Re: Entourage crashing

External Since: Aug 29, 2003 Posts: 230

On 10/14/03 12:40 PM, in article
e19d5e74.0310141140.766669dd RemoveThis @posting.google.com, "nick comer-calder"
<nickcc RemoveThis @eclipse.co.uk> wrote:

> Barry Wainwright <barry RemoveThis @barryw.net> wrote in message
> news:<BBAE1387.2829B%barry@barryw.net>...
  >> On 10/10/03 6:42 pm, in article
  >> ed9de6e5.0310100942.4909466e RemoveThis @posting.google.com, "Andy Millward"
  >> <andymillward RemoveThis @ntlworld.com> wrote:
  >>
   >>> Next day, I started it again and found everything had disappeared.
   >>> Even the copy saved during the rebuild ("Old Database") wouldn't open.
   >>> Luckily, I only lost a few days worth of work, but it was frustrating
   >>> nonetheless.

Did you remove the word "old" before trying to open this?
  >>
  >> Try choosing 'switch identity' from the entourage menu and see if your
  >> rebuilt identity shows up there.
>
> I am running Entourage 10.1.1 on a ibook. It has been fine for about a
> year. A couple of days ago when I launched all bar the first 6 or so
> emails were not displayed in the inbox .
> If I clicked on the blank area then I could make individual messages
> appear - but then Entourage would crash. I found the same was
> happening with other large folders such as Deleted & Sent. I can
> send and recive new emails ok - though the application is unstable aln
> crashes frequently. I am pretty bad at sorting problems so if you have
> any advice it would help if you could explain in the most simple
> language.
> Many thanks, Nick, Devon UK

This thread started with a question from Andy, then you joined in with
slightly different problems using the same subject and now it's confusing.

Please start a new thread and give a summary of your problems and what you
have tried.

You have database problems.

If you can open, then you need to drag each folder to the desktop (see
script below). This saves as an MBOX file. This will save your messages.
=============================
Export Folders
Author: Barry Wainwright

Entourage has the ability to
export a folder full of messages as an industry standard 'UNIX-like' Mailbox
format (MBOX file). This is a quick and easy way of archiving mail out of
Entourage, either for routine backup or when changing mail
porgrammes.

However, if you have a lot of folders, frequently nested
several levels deep, this process becomes a tedious and time consuming one.
This script will save ALL your folders, now matter how deep they are nested
(well, OK, there will be a limit, but it's more than 8 levels in tests I
have carried out).

<http://files.macscripter.net/scriptbuilders/Entourage/Export-Folders.sit>

--
Diane Ross
Mac MVP
Entourage Help Page <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/>