Subject Re: [firebird-support] Large database in few files (absolute path)
Author Paweł Sulkowski
Milan Babuskov wrote:

>Paweł Sulkowski wrote:
>
>
>>I've noticed that when you have large database splited into few files
>>there is information in each of the file pointing at the file name of
>>the next database file.
>>It's a little frustrating because it's not easy to copy&use (well, I
>>should patent that slogan;) such db in different locations - information
>>about next database file is stored with absolute path i.e not with
>>relative one ;(
>>
>>
>
>You shouldn't copy database files but use backup and restore. Copying
>can lead to corrupt files.
>
>
>
Certainly, but when all users are dissconnected moving db by copying it
it's much faster than making backup and then restore which involves
rebuilding indexes....
especially when db file size is 3GB;)

Paweł Sulkowski

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