How to remove NG DBX files?

When I subscribe to a NG, then click on it to display recent messages, I get
a corresponding DBX file in the message folder. When I subsequently
unsubscribe that NG, the DBX file typically goes away. That is the behavior
I expect.

But in some instances, after unsubscribing, I am left with DBX files of
non-zero size. For example, m.p.e.worksheet.functions(1),
m.p.e.worksheet.functions(2), m.p.e.worksheet.functions and m.p.excel, where
"m.p.e" is microsoft.public.excel.

They persist even after I remove all NG accounts (leaving one mail account).

Why are those file left behind, whereas others are not?

Can I simply remove those files manually (i.e. right-click the icon and
delete)?

Presumably I should exit OE if/when I do that.

Is there a cleaner way to remove those orphaned(?) DBX files, like Tools
Options Maintenance Clean Up Now?

I tried Reset, to no avail.

1. Write down the location of your identity's store
(http://www.insideoe.com/files/store.htm#storemain).

2. Close OE.

3. In Windows Explorer, navigate to your store folder and manually delete
the leftover/remainder DBX file.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


JoeU2004 wrote:
When I subscribe to a NG, then click on it to display recent messages, I
get
a corresponding DBX file in the message folder. When I subsequently
unsubscribe that NG, the DBX file typically goes away. That is the
behavior
I expect.

But in some instances, after unsubscribing, I am left with DBX files of
non-zero size. For example, m.p.e.worksheet.functions(1),
m.p.e.worksheet.functions(2), m.p.e.worksheet.functions and m.p.excel,
where
"m.p.e" is microsoft.public.excel.

They persist even after I remove all NG accounts (leaving one mail
account).

Why are those file left behind, whereas others are not?

Can I simply remove those files manually (i.e. right-click the icon and
delete)?

Presumably I should exit OE if/when I do that.

Is there a cleaner way to remove those orphaned(?) DBX files, like Tools
Options Maintenance Clean Up Now?

I tried Reset, to no avail.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
3. In Windows Explorer, navigate to your store folder
and manually delete the leftover/remainder DBX file.

As I thought. Thanks for the confirmation.


----- original message -----

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
1. Write down the location of your identity's store
(http://www.insideoe.com/files/store.htm#storemain).

2. Close OE.

3. In Windows Explorer, navigate to your store folder and manually delete
the leftover/remainder DBX file.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


JoeU2004 wrote:
When I subscribe to a NG, then click on it to display recent messages, I
get
a corresponding DBX file in the message folder. When I subsequently
unsubscribe that NG, the DBX file typically goes away. That is the
behavior
I expect.

But in some instances, after unsubscribing, I am left with DBX files of
non-zero size. For example, m.p.e.worksheet.functions(1),
m.p.e.worksheet.functions(2), m.p.e.worksheet.functions and m.p.excel,
where
"m.p.e" is microsoft.public.excel.

They persist even after I remove all NG accounts (leaving one mail
account).

Why are those file left behind, whereas others are not?

Can I simply remove those files manually (i.e. right-click the icon and
delete)?

Presumably I should exit OE if/when I do that.

Is there a cleaner way to remove those orphaned(?) DBX files, like Tools

Options Maintenance Clean Up Now?

I tried Reset, to no avail.

FYI. /Usually/ if you subscribe to a newsgroup and then unsubscribe, the dbx
file will disappear. However, if you find a group and Go To, rather than
subscribing, the Go To group will leave behind a dbx file. If you Go To
again, you may get a Thatgroup(1).dbx file.

Anything there sound familiar?
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"JoeU2004" wrote in message
...
"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
3. In Windows Explorer, navigate to your store folder
and manually delete the leftover/remainder DBX file.

As I thought. Thanks for the confirmation.


----- original message -----

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
1. Write down the location of your identity's store
(http://www.insideoe.com/files/store.htm#storemain).

2. Close OE.

3. In Windows Explorer, navigate to your store folder and manually delete
the leftover/remainder DBX file.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


JoeU2004 wrote:
When I subscribe to a NG, then click on it to display recent messages, I
get
a corresponding DBX file in the message folder. When I subsequently
unsubscribe that NG, the DBX file typically goes away. That is the
behavior
I expect.

But in some instances, after unsubscribing, I am left with DBX files of
non-zero size. For example, m.p.e.worksheet.functions(1),
m.p.e.worksheet.functions(2), m.p.e.worksheet.functions and m.p.excel,
where
"m.p.e" is microsoft.public.excel.

They persist even after I remove all NG accounts (leaving one mail
account).

Why are those file left behind, whereas others are not?

Can I simply remove those files manually (i.e. right-click the icon and
delete)?

Presumably I should exit OE if/when I do that.

Is there a cleaner way to remove those orphaned(?) DBX files, like Tools

Options Maintenance Clean Up Now?

I tried Reset, to no avail.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:
if you find a group and Go To, rather than subscribing,
the Go To group will leave behind a dbx file.

Thanks for the insight. I do not normally simply GoTo a group; but I might
have experimented some time ago.


----- original message -----

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
FYI. /Usually/ if you subscribe to a newsgroup and then unsubscribe, the
dbx file will disappear. However, if you find a group and Go To, rather
than subscribing, the Go To group will leave behind a dbx file. If you Go
To again, you may get a Thatgroup(1).dbx file.

Anything there sound familiar?
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"JoeU2004" wrote in message
...
"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
3. In Windows Explorer, navigate to your store folder
and manually delete the leftover/remainder DBX file.

As I thought. Thanks for the confirmation.


----- original message -----

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote in message
...
1. Write down the location of your identity's store
(http://www.insideoe.com/files/store.htm#storemain).

2. Close OE.

3. In Windows Explorer, navigate to your store folder and manually
delete the leftover/remainder DBX file.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


JoeU2004 wrote:
When I subscribe to a NG, then click on it to display recent messages,
I get
a corresponding DBX file in the message folder. When I subsequently
unsubscribe that NG, the DBX file typically goes away. That is the
behavior
I expect.

But in some instances, after unsubscribing, I am left with DBX files of
non-zero size. For example, m.p.e.worksheet.functions(1),
m.p.e.worksheet.functions(2), m.p.e.worksheet.functions and m.p.excel,
where
"m.p.e" is microsoft.public.excel.

They persist even after I remove all NG accounts (leaving one mail
account).

Why are those file left behind, whereas others are not?

Can I simply remove those files manually (i.e. right-click the icon and
delete)?

Presumably I should exit OE if/when I do that.

Is there a cleaner way to remove those orphaned(?) DBX files, like
Tools
Options Maintenance Clean Up Now?

I tried Reset, to no avail.

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"JoeU2004" wrote in message
...
When I subscribe to a NG, then click on it to display recent messages, I
get
a corresponding DBX file in the message folder. When I subsequently
unsubscribe that NG, the DBX file typically goes away. That is the
behavior
I expect.

But in some instances, after unsubscribing, I am left with DBX files of
non-zero size. For example, m.p.e.worksheet.functions(1),
m.p.e.worksheet.functions(2), m.p.e.worksheet.functions and m.p.excel,
where
"m.p.e" is microsoft.public.excel.

They persist even after I remove all NG accounts (leaving one mail
account).

Why are those file left behind, whereas others are not?

Can I simply remove those files manually (i.e. right-click the icon and
delete)?

Presumably I should exit OE if/when I do that.

Is there a cleaner way to remove those orphaned(?) DBX files, like Tools
Options Maintenance Clean Up Now?

I tried Reset, to no avail.