Sorry for so rudely de-lurking!
If you are worried about accidental deletion/coruption of a single file, why on earth would you put your entire local store into one such single file? The argument is self-contradictory.
A single-file is terrible when it becomes corrupted!
Real, everyday-users use systems like Notes and Exchange as indexed file repositories, and maintain sensitive and/or critical materials here. (Draw your own conclusions about what this indicates in regard to the state-of-the-art in file system access!)
I have seen _many_ documents lost forever, becase a .pst file was corrupted, and the Mailbox "Repair" tool returns less than .1 of the original contents. Detailed anecdotes are available on request. ;-)
--Jeremiah Cornelius
-----Original Message-----
From: Fernando Madruga [mailto:FMadruga ascoimbra pt]
Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2000 10:12 AM
To: evolution helixcode com
Subject: RE: [HC Evolution] Re: libole2 -> gnomevfs backend?
It's not just a question of backups: a single file prevents accidental
deletion/corruption of one of the files making the whole thing be out of
sync...
Madruga
P.S.: And I DO copy that file onto a CD every couple of weeks...
-----Original Message-----
From: Will Newton [mailto:will misconception org uk]
Sent: quinta-feira, 30 de Março de 2000 20:05
To: evolution helixcode com
Subject: RE: [HC Evolution] Re: libole2 -> gnomevfs backend?
> Localizing Evolution and Wombat related data into a file makes things
> easier for a user. They can move a file from one machine to another, and
> they can back up that one file onto another machine. We're going for
> ease of use here; a single file for storage says "I'm your Evolution
> stuff", but a directory says "I have a million files in me, and I'm
> complicated. Edit my files and you'll mess everything up. Explore me and
> you'll get confused."
But how often does a user do that? Is it right to have, say, a 10% speed
penalty to ease an operation that happens once or twice a year?
I'm not sure. A tool could be made to package up all the relevant stuff
into a tgz or something if necessary.
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