How often should this be done? Only when there is a problem or, as I have been doing, before I save a backup file, which is daily?
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Rebuilding helps clear clutter that slows down the immediate interactions you have dynamically as you work in a program. When an application provides the mechanism to rebuild its cache, it typically does not hurt to do so. One exception to consider is Safari -- rebuilding can also clear log in information, for example requiring you to start from ground zero when you log into a forum. Rebuilding in Reunion can be one step that you include in your nominal database maintenance routines. How often you do the rebuilding step is somewhat entirely up to you.
Otherwise, as far as I might know, rebuilding the cache has no effect on what is or is not saved in a backup file. The cache is a dynamic memory that affects only what you are doing while Reunion is active, not what Reunion stores for backup. I may have to be corrected on this belief by someone at Reunion support.
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Thanks. I think I’ll continue to do so as routine maintenance unless I’m told otherwise by support.M5 MacBook Pro, Reunion + Zotero = Nirvana!Comment
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Are you using Time Machine? If so, there is no need for you to manually back up daily or even weekly. P.S. I only rebuild any cache when there is a problem or wonky behavior.Originally posted by Miss Myrtle View PostLast edited by Bob White; 07 June 2026, 02:36 AM.Bob White, Mac Nut Since 1985, Reunion Nut Since 1991
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I am. But I keep multiple backups in multiple locations of everything.Originally posted by Bob White View PostM5 MacBook Pro, Reunion + Zotero = Nirvana!Comment
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