
Starting with GFI MailEssentials 2014 R2., Microsoft Access databases will no longer be offered as an option. View the contents of the reporting database from the GFI MailEssentials Reports.Īs a proactive step to avoid the renaming of the reports.mdb database, one can compress the GFI MailEssentials reports.mdb before it reaches the 1.7 GB limit. Once the transfer is complete, open the GFI MailEssentials configuration.Įnsure that Microsoft Access is selected as the database type (option not available after GFI MailEssentials 2014 R2).Ĭopy the directory path from Step 2 into the file location and click Apply to save the settings. This installation will only be used to browse the previous (renamed) GFI MailEssentials reporting database.Ĭopy the previous (renamed) GFI MailEssentials reports.mdb database from the existing GFI MailEssentials server to the new GFI MailEssentials server. Install GFI MailEssentials on a separate machine. This article provides steps a user should follow, should they wish to browse the previous GFI MailEssentials reports.mdb using the GFI MailEssentials Reports.


When this event occurs, the administrator will be notified through a notification email about the location of the renamed MDB file. Microsoft recommends that an MDB file should not exceed the file size of 1.7 GB. When the GFI MailEssentials reports.mdb reaches the file size of 1.7 GB, the database will be automatically renamed to reports_.mdb and a new reports.mdb will be created.
