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Can not delete messages from Inbox

 
 
Donna
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      5th Jan 2004
I can not delete messages from my Inbox folder after
having OE 6.0 open for a period of time. They will delete
if I reboot, for a while. At times, I can move the
messages to another folder and they will then delete, but
not always. At the same time, I can not view my Deleted
folder items.
 
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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE
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      5th Jan 2004
"Donna" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I can not delete messages from my Inbox folder after
> having OE 6.0 open for a period of time. They will delete
> if I reboot, for a while. At times, I can move the
> messages to another folder and they will then delete, but
> not always. At the same time, I can not view my Deleted
> folder items.


Deleted Items is probably corrupt.
Go to Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder and see where OE is
storing its data files.
Close OE.
Go to the store folder with Windows Explorer and delete Deleted Items.dbx.
With Win2K, WinXP and Win2K3 it will be a hidden file.
OE will build a new one when you reopen it.

If Deleted Items has messages you want to keep, instead of deleting it move
(not copy) it to an empty Windows folder. Then use DBXtract on the old
Deleted Items.dbx.
DBXtract (free): http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/
You can drag the recovered messages from the Windows folder back into an OE
folder in the Folder List in an open OE.

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