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I dont think filemaker has a physical size limit but it does have a record limit. Could be that she's hit it. Do you have a backup that is perhaps a few days older and minus a few records that you could try? If all your backups (pre-problem) exhibit the same error it's proably not an individual file problem unless you backed up a problem file. And youve tried it on different computers so its not an issue with the filemaker install or that particular computer. Is she running OS X or OS 9?
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I dont think filemaker has a physical size limit but it does have a record limit. Could be that she's hit it. Do you have a backup that is perhaps a few days older and minus a few records that you could try? If all your backups (pre-problem) exhibit the same error it's proably not an individual file problem unless you backed up a problem file. And youve tried it on different computers so its not an issue with the filemaker install or that particular computer. Is she running OS X or OS 9?

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its os 9, i tried it on a pc...i can try it on os X and see if that changes anything. &nbsp;Last i heard it was over 4 million records<br />
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its os 9, i tried it on a pc...i can try it on os X and see if that changes anything.  Last i heard it was over 4 million records



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I have &nbsp;a user with a 2 gig database that refuses to open. &nbsp;When she clicks on it it says not shut down properly and tries to fix it. &nbsp;Then says theres not enough room to open it. &nbsp;(The computer is a dual 1gig mac with about 80gigs free and 1.5gig of ram.) &nbsp;I tried it on a pc and the same thing happened. &nbsp;<br />
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So, went to recover- took 2 days and the same thing happens to the recovered database. &nbsp;<br />
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Any ideas on how to recover the data? &nbsp;I know very little about filemaker...but this data is pretty important. &nbsp;The backup on my RAID is dead too. &nbsp;(\Does filemaker have a size limit?)<br />
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TIA<br />
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I have  a user with a 2 gig database that refuses to open.  When she clicks on it it says not shut down properly and tries to fix it.  Then says theres not enough room to open it.  (The computer is a dual 1gig mac with about 80gigs free and 1.5gig of ram.)  I tried it on a pc and the same thing happened.  

So, went to recover- took 2 days and the same thing happens to the recovered database.  

Any ideas on how to recover the data?  I know very little about filemaker...but this data is pretty important.  The backup on my RAID is dead too.  (\Does filemaker have a size limit?)

TIA



LARGE database recovery problems

FileMaker Pro is a cross-platform relational database application that integrates a database engine with a graphical user interface (GUI) and security features, allowing users to modify the database by dragging new elements into layouts, screens, or forms. FileMaker evolved from a DOS application, but since 1992 has been available for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS, and can be used in a cross-platform environment.