Hi Steve,

I had read again your post and there is something I don't understand well.
You said that "using Dropbox with two computers there are at least three
copies of the file".

But I'm using a "symbolic link", that, AFAIK is in fact an "alias" of the DB
and not a real copy...

I'm now more confussed  :(


Best


On 26/07/10 11:50, "Steve Cassidy" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Pedro
> 
> The first things to consider would be:
> 
>  (i) Is it possible that the records were in fact deleted? If the delete
> command is available in the file, it is always possible it has been used.
> 
> (ii) Is it possible that you have mismanaged copies of the file (such as when
> using DropBox)? If there is no gap in the incremental record number
> (presumably an auto-enter serial number) then this is a good possibility. It
> is possible that the three lost records were input into a different copy of
> the file. When using DropBox with two computers, there are at least three
> copies of the file (on the original computer, on the DropBox server, and on
> your second computer). If both computers are not constantly connected to the
> internet, it seems fairly likely that this type of problem could happen.
> 
> I'm not sure DropBox goes very well with Filemaker. There's no essential
> problem with the combination, but it does seem like keeping track of versions
> could be quite difficult.
> 
> With a simple database file, it is fairly unlikely that corruption or hard
> disk problems will occur. Filemaker is very reliable when used correctly.
> 
> Steve
> 
> 
> On Jul 26, 2010, at 4:48 PM, Pedro Perdomo-Miteff wrote:
> 
>> Hi Stephen,
>> 
>> No, is on a single Mac.
>> But there is something...
>> 
>> I had a Dropbox account and put a "symbolic link" of the DB on it, so i can
>> open it at home when I'm away from office.
>> 
>> Would be a problem?
>> 
>> Best