Slow TX with DateBk5

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tredawg_69_69

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I just got a TX. Very Nice. When I installed the latest version of DateBk5, I have to wait 5 or 6 seconds for it to load. I sense some other tasks may be slower but not sure. Is this normal? I have done a hard reset, reloaded the original Palm software, reinstalled DateBk5, and purged records as the manual suggested. It takes twice the time compared with my previous Sony Clie. Before loading DB5, the native Datebook was instantaneous. Should I just be patient?
 
Yikes that doesn't sound good, and I would find it most annoying. I know you mentioned "I sense some other tasks may be slower but not sure." It's important to know: Is Datebk5 the ONLY app that's slow like that? If you have a lot of contacts and the address book loads ok, and/or calendar and Built-In "ToDo/Tasks loads okay I'd say it's an app problem. You said your native datebook loaded okay - if that contained all your database info then it's a Datebk5 thing. It is a HUGE application, after all.

If anything else is slow as well, then I'd say it's your "slower clock speed" TX in general. It (slower clock speed) shouldn't make a difference for "basic" applications, but perhaps it is slower, a la LifeDrive. I'd be interested to know what you find out before I plonk down my $$ for a Tx, which was the plan. I dumped AGendus in favor of Monthly Planner, which I think would load quickly on an etch-a-sketch seing it's only 133k - but if tasks/calendar/contacts are slow as well, then the TX might be a non-starter and you might consider (don't panic) returning it for a refund if it's obviously slower than the Clie you had.

Addendum - had anothr thought - are there settings in DB5 like AGendus for "keeping to-do's in optiomal order?" I know that stuttered the Agendus startup - perhaps DB5 has a setting to "allow" faster opening?
 
You might want to consider archiving the old records. In Datebk5, you can do this by selecting Records-->Purge from the menu. There will be a box that pops up with several archiving options you can choose from.

I have never had speed problems with Datebk5. I find it to actually be one of the fastest programs I use. I have both Agendus and Datebk installed on my T3. I don't know if this is a factor or not, but I have not been using icons very much. The icons can add significantly to the amount of memory each record takes.

There is also a utility that comes with Datebk5 called dbScan. I recommend you run the utility to check the databases.
 
OK i'm scared now.

http://www.pdastreet.com/forums//showthread.php?t=61945

Having problems there aswell....
I know it's not Datebk5 but still it's kind of on the same track. Slow loading.

My T|X is comming in a matter of 40mins and i read THIS. uh oh...
Some people reckon it's a defragging problem but the way i see it, it's just a bug that should be able to be fixed after maybe a hard reset + new patch.

One quick off topic question. How do i change the name under my name in the top left of my post. It says Tungsten E now. I wanna change it to T|E - T|X.
 
Thank you dwinget! I purged, and the speed returned. I think I tried and failed at the first purge attempt because it took a very long time to go through the entire database. I thought it was hung and may have aborted the operation. Anyhow, the TX was probably totally innocent. It is back and fast.
 
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