https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/progress-dump-and-load/m-p/2464245#M772677 Do the dump and load, this is better and more secure. You are sure that you will not lose anything. It is more advisable to dump to another disk area and backup from there. Mon, 13 Nov 2000 09:40:27 GMT CHRIS_ANORUO 2000-11-13T09:40:27Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/progress-dump-and-load/m-p/2464244#M772675 I have a progress database that needs to be dumped and re-loaded after purging data. Rather than doing the dump and load is it possible to re-index, then backup the database using probkup, then re-create the database extents and restore from tape. Will this have the same effect as the dump and load or do I need to do the dump and load ?<BR /><BR />Regards John Mon, 13 Nov 2000 03:38:08 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/progress-dump-and-load/m-p/2464244#M772675 John McWilliams 2000-11-13T03:38:08Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/progress-dump-and-load/m-p/2464245#M772677 Do the dump and load, this is better and more secure. You are sure that you will not lose anything. It is more advisable to dump to another disk area and backup from there. Mon, 13 Nov 2000 09:40:27 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/progress-dump-and-load/m-p/2464245#M772677 CHRIS_ANORUO 2000-11-13T09:40:27Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/progress-dump-and-load/m-p/2464246#M772679 If you have Version 8 of PROGRESS you can do<BR />a binary dump and load with multiple dumps running at the same time. Mon, 13 Nov 2000 13:40:04 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/progress-dump-and-load/m-p/2464246#M772679 Stephen Tatrai 2000-11-13T13:40:04Z