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Cannot empty deleted messages
In Outlook Express 6 I cannot purge the deleted messages
folder. I uninstalled Outlook Express in reinstalled, but the deleted items folder still cannot be emptied. When I try to empty manually I get an error messages that either the memory is low, low disk space, or this program has performed an illegal function. Please help~ |
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Cannot empty deleted messages
If there is any mail in Deleted Items that you want to save, (which
there shouldn't be), create a folder of your own and move the mail there. Then: ToolsOptionsMaintenanceStore folder will reveal the location of your Outlook Express files. Press the Tab key to highlight the folder location, then Ctrl+C. Close OE, then StartRunCtrl+V will put the location in the box - Click OK and you'll see the OE files. Otherwise, write the location down and navigate to it in Windows Explorer. In WindowsXP, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default marked as hidden. To view these files in Explorer, you must enable Show Hidden Files and Folders under StartControl PanelFolder OptionsView. With OE closed, find the DBX file for the folder in question {Deleted Items.dbx} and delete it. A new one will be created automatically when you open OE. Do not archive mail on default OE folders. They will eventually become corrupted. Create your own user defined folders for storing mail and move your mail to them. Empty Deleted Items folder regularly. After you are done, follow up by compacting your folders manually while working *offline* and do it often. FileWork Offline (or double click Working Online in the Status Bar). FileFolderCompact all folders. In ToolsOptionsMaintenance: Uncheck Compact messages in background and leave it unchecked. -- Bruce Hagen ~IB-CA~ "BestAuthor" wrote in message ... In Outlook Express 6 I cannot purge the deleted messages folder. I uninstalled Outlook Express in reinstalled, but the deleted items folder still cannot be emptied. When I try to empty manually I get an error messages that either the memory is low, low disk space, or this program has performed an illegal function. Please help~ |
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