Outlook express deletes messages completely

Hi There I am using outlook express 6 and when I delete messages they
are not being sent to my deleted items folder, they "disappear". Could
my deleted items folder be too large, is there a limit to the folder
size or no of messages it can hold?


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Hi There I am using outlook express 6 and when I delete messages they
are not being sent to my deleted items folder, they "disappear". Could
my deleted items folder be too large, is there a limit to the folder
size or no of messages it can hold?


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Mail messages or news messages?
OE does not send deleted news messages to Deleted Items.

If it's mail messages then Deleted Items is probably corrupt.
Go to Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder and see where OE is
storing its data files.
Close OE.
Go to the store folder with Windows Explorer and delete Deleted Items.dbx.
With Win2K, WinXP and Win2K3 it will be a hidden file.
OE will build a new one when you reopen it.

If Deleted Items has messages you want to keep, instead of deleting it move
(not copy) it to an empty Windows folder. Then use DBXtract on the old
Deleted Items.dbx.
DBXtract ($5): http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/
You can drag the recovered messages from the Windows folder back into an OE
folder in the Folder List in an open OE.

See http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/faqs/why.htm#cantdel

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http://www.fjsmjs.com
Answer in newsgroup. Don't send mail.

What Frank said, plus in the futu

Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They will eventually become
corrupt. Create your own user defined folders for storing mail and move your
mail to them. Empty Deleted Items folder regularly. Keep user created
folders under 100MB, and Default folders as empty as is feasible.

After you are done, follow up by compacting your folders manually while
working *offline* and do it often.

Click on Outlook Express at the top of the folder tree so no folders are
open. Then: File | Work Offline (or double click Working Online in the
Status Bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything until
the compacting is completed.

Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer
of protection that eats up CPUs and causes a multitude of problems such as
time-outs and account setting changes. Your up-to-date A/V program will
continue to protect you sufficiently. For more, see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

In Tools | Options | Maintenance: Uncheck Compact messages in background and
leave it unchecked. {N/A if running XP/SP2}.

And backup often.

Backup & Resto
http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/
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MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

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Hi There I am using outlook express 6 and when I delete messages they
are not being sent to my deleted items folder, they "disappear". Could
my deleted items folder be too large, is there a limit to the folder
size or no of messages it can hold?


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Mail messages or news messages?
OE does not send deleted news messages to Deleted Items.

If it's mail messages then Deleted Items is probably corrupt.
Go to Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder and see where OE is
storing its data files.
Close OE.
Go to the store folder with Windows Explorer and delete Deleted Items.dbx.
With Win2K, WinXP and Win2K3 it will be a hidden file.
OE will build a new one when you reopen it.

If Deleted Items has messages you want to keep, instead of deleting it
move (not copy) it to an empty Windows folder. Then use DBXtract on the
old Deleted Items.dbx.
DBXtract ($5): http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/
You can drag the recovered messages from the Windows folder back into an
OE folder in the Folder List in an open OE.

See http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/faqs/why.htm#cantdel

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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Answer in newsgroup. Don't send mail.