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Where is OETool? The link is not working for me
today.
--Norman
Can't
charge for recommending a *free* tool now. Wouldn't be right.
<S>
Bruce
"Steve Cochran" <scochran@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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And how much do I owe you? <VBG>
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>
cheers,
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> steve
>
> "Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message
> news:uKjPODPzFHA.2152@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx...
>>
You can still do it from the file menu, but it won't reset the counter in
>> the registry that controls you seeing the prompt after 100
closings.
>>
>> If you use OETool (free) to compact, it
resets the counter to zero. I
>> have OETool and haven't seen the
prompt since. It does a lot of other
>> things too such as Switch
Identities, expand threads, switch between HTML
>> and Plain Text.
It's really the way to go as far as I'm concerned.
>> --
>> Bruce
Hagen
>> MS MVP - Outlook
Express
>>
~IB-CA~
>>
>> "Marty" <mart915@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote in message
>> news:em5Ky9OzFHA.3188@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx...
>>>
Thank you Bruce. A followup, if I may. Are you saying that I should just
>>> forget about doing any compacting from the File menu and just
do it by
>>> clicking "OK" when the prompt
appears?
>>>
>>>
>>> "Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message
>>> news:efTxoADzFHA.3720@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx...
>>>>
Compacting your folders periodically is a must to keep OE
>>>>
functioning well and at some point, you may lose all your saved
>>>> messages if
>>>> you
don't.
>>>>
>>>> With SP2, automatic background
compacting was removed due to
>>>> problems it caused. Now you
will get a prompt to compact after 100
>>>> OE closings, which
you should do. When you see the prompt, let it
>>>>
compact and don't touch anything until it
completes.
>>>>
>>>> See this for more
information:
>>>> http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm#compact
>>>>
>>>>
To keep things running smooth, and for faster
compacting:
>>>>
>>>> Do not archive mail in
default OE folders. They will eventually
>>>> become corrupt
and you may lose mail. 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.
>>>>
>>>> And this is a very good
option:
>>>>
>>>> Steve Cochran has added a
button in his new version of OE Tool
>>>> that will not only
Compact All Folders, but at the same time,
>>>> resets the
"Compact Check Count" to zero whenever you compact
>>>>
manually. You will see the prompt again if you do not
compact
>>>> before 100
closings.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.oehelp.com/OETool/
>>>>
>>>>
It is still advised to check Work Offline before you
compact.
>>>> --
>>>>
Bruce Hagen
>>>> MS MVP - Outlook
Express
>>>>
~IB-CA~
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Marty"
<mart915@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote in message
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>>>>>
I'm new to XP, formerly 98SE. I've been getting a window popping up
>>>>> telling me OE can compact to free up disk space (not
that I need the
>>>>> disk space). Should I click "OK" or
continue to periodically compact
>>>>> all folders through
the File menu, as I'm used to
doing?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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