fix for: Database has grown too large; use File New Replica to recreate your file with larger capacity.

Today I had an issue with an old archive database on a Lotus Notes 6 client. The archive database was still R4 ODS and therefore limited to 1GB.
As the database reached the 1GB limit, the Notes Client was no longer able to open the database. Creating a new replica or copy of the db failed..
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I found a solution that worked: .
Close your Notes Client. .
Add Skip_Fixup=1 to your Notes Clients notes.ini .
on a command prompt type "ncompact.exe databasename.nsf -m -c -i" .
Remove the notes.ini parameter. .