Database Daemon?

[JonD25]

There's a process running right now called "Database Daemon" and has a little icon that looks like Entourage. What is this? And is there a way to not need it running? I don't even use Entourage, just Word and sometimes Excel and Powerpoint. But since its a PowerPC app, it takes up almost 10MB of real memory. Not a whole lot, but that's almost as much as an actual running app, and if I don't need it running, I want my 10MB or RAM back for something more useful.

 

[Hicks.]

I second this! Anybody any idea? (sorry to bring up an old thread- but at least it proves I searched )

 

[Eniregnat]

It might be a normal part of a MS. When ever a MS product is launched, it comes into existence. Killing it after closing Word doesn’t seem to do harm. It also looks like it pages out when idle. When I launch Nissus Write, the program doesn’t come into existence. I bet it is part of the beautiful Microsoft Access structure that underlies all of it's apps.

 

[SMM]

You might find this useful:

http://www.entourage.mvps.org/glossary/daemon.html

 

[iMeowbot]

It's used for Office notifications. You can get rid of it.

Make sure it's not in your account's startup items, and also turn off notification in the Entourage preferences. howto here.