Re: Outlook Express - deleting messages and then compacting has not reduced dbx file size


"Edric" <none@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:58:58 -0500, Rupert
<Rupert.3cr3v3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


My emails are important. I copied my Inbox to an archive subdirectory.
Then I deleted from my Inbox all messages from 2002-2006. Then I
compacted all files offline. The Inbox dbx file is still over 2gb.
deleting all those messages and compacting the file doesn't seem to have
affected the size of the file. Can someone help me reduce the size of
my Inbox dbx file?

I deleted messages by pressing the delete key. Maybe I should have
right-clicked the messages and chosen delete. If that's the problem,
can I fix that?


Why ask HERE? Do you see OE in this group's title? NO.

Ask elsewhere

How unnecessary and arrogant!


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