Re: Compacting folders

Listen carefully because no one else is telling you these things!:

1) when the dbx = databases of outlook express reach 2gb in size then
Outlook express crashes and you lose data!!

The way to avoid this is to make new folders along side the inbox and not
INSIDE the inbox, that way each new folder with have its OWN database file
(dbx) so more data will be spread out among more databases creating more
stability!

2) after moving or even deleting emails from outlook express the DBX files
DO NOT SHRINK UNLESS YOU COMPACT THEM!

even if you delete EVERY EMAIL the previous large size remains unless you
compact them!

so do what I said in step 1, create new folders along side the inbox, outbox
etc, and take the emails from the subfolders inside the inbox and place them
there...

then compact everything!

You can back up your dbx folder BEFORE doing all this if you are afraid..

if you don’t know how, post back and I will tell you!


"cajun_mike" <cajun_mike@ qwest(DONOTSPAM).net> wrote in message news:9D99BFFA-6F65-4536-B339-1EE903EDA17B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I've reached the point where every time I exit OE I'm asked if I want to
compact my folders to save space. The answer is, and will be, no. I have
plenty of space, back up often, and run Outlook Express Quick Backup. No
sweat.

How can I stop the program from repeatedly asking me if I want to back up
the folders?

Thanks a million!

Mike

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