 blew my important databases have external backup archives, and I’ll get that computer fixed under warranty. Several years ago the hard drive on my TiBook crashed I had backup on an external drive. It’s those little things that I can protect against, such as a failed hard drive or stolen computer equipment. But I wouldn’t be around to worry about it. Is my data completely safe? No, it would be hosed if the Sun goes nova or an asteroid strikes. As there’s no such thing as an absolutely bullet-proof computer, operating system, file system or storage medium I “buy insurance” through a simple set of procedures that are, nevertheless, much less costly to me than the annual cost of my property insurance premiums. I’ve spent hundreds to thousands of hours on some of them. The value to me of some of my databases is much greater than the value of the computers that host them.
#EAGLEFILER DATABASE EXTENSION ARCHIVE#
(The 20 GB size of my “me”/.Mac account isn’t big enough to hold my archive files.) Because my computer equipment might be stolen, or my log cabin might burn down, I periodically copy Backup Archive files of my databases to DVD and store them offsite. Because a hard drive failure is always a possibility, I store Backup Archive files on external media, and I use Time Machine. I’m a stickler for backups, and I initiate a backup whenever I’ve spent significant time and effort, rather than waiting for an automatic backup. That said, the potential of data loss will be further reduced in DT 2 – but not enough to make me comfortable. I’ve got lists of file contents or additions from the past, and when I check the current contents against those old lists, everything is there. I’ve been building that topical collection since 2002. Most of the files in my main database are stored in the monolithic database, 15,988 of them as RTF or RTFD. So files will be accessible in the event of database corruption, and there will be lower memory requirements when the database is loaded. These, of course, are accessible even were the “monolithic” database to be corrupted.ĭEVONthink 2.x will store all file types in the Finder. Other file types including PDF, Postscript, images, QuickTime media and all “unknown” file types are stored in the Finder, inside the database package file. If the database is corrupted, those files can’t be accessed from the Finder.
But I had a current backup.ĭEVONthink 1.x stores text files (including RTF and RTFD), HTML and WebArchive files within its “monolithic” database rather than in the Finder. The only time I’ve had to resort to a backup in more than three years was last year when I deliberately installed an extension that had caused problems for a user. Database corruption shouldn’t happen on a computer with a sound operating system and disk directory.
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