Re: Mail in Outbox wont send or delete

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From: Lynn W (lynn.williamson_at_btForeverRedinternet.com)
Date: 01/15/05 

Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 13:34:46 -0000

I don't store messages in the Inbox anyway. I am just trying to sort out this business with the
slowness of opening of some messages where I get the background of the preview pane being pale grey
before the message is displayed. It was just a thought of if I deleted the Inbox (if I knew it would
create another one on opening of OE like my friends Outbox did) whether it just might rectify it. 

-- 
Lynn
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"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> Yes, but do NOT store messages in OE's default folders.
>
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> "Lynn W" <lynn.williamson@btForeverRedinternet.com> wrote in message
> news:Ogt0qev%23EHA.2156@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl
> > Thank you so much. It worked!! Can you tell me if you would use the
> > same process if you thought any of the other Folders like the Inbox
> > for instance were corrupt?
> >
> >> Create a local folder and move all the messages from the Outbox to
> >> the new folder. You should have no problem doing this while working
> >> offline. (File>Work Offline). After you are done, try to send 1
> >> message at a time. If you still have a problem, the Outbox is
> >> probably damaged.
> >>
> >> Tools>Options>Maintenance>Store 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 Start>Run>Ctrl+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 & 2K, 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 Start>Control Panel>Folder
> >> Options>View.
> >>
> >> With OE closed, find the DBX file for the folder in
> >> question {Outbox.dbx} and delete it.  A new one will be created
> >> automatically when you open OE.
> >>
> >> Do not archive mail in 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.
> >>
> >> 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.
> >>
> >> In Tools>Options>Maintenance: Uncheck Compact messages in background
> >> and leave it unchecked. {N/A if running XP/SP2}.
> >>
> >>     Bruce Hagen
> >> MS MVP - (IE/OE)
> >>         ~IB-CA~
>
>

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Compacting folders
    ... Sent Items and Deleted items are more prone to corruption than user created folders largely because they are accessed more often. ... If the Inbox alone becomes corrupted, there is no reason to recover messages in the subfolders as they were not affected and their messages were not lost. ... Every folder has its own dbx file regardless of how the folder tree is structured. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
  • Re: Compacting folders
    ... having sub-folders for these folders is not good practice, ... the Inbox. ... I am not sure that implying that Outlook Express has a 2 gb limit on ... while Good1 and Good2 each has its own dbx file and each dbx file has ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
  • Re: corrupted Inbox? Error 0x800C0133
    ... download mail on a regular basis. ... For your Inbox. ... Do not archive mail in default OE folders. ... download any e-mails to my inbox. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress)
  • Re: Outlook Express Inbox problem
    ... Inbox.bak created 05.08.09 size 26848kb ... Macallan Outlook Express Extraction: ... folders and move the messages you wish to save to them. ... follow up by compacting your folders manually while ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress)
  • Re: I lost emails from Jan 25,2006 through Dec 12, 2007
    ... Move any messages currently in your Inbox folder to another local OE folder you've created for this purpose. ... Move any messages that you want to keep out of Sent Items and Deleted items folders into other local OE folders that you've created for archiving old messages. ... In Windows Explorer using the file path obtained earlier locate ... the emails in your Inbox will be different. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsupdate)