To update the ODS version of a mail file, you can run copy-style compacting (compact -c) on it.

About this task

The ODS version of a mail file database is listed on the Info tab of the database properties box. Compacting converts a database's ODS to the specified ODS format.

Procedure

1. From the Domino® Administrator, open the Server pane and select the server on which to run Compact. To expand the pane, click the servers icon.

2. Click the Server -> Status tab.

3. In the navigation pane, click Server Console.

4. Set the following parameter in the NOTES.INI file on the Domino server or the Notes® client. This setting upgrades to ODS 55, introduced in Domino 12:

Create_R12_Databases=1

Type the database path relative to the Domino data directory. To compact a specific mail file in the mail directory, enter the name of the mail directory followed by the name of the mail file, for example:

To compact all mail files in the mail directory, type the name of the mail directory as the database path, for example:

Note: You can also set the NOTES.INI parameter directly at the console on a server.

Related tasks
Creating a mail file for an IMAP user
Determining the file format of a database
Ways to compact databases

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