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nfixup.exe and ncompact.exe: included in ND6 client install
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A while ago I blogged in Dutch about using ncompact.exe and nfixup.exe on the local Notes client. English speaking people googling for, for instance, 'nfixup.exe' and 'download', get referred to that item, which - of course - does not help them much. That's why I decided to provide a short English translation of that item.
Compacting or Fixup on local
Compacting several databases on the local Notes client always had to be done from the database properties, by pressing the 'compact' button. And running a fixup on local was, for an enduser, not possible at all. As of Notes 6, this has changed. The necessary executables, ncompact.exe and nfixup.exe, are included in the Notes 6 client installation. This means you don't have to download them; they are already there, and you can use them from the Windows command prompt:
A command to compact all databases in my lNotes datadirectory on my computer looks like this:
And if I want to run a copy-style compact on my mailfile, it looks like this:
Note: as a matter of security, you will be prompted for the password of the last used notes .id-file on that specific client, when you fire up ncompact.exe.
For more compact options, see the Administration Help, which can be downloaded at IBM. Note: at the time of writing, the link to the 6.5.1 Administrator Help is incorrect. Please choose the ND6.5- or ND7 file.
nfixup
The nfixup executable can be used just like the ncompact.exe. And you can of course use options:
These two processes can be very useful when troubleshooting corrupted local databases, like names.nsf or bookmark.nsf. To prevent further problems, or make sure these executables do their job properly, I recommend to use them only when the Notes client is not running.
Bookmark :
A while ago I blogged in Dutch about using ncompact.exe and nfixup.exe on the local Notes client. English speaking people googling for, for instance, 'nfixup.exe' and 'download', get referred to that item, which - of course - does not help them much. That's why I decided to provide a short English translation of that item.
Compacting or Fixup on local
Compacting several databases on the local Notes client always had to be done from the database properties, by pressing the 'compact' button. And running a fixup on local was, for an enduser, not possible at all. As of Notes 6, this has changed. The necessary executables, ncompact.exe and nfixup.exe, are included in the Notes 6 client installation. This means you don't have to download them; they are already there, and you can use them from the Windows command prompt:
| < notes executables directory> ncompact.exe< target directory\database.nsf> < -compact options> |
A command to compact all databases in my lNotes datadirectory on my computer looks like this:
| C:\lotus\notes\ncompact.exe D:\notes\data |
And if I want to run a copy-style compact on my mailfile, it looks like this:
| C:\lotus\notes\ncompact.exe D:\notes\data\mail\gjwolfs.nsf -c |
Note: as a matter of security, you will be prompted for the password of the last used notes .id-file on that specific client, when you fire up ncompact.exe.
For more compact options, see the Administration Help, which can be downloaded at IBM. Note: at the time of writing, the link to the 6.5.1 Administrator Help is incorrect. Please choose the ND6.5- or ND7 file.
nfixup
The nfixup executable can be used just like the ncompact.exe. And you can of course use options:
| C:\lotus\notes\nfixup.exe D:\notes\data\mail\gjwolfs.nsf -L |
These two processes can be very useful when troubleshooting corrupted local databases, like names.nsf or bookmark.nsf. To prevent further problems, or make sure these executables do their job properly, I recommend to use them only when the Notes client is not running.