Entourage Size Limit

Is there a size limit for the Entourage Contacts file? I
running Office 2001 with OS 9. Thanks in advance.

Mickey
Fri May 14 19:34:08 CDT 2004

No. But the database size limit (including all data you have in your
Entourage identity) is 2 GB.

You can check the current size of your database by locating the file in the
Finder (it should be in HD/Documents/Microsoft User Data/Office 2001
Identities/<Your Identity>/Database), and then selecting File -> Get Info ->
General Information. When you near 2GB, that means it is time to delete
some old stuff and rebuild the database (or create a new one and start
fresh).

On 5/14/04 7:25 PM, in article d6a701c43a13$1896eb70$a601280a@phx.gbl,
"anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

> Is there a size limit for the Entourage Contacts file? I
> running Office 2001 with OS 9. Thanks in advance.

--
Mickey Stevens (Microsoft MVP for Office:mac)
PowerPoint FAQ featuring PowerPoint:mac: <http://www.pptfaq.com/>
Entourage Help Page: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/toc.html>

Ignat
Fri May 21 14:14:37 CDT 2004

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I believe that in X the size limit went from 2GB to 4GB? In any case, does
anyone know what the limit is now in Entourage 2004? If larger than
[whatever X was], then what would be the best way, within 2004, to open an X
database that became fatally large and will not open in X? My brother has
been waiting for a few months to attempt to rescue his database once Office
2004 came out. Any help is appreciated.

on 5/14/04 20.34, in article BCCACFB0.3ABA%mickey.stevens@mvps.org, Mickey
Stevens mickey.stevens@mvps.org wrote:

> No. But the database size limit (including all data you have in your
> Entourage identity) is 2 GB.
>
> You can check the current size of your database by locating the file in the
> Finder (it should be in HD/Documents/Microsoft User Data/Office 2001
> Identities/<Your Identity>/Database), and then selecting File -> Get Info ->
> General Information. When you near 2GB, that means it is time to delete
> some old stuff and rebuild the database (or create a new one and start
> fresh).
>
> On 5/14/04 7:25 PM, in article d6a701c43a13$1896eb70$a601280a@phx.gbl,
> "anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
> wrote:
>
>> > Is there a size limit for the Entourage Contacts file? I
>> > running Office 2001 with OS 9. Thanks in advance.

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on 5/14/04 20.34, in article BCCACFB0.3ABA%mickey.stevens@mvps.org, Mickey =
Stevens mickey.stevens@mvps.org wrote: 
 
<BLOCKQUOTE>No.  But the database size limit (including all da=
ta you have in your 
Entourage identity) is 2 GB. 
 
You can check the current size of your database by locating the file in the=
 
Finder (it should be in HD/Documents/Microsoft User Data/Office 2001 
Identities/<Your Identity>/Database), and then selecting File -> G=
et Info -> 
General Information.  When you near 2GB, that means it is time to dele=
te 
some old stuff and rebuild the database (or create a new one and start 
fresh). 
 
On 5/14/04 7:25 PM, in article d6a701c43a13$1896eb70$a601280a@phx.gbl, 
"anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com" <anonymous@discussions.m=
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> Is there a size limit for the Entourage Contacts file?  I 
> running Office 2001 with OS 9.  Thanks in advance. 
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Andy
Fri May 21 15:44:50 CDT 2004

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Entourage 2004 no longer has a limit based on disk space, you may now have
up to 1 million objects in your database.

You might be able to get the X database into 2004 simply by opening
Entourage 2004 and doing File > Import > From another program. Haven¹t
tried it out myself, but it¹s a good start.

-Andy

On 5/21/04 12:14 PM, in article BCD3CD5D.752E%isolzh@mac.com, "Ignat
Solzhenitsyn" <isolzh@mac.com> wrote:

> I believe that in X the size limit went from 2GB to 4GB? In any case, does
> anyone know what the limit is now in Entourage 2004? If larger than [whatever
> X was], then what would be the best way, within 2004, to open an X database
> that became fatally large and will not open in X? My brother has been waiting
> for a few months to attempt to rescue his database once Office 2004 came out.
> Any help is appreciated.
>
>
> on 5/14/04 20.34, in article BCCACFB0.3ABA%mickey.stevens@mvps.org, Mickey
> Stevens mickey.stevens@mvps.org wrote:
>
>> No. But the database size limit (including all data you have in your
>> Entourage identity) is 2 GB.
>>
>> You can check the current size of your database by locating the file in the
>> Finder (it should be in HD/Documents/Microsoft User Data/Office 2001
>> Identities/<Your Identity>/Database), and then selecting File -> Get Info ->
>> General Information. When you near 2GB, that means it is time to delete
>> some old stuff and rebuild the database (or create a new one and start
>> fresh).
>>
>> On 5/14/04 7:25 PM, in article d6a701c43a13$1896eb70$a601280a@phx.gbl,
>> "anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> > Is there a size limit for the Entourage Contacts file? I
>>> > running Office 2001 with OS 9. Thanks in advance.
>
>
>
>

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You might be able to get the X database into 2004 simply by opening Entoura=
ge 2004 and doing File > Import > From another program.  Haven&#8=
217;t tried it out myself, but it’s a good start. 
 
-Andy 
 
 
On 5/21/04 12:14 PM, in article BCD3CD5D.752E%isolzh@mac.com, "Ignat S=
olzhenitsyn" <isolzh@mac.com> wrote: 
 
<BLOCKQUOTE>I believe that in X the size limit went from 2GB to 4GB=
?  In any case, does anyone know what the limit is now in Entourage 200=
4?  If larger than [whatever X was], then what would be the best way, w=
ithin 2004, to open an X database that became fatally large and will not ope=
n in X?  My brother has been waiting for a few months to attempt to res=
cue his database once Office 2004 came out.  Any help is appreciated.<B=
R>
 
 
on 5/14/04 20.34, in article BCCACFB0.3ABA%mickey.stevens@mvps.org, Mickey =
Stevens mickey.stevens@mvps.org wrote: 
 
<BLOCKQUOTE>No.  But the database size limit (including all da=
ta you have in your 
Entourage identity) is 2 GB. 
 
You can check the current size of your database by locating the file in the=
 
Finder (it should be in HD/Documents/Microsoft User Data/Office 2001 
Identities/<Your Identity>/Database), and then selecting File -> G=
et Info -> 
General Information.  When you near 2GB, that means it is time to dele=
te 
some old stuff and rebuild the database (or create a new one and start 
fresh). 
 
On 5/14/04 7:25 PM, in article d6a701c43a13$1896eb70$a601280a@phx.gbl, 
"anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com" <anonymous@discussions.m=
icrosoft.com> 
wrote: 
 
> Is there a size limit for the Entourage Contacts file?  I 
> running Office 2001 with OS 9.  Thanks in advance. 
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Ignat
Tue Jun 08 14:06:25 CDT 2004

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Just to follow up on this issue, I am happy to report that my brother was
indeed successful, having installed 2004, in retrieving his locked-up X
database. It is curious that his database resultantly shrunk from 3.99GB
down to about 1; other identities of his also showed a FOURfold reduction in
size. This suggests that something went seriously wrong in X and his
database bloated catastrophically without ever warning him (he stresses that
he never received warnings). Has anyone else seen such drastic and sudden
database bloat in X?

Incidentally, the way he retrieved it was by importing using 2004¹s import
tool, since simply moving that old database to 2004 MUD folder and then
opening it, did not work, but rather caused a freeze-up each time.

--
Ignat Solzhenitsyn
Entourage 11.0.0 -- Mac OS 10.3.4
PowerBook G4 15-inch 1.25 GHz ³AluBook²
Palm OS 5.1 -- Palm Tungsten T3

on 5/21/04 16.44, in article BCD3B852.7215%null@null.null, Andy Ruff
null@null.null wrote:

> Entourage 2004 no longer has a limit based on disk space, you may now have up
> to 1 million objects in your database.
>
> You might be able to get the X database into 2004 simply by opening Entourage
> 2004 and doing File > Import > From another program. Haven¹t tried it out
> myself, but it¹s a good start.
>
> -Andy
>
>
> On 5/21/04 12:14 PM, in article BCD3CD5D.752E%isolzh@mac.com, "Ignat
> Solzhenitsyn" <isolzh@mac.com> wrote:
>
>> I believe that in X the size limit went from 2GB to 4GB? In any case, does
>> anyone know what the limit is now in Entourage 2004? If larger than
>> [whatever X was], then what would be the best way, within 2004, to open an X
>> database that became fatally large and will not open in X? My brother has
>> been waiting for a few months to attempt to rescue his database once Office
>> 2004 came out. Any help is appreciated.
>>
>>
>> on 5/14/04 20.34, in article BCCACFB0.3ABA%mickey.stevens@mvps.org, Mickey
>> Stevens mickey.stevens@mvps.org wrote:
>>
>>> No. But the database size limit (including all data you have in your
>>> Entourage identity) is 2 GB.
>>>
>>> You can check the current size of your database by locating the file in the
>>> Finder (it should be in HD/Documents/Microsoft User Data/Office 2001
>>> Identities/<Your Identity>/Database), and then selecting File -> Get Info ->
>>> General Information. When you near 2GB, that means it is time to delete
>>> some old stuff and rebuild the database (or create a new one and start
>>> fresh).
>>>
>>> On 5/14/04 7:25 PM, in article d6a701c43a13$1896eb70$a601280a@phx.gbl,
>>> "anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> > Is there a size limit for the Entourage Contacts file? I
>>>> > running Office 2001 with OS 9. Thanks in advance.
>>
>>
>>
>>

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successful, having installed 2004, in retrieving his locked-up X database. &=
nbsp;It is curious that his database resultantly shrunk from 3.99GB down to =
about 1; other identities of his also showed a FOURfold reduction in size. &=
nbsp;This suggests that something went seriously wrong in X and his database=
bloated catastrophically without ever warning him (he stresses that he neve=
r received warnings).  Has anyone else seen such drastic and sudden dat=
abase bloat in X? 
 
Incidentally, the way he retrieved it was by importing using 2004’s i=
mport tool, since simply moving that old database to 2004 MUD folder and the=
n opening it, did not work, but rather caused a freeze-up each time. 
 
-- 
Ignat Solzhenitsyn 
Entourage 11.0.0 -- Mac OS 10.3.4 
PowerBook G4 15-inch 1.25 GHz “AluBook” 
Palm OS 5.1 -- Palm Tungsten T3 
 
 
 
on 5/21/04 16.44, in article BCD3B852.7215%null@null.null, Andy Ruff null@n=
ull.null wrote: 
 
<BLOCKQUOTE>Entourage 2004 no longer has a limit based on disk spac=
e, you may now have up to 1 million objects in your database. 
 
You might be able to get the X database into 2004 simply by opening Entoura=
ge 2004 and doing File > Import > From another program.  Haven&#8=
217;t tried it out myself, but it’s a good start. 
 
-Andy 
 
 
On 5/21/04 12:14 PM, in article BCD3CD5D.752E%isolzh@mac.com, "Ignat S=
olzhenitsyn" <isolzh@mac.com> wrote: 
 
<BLOCKQUOTE>I believe that in X the size limit went from 2GB to 4GB=
?  In any case, does anyone know what the limit is now in Entourage 200=
4?  If larger than [whatever X was], then what would be the best way, w=
ithin 2004, to open an X database that became fatally large and will not ope=
n in X?  My brother has been waiting for a few months to attempt to res=
cue his database once Office 2004 came out.  Any help is appreciated.<B=
R>
 
 
on 5/14/04 20.34, in article BCCACFB0.3ABA%mickey.stevens@mvps.org, Mickey =
Stevens mickey.stevens@mvps.org wrote: 
 
<BLOCKQUOTE>No.  But the database size limit (including all da=
ta you have in your 
Entourage identity) is 2 GB. 
 
You can check the current size of your database by locating the file in the=
 
Finder (it should be in HD/Documents/Microsoft User Data/Office 2001 
Identities/<Your Identity>/Database), and then selecting File -> G=
et Info -> 
General Information.  When you near 2GB, that means it is time to dele=
te 
some old stuff and rebuild the database (or create a new one and start 
fresh). 
 
On 5/14/04 7:25 PM, in article d6a701c43a13$1896eb70$a601280a@phx.gbl, 
"anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com" <anonymous@discussions.m=
icrosoft.com> 
wrote: 
 
> Is there a size limit for the Entourage Contacts file?  I 
> running Office 2001 with OS 9.  Thanks in advance. 
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Tue Jun 08 14:55:30 CDT 2004

On 8/6/04 8:06 pm, in article BCEB8671.7FE4%isolzh@spoof_mac.com, "Ignat
Solzhenitsyn" <isolzh@spoof_mac.com> wrote:

> Just to follow up on this issue, I am happy to report that my brother was
> indeed successful, having installed 2004, in retrieving his locked-up X
> database. It is curious that his database resultantly shrunk from 3.99GB
> down to about 1; other identities of his also showed a FOURfold reduction in
> size. This suggests that something went seriously wrong in X and his
> database bloated catastrophically without ever warning him (he stresses that
> he never received warnings). Has anyone else seen such drastic and sudden
> database bloat in X?

My upgrade threw away all my locally cached copies of messages. Did that
happen with you as well?

> Incidentally, the way he retrieved it was by importing using 2004¹s import
> tool, since simply moving that old database to 2004 MUD folder and then
> opening it, did not work, but rather caused a freeze-up each time.

I think its already been stated in another thread that just moving the old
database into the new place Will Not Work.

Cheers,

Chris

Ignat
Tue Jun 08 15:18:43 CDT 2004

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on 6/8/04 15.55, in article BCEBD842.18A6D%chrisridd@mac.com, Chris Ridd
chrisridd@mac.com wrote:

> On 8/6/04 8:06 pm, in article BCEB8671.7FE4%isolzh@spoof_mac.com, "Ignat
> Solzhenitsyn" <isolzh@spoof_mac.com> wrote:
>
>> > Just to follow up on this issue, I am happy to report that my brother was
>> > indeed successful, having installed 2004, in retrieving his locked-up X
>> > database. It is curious that his database resultantly shrunk from 3.99GB
>> > down to about 1; other identities of his also showed a FOURfold reduction
>> in
>> > size. This suggests that something went seriously wrong in X and his
>> > database bloated catastrophically without ever warning him (he stresses
>> that
>> > he never received warnings). Has anyone else seen such drastic and sudden
>> > database bloat in X?
>
> My upgrade threw away all my locally cached copies of messages. Did that
> happen with you as well?
>
>> > Incidentally, the way he retrieved it was by importing using 2004¹s import
>> > tool, since simply moving that old database to 2004 MUD folder and then
>> > opening it, did not work, but rather caused a freeze-up each time.
>
> I think its already been stated in another thread that just moving the old
> database into the new place Will Not Work.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Chris
>

No, his messages were preserved intact, with some minor glitches.
--
Ignat Solzhenitsyn
Entourage 11.0.0 -- Mac OS 10.3.4
PowerBook G4 15-inch 1.25 GHz ³AluBook²
Palm OS 5.1 -- Palm Tungsten T3

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f_mac.com, "Ignat 
Solzhenitsyn" <isolzh@spoof_mac.com> wrote: 
 
> Just to follow up on this issue, I am happy to report that my brother =
was 
> indeed successful, having installed 2004, in retrieving his locked-up =
X 
> database.  It is curious that his database resultantly shrunk fro=
m 3.99GB 
> down to about 1; other identities of his also showed a FOURfold reduct=
ion in 
> size.  This suggests that something went seriously wrong in X and=
his 
> database bloated catastrophically without ever warning him (he stresse=
s that 
> he never received warnings).  Has anyone else seen such drastic a=
nd sudden 
> database bloat in X? 
 
My upgrade threw away all my locally cached copies of messages. Did that<BR=
>
happen with you as well? 
 
> Incidentally, the way he retrieved it was by importing using 2004&#821=
7;s import 
> tool, since simply moving that old database to 2004 MUD folder and the=
n 
> opening it, did not work, but rather caused a freeze-up each time. 
 
I think its already been stated in another thread that just moving the old<=
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Cheers, 
 
Chris 
 
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-- 
Ignat Solzhenitsyn 
Entourage 11.0.0 -- Mac OS 10.3.4 
PowerBook G4 15-inch 1.25 GHz “AluBook” 
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