Thread: Is Library Rebuild Necessary?
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Old 09-08-2016, 11:22 AM   #2
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Originally Posted by phossler View Post
Under [Library Maintenance] you can [Check the Library] which finds errors, but I was wondering if it's ever necessary to 're-build' (not sure what the correct term is) the database to reclaim space from deleted records, balance trees, make records contiguous, etc.?

IIRC databases tend to become less efficient over time with lots of modifying
That is there for when the DB gets damaged beyond a simple corrective action in the check
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