I don't know about rebuilding on external machines, but I have dropped 
the entrire database directory onto other machines without any apparent 
problems ie I can just unpack files and they are ready to use.

jon wrote:
> Hey folks...
> 
> We managed to hose a couple of very large (< 2 gig) tables on our mysql 
> server... but rebuilding 'em on that machine will probably bring down 
> the box for a few hours...
> 
> So... does anyone know if I can move the .myi or .myd files off the 
> server, repair them, and move 'em back? Will that work?
> 
>     -- jon
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