GETTING STARTED

To compact a database
Compacting a database removes unused space so the database can operate most efficiently. You can compact databases if they use simple encryption.

When you compact a database, Notes makes a temporary copy of it which it then copies back to the original. There must be enough disk space to store the copy during the process. Compacting a database retains read marks and the existing view indexes.

Note By default, compacting converts Release 5 databases to the Notes 6 file format. To retain Release 5 format, give the database the extension .NS5 before you compact. To retain Release 4 format, give the database the extension .NS4 before you compact.

1. Open a database.

2. Choose File - Database - Properties.

3. Click the Info tab.

4. Click % used.

5. If the percentage of a database in use drops below 90% (it contains more than 10% unused space), click Compact to compact the database.

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