Make that "deep compact" -- darn those typos... -- Mary On 5/31/2015 12:46 AM, Mary D. Taffet wrote: > Jay, > > You can always follow the link at the bottom of each message ("List > information page"), and from there get to the search form for the > mailing list archives. Doing that with a query of "deep company" in the > body of the message led me to the following: > > <http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/ftm-tech/2015-05/1431624315> > > -- Mary > > > On 5/30/2015 11:17 PM, Thompson Jay via wrote: >> Noticed a sticky problem shortly after discarding all of the emails >> pertaining to "deep" compacting.I am using version 22.0.0.1345. >> 51,000+ individuals.When I try to compact my file it gets to about 99% >> and crashes! I think I have found the offending couple. I have >> disconnected them from the rest of their family and renamed them. >> Reentered them and fixed all attachments, so the bad pair is an >> island. I think the man is the real problem. I am unable to change any >> of the information on him. (date of death, birth and death place) If I >> try, it just comes back. I have eliminated all of the wife's info, but >> I cannot break the marriage either by delete or detach. When I try to >> compact the file, it analyses all but about 12-15 of 182,000+ facts >> and then hangs up for 10 seconds or so , then crashes. I have also >> done an uninstall/reinstall. Help! Jay Thompson >> just an old genealogy nut >> too tough to crack. >> ********************************** >> List information page >> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html > >