I've been sitting here since about 7 this morning working on my solution. Everything is going OK and I'm making descent progress. Suddenly Filemaker starts getting a little slow and suddenly LOCKS UP! (as it often does)

So, as usual, I have to give FileMaker a Hard Close and reboot my computer just as an extra precaution.

When It comes back up, it's like all of my scripts and layouts went through a time warp back to about 10 am this morning. Everything I had done from 10 to 3 WAS GONE!

Does anyone have an idea how this could happen?

Does FileMaker not actually save your work when you think it does?

Thanks,

Mel

Maybe this article can shed some light on the subject for you. Link

Lee

I need to make an appt. with my shrink after reading that article.

Depression is setting in.

Thanks for the response Lee,

Mel

Any one who has had a file go corrupt, feels your pain.

Lee

Suddenly Filemaker starts getting a little slow and suddenly LOCKS UP! ([color:red]as it often does)

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So, [color:red]as usual, I have to give FileMaker a Hard Close and reboot my computer just as an extra precaution.

You seem to have accepted something as normal that isn't.

Thanks for the response Crazy Eye.

When I say "As Usual" means that FileMaker will lock up on me on an average of every month or so.(with average hours spent maybe 40 or so a week) I have a day job so I only get to work on it maybe 4 hours a day then 14 hours Sat & Sun. I post the hours to give you some kind of indication how many hours spent versus the frequency of crashes.

Any Idea what might be happening?

Many Thanks,

Mel

I would think that once a month was too much. But I suppose it depends on the general health and type of computer.

However, if you're in this situation, there is something you should be doing, what I do when I am working on a serious file. Every time you take a break, and I mean every couple of hours, close the file. Zip it, after throwing the earlier zipped version in the trash.* Open the file again. You have now "safely saved" the work you did. It only takes seconds (depends on size of file and speed of computer).

*Every once in a while you might want to save the earlier zipped version, say between major overhauls, when importing data from a client, etc.. But, it is the frequency of saved zips which matters, not the accumulation of obsolete code. I'm cautious, but not anal retentive :-]

What I usually do, might not be conventional but every 3 hours or whatever time frequency I set depending on the project and how much I get done, I close the file, exit FM, navigate to where I saved the file, duplicate it, rename the copy to .FMbak and put it into Archive folder.

Have not run into problems yet (that is not to say that I will not...)