Lotus Domino Administrator 8 Help - Ways to compact databases

PERFORMANCE

Ways to compact databases
Use any of these methods to run Compact. Each of these methods allows you to customize how Compact runs.

Run Compact using the Compact tool in the Files tab of the IBM® Lotus® Domino™ Administrator -- Use this method to compact a few databases; you can select the databases to compact, but you can't use the Domino Administrator until compacting finishes
Run Compact using the Task - Start tool in the Domino Administrator -- Use this method to compact all databases on a server; you can continue to use the Domino Administrator during compacting and you don't have to remember specific command-line options
Run Compact using a console command -- Use this method if you're comfortable using command-line options or to compact databases directly at the server when there isn't a Domino Administrator client running on the server
Run Compact using a Program document -- Use this method to schedule compact to run at particular times
Run Compact on a Win32 platform -- Use this method if you are unable to run Compact at the server console. This method requires that you use the "n" prefix. For example ncompact - C

See also

Compacting databases

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