Here are the some housekeeping procedures you can use to keep your Alpha Five database running smoothly. If you are experiencing problems, try these procedures first.

Delete temporary files
Repeat these steps for each computer that is running Alpha Five.

Exit Alpha Five.

Using Windows Explorer, go to the folder where Alpha Five is installed. Usually, this will be C:\Program Files\A5V6.

Delete all the files that begin with $$ (e.g. $$032300.Mpx). These are temporary files and it is not harmful to delete them.

Rebuild indexes
If you are on a network, be sure all other users exit Alpha Five. This procedure can be run from any computer on the network. It only needs to be run once.

Open the your Alpha Five database. Close all windows (forms, menus, etc.) in Alpha Five except the Control Panel.

On the Alpha Five Control Panel, click on the Tables/Sets tab.

In the Alpha Five Control Panel, the icon for a set has three small squares. The icon for a table has one big square. For each table, repeat the following:

Right-click on the table and choose Define Indexes. In the Index Builder window, click the Build button. Answer "Yes" to the message, "You didn't make any changes. Rebuild all indexes?" Close the Index Builder window.

Compact the database
If you are on a network, be sure all other users exit Alpha Five. This procedure can be run from any computer on the network. It only needs to be run once.

Close all windows (forms, etc.) in Alpha Five except the Control Panel.

From the Alpha Five menu, choose File, Database Compact. This will take 5 or 10 minutes to run.

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