Comments on: (de)fraggle rock http://whall.org/blog/2008/02/02/defraggle-rock/ Come on in and stay a while... laugh a little. Maybe even think. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:19:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: jmccullough http://whall.org/blog/2008/02/02/defraggle-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-51003 jmccullough Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:50:36 +0000 http://whall.org/blog/2008/02/02/defraggle-rock/#comment-51003 Thanks for the tip. This did exactly what it was supposed to and this article came up first in a google search. I just ran contig and the outlook.ost file went from 1,000 fragments to 2! BTW, I had tried deleting and rebuilding the OST file just before this, but it rebuilt it with just as many fragments (and yes, I defragged the whole drive too after deleting it). I think that occasionally rebuilding that file is probably a good idea if you have the bandwidth, but it won't necessarily fix the fragmentation. Thanks for the tip. This did exactly what it was supposed to and this article came up first in a google search. I just ran contig and the outlook.ost file went from 1,000 fragments to 2!

BTW, I had tried deleting and rebuilding the OST file just before this, but it rebuilt it with just as many fragments (and yes, I defragged the whole drive too after deleting it). I think that occasionally rebuilding that file is probably a good idea if you have the bandwidth, but it won’t necessarily fix the fragmentation.

]]> By: zlatan24 http://whall.org/blog/2008/02/02/defraggle-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-44678 zlatan24 Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:40:09 +0000 http://whall.org/blog/2008/02/02/defraggle-rock/#comment-44678 Where is fine tool-<a href="http://www.recoverytoolbox.com/recover_ost_files.html" rel="nofollow">recover outlook 2003 ost</a>, this program is a reliable and efficient application, it will save many hours of your work and help your users to restore critical data,tool for Outlook recover .ost files, that can recover ost to pst file and save your time and money,will help you not to lose contacts of your partners, when Microsoft Exchange Server is out of order, all your message history will be also restored,can be used by anyone, from beginners to experts. Its intuitive graphic interface permit to perform all operations in several mouse clicks. Where is fine tool-recover outlook 2003 ost, this program is a reliable and efficient application, it will save many hours of your work and help your users to restore critical data,tool for Outlook recover .ost files, that can recover ost to pst file and save your time and money,will help you not to lose contacts of your partners, when Microsoft Exchange Server is out of order, all your message history will be also restored,can be used by anyone, from beginners to experts. Its intuitive graphic interface permit to perform all operations in several mouse clicks.

]]> By: whall http://whall.org/blog/2008/02/02/defraggle-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-43521 whall Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:49:15 +0000 http://whall.org/blog/2008/02/02/defraggle-rock/#comment-43521 <b>Ed</b>, glad to help! I must also say that moving to a new box (Vista SP1 with Office 2007 and no Google Desktop Search) has improved outlook performance DRAMATICALLY. I am completely in love with Vista and Office 2007 now. Ed, glad to help! I must also say that moving to a new box (Vista SP1 with Office 2007 and no Google Desktop Search) has improved outlook performance DRAMATICALLY. I am completely in love with Vista and Office 2007 now.

]]> By: Ed http://whall.org/blog/2008/02/02/defraggle-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-43518 Ed Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:09:26 +0000 http://whall.org/blog/2008/02/02/defraggle-rock/#comment-43518 Excellent blog entry. I had the exact problem (o.ost file 2.5GB with 1265 fragments). Running contig as I write this. Thanks for the info. Excellent blog entry. I had the exact problem (o.ost file 2.5GB with 1265 fragments). Running contig as I write this.

Thanks for the info.

]]> By: whall http://whall.org/blog/2008/02/02/defraggle-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-42642 whall Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:33:32 +0000 http://whall.org/blog/2008/02/02/defraggle-rock/#comment-42642 <b>vc</b>, ah the old days of SLIP. Back on 'The Lane,' one of the "good" bbs' in Austin, early 90's, I was QG, which stood for "Quality Gophers," which was an extremely obscure and nonsensical reference to a self-made-up phrase "Quality gophers in about an hour." It means nothing, but I cracked myself up with it. Constantly. Boy, the kids these days don't know how to waste time properly. <b>Christine</b>, no problem. I believe I have an avatar ready for you -check your mail. In fact, I just tested it and it's working now. Yay! <b>Raganator</b>, I only know what I read on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraggle_Rock#Feature_film" title="Fraggle Rock on Wikipedia" rel="nofollow">wiki</a> and <a href="http://imdb.com/title/tt0481649/" title="Fraggle Rock Movie on IMDB" rel="nofollow">IMDB</a>. The anticipated release is 2009. vc, ah the old days of SLIP. Back on ‘The Lane,’ one of the “good” bbs’ in Austin, early 90′s, I was QG, which stood for “Quality Gophers,” which was an extremely obscure and nonsensical reference to a self-made-up phrase “Quality gophers in about an hour.” It means nothing, but I cracked myself up with it. Constantly. Boy, the kids these days don’t know how to waste time properly.

Christine, no problem. I believe I have an avatar ready for you -check your mail. In fact, I just tested it and it’s working now. Yay!

Raganator, I only know what I read on wiki and IMDB. The anticipated release is 2009.

]]> By: Raganator http://whall.org/blog/2008/02/02/defraggle-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-42640 Raganator Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:00:29 +0000 http://whall.org/blog/2008/02/02/defraggle-rock/#comment-42640 Wayne, you are a geek, but in a good way. Are they really making a Fraggle Rock Movie? I am so there! You better not be teasing! Wayne, you are a geek, but in a good way.
Are they really making a Fraggle Rock Movie? I am so there!

You better not be teasing!

]]> By: Christine http://whall.org/blog/2008/02/02/defraggle-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-42639 Christine Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:56:41 +0000 http://whall.org/blog/2008/02/02/defraggle-rock/#comment-42639 Thanks for calling to review my gravatar. I am sure I did something wrong. Thanks for trying to fix. Thanks for calling to review my gravatar. I am sure I did something wrong. Thanks for trying to fix.

]]> By: vcdechagn http://whall.org/blog/2008/02/02/defraggle-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-42629 vcdechagn Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:37:51 +0000 http://whall.org/blog/2008/02/02/defraggle-rock/#comment-42629 here's where the name comes from. A girl I was dating in the younger days of the internet (early 90's) used LttlLotte and VcdeChagn as our handles on IRC (old school SLIP and IRC on IRCII) The characters are from Phantom of the Opera (Raoul, the Viscount de Chagny) and Christine (Little Lotte). Mostly I get called Vc for short. Yeah, I'm leaving it the way it is. I have the space and outlook is SO much faster. here’s where the name comes from. A girl I was dating in the younger days of the internet (early 90′s) used LttlLotte and VcdeChagn as our handles on IRC (old school SLIP and IRC on IRCII)
The characters are from Phantom of the Opera (Raoul, the Viscount de Chagny) and Christine (Little Lotte). Mostly I get called Vc for short.

Yeah, I’m leaving it the way it is. I have the space and outlook is SO much faster.

]]> By: whall http://whall.org/blog/2008/02/02/defraggle-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-42624 whall Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:19:08 +0000 http://whall.org/blog/2008/02/02/defraggle-rock/#comment-42624 <b>Christine</b>, yeah, we are very much like siblings - lots of fighting, a little bit of arguing, but a baseline of respect that comes by being family. You're one of the very few people reading the blog who actually knows my REAL sibling, and he's very different than Abs :) and I still don't know why your gravatar isn't working - this is ridiculous! Gravatar themselves aren't recognizing your gravatar, so if you want, I can help you make sure it's set up. I'll call you later to review. <b>Abs</b>, my age is the LAST reason I'd use to justify my superiority :) <b>vcdechagn</b>, first off, I need to know how to pronounce your name :). Secondly, yes, if you remove emails (content) from a .PST file but do not compact it, the file retains "empty space" within the file and new emails and content can take up that place. It actually will compact it by itself after a while during idle time. It's the same way, as you mention, on Exchange with the .edb files. You can remove mailboxes and archive email all you want, but the .edb file will never actually shrink in size unless you bring it offline and compact it. This is another reason to keep the information stores small, as the compacting process is slowwww and is service-affecting. Thanx for stopping by! Christine, yeah, we are very much like siblings – lots of fighting, a little bit of arguing, but a baseline of respect that comes by being family. You’re one of the very few people reading the blog who actually knows my REAL sibling, and he’s very different than Abs :) and I still don’t know why your gravatar isn’t working – this is ridiculous! Gravatar themselves aren’t recognizing your gravatar, so if you want, I can help you make sure it’s set up. I’ll call you later to review.

Abs, my age is the LAST reason I’d use to justify my superiority :)

vcdechagn, first off, I need to know how to pronounce your name :) . Secondly, yes, if you remove emails (content) from a .PST file but do not compact it, the file retains “empty space” within the file and new emails and content can take up that place. It actually will compact it by itself after a while during idle time. It’s the same way, as you mention, on Exchange with the .edb files. You can remove mailboxes and archive email all you want, but the .edb file will never actually shrink in size unless you bring it offline and compact it. This is another reason to keep the information stores small, as the compacting process is slowwww and is service-affecting.

Thanx for stopping by!

]]> By: vcdechagn http://whall.org/blog/2008/02/02/defraggle-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-42622 vcdechagn Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:50:37 +0000 http://whall.org/blog/2008/02/02/defraggle-rock/#comment-42622 Thanks for the tip. Next question. Do you know if the file space is contiguous if your OST file is say... 2gb but only contains 1.5gb of files. If you defrag and do not compact now...does this keep the file from fragmenting during the next .5gb of data. I just cleared about .5gb of sync conflicts out and defragged and am wondering if compacting the file is actually a bad idea (like exchange..don't reduce your edb space because having empty space in the storage database reduces file fragmentation) Thanks for the tip. Next question. Do you know if the file space is contiguous if your OST file is say… 2gb but only contains 1.5gb of files. If you defrag and do not compact now…does this keep the file from fragmenting during the next .5gb of data. I just cleared about .5gb of sync conflicts out and defragged and am wondering if compacting the file is actually a bad idea (like exchange..don’t reduce your edb space because having empty space in the storage database reduces file fragmentation)

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