"The folder is currently in use" error message when compacting Inb

[Cidarenyae]

Hello. I am running Win XP with Outlook Express 6.0 and when I am trying to
compact the Inbox I am getting the following error message "The folder in
currently in use by Outlook Express or another application". This is
happening only on the Inbox, all the rest of the folders compact just fine.
I have done the compacting in the program with just Outlook Express open on
the tree on the left, then close the folder tree and closed the addresses
too. I tried this a few times. I have rebooted several times. I have tried
it with my firewall off. I just leave the machine alone so it can work when
it is compacting. OE is the only thing open when I have been trying it.
Nothing is helping, every time I am still getting the same error message on
the Inbox.

My inbox.dbx file is almost 1.5GB. Is that part of the problem? That is a
big part of the reason I want that file to compact. I recently went through
and cleaned out the vast majority of what was in my inbox. Seriously
deleting thousands of emails. The file size did not budge then. So I
figured compacting it was the solution. But now I can't get it to compact.

I have searched all over on the internet several times for a few days and am
not finding a solution to this problem, so I would really appreciate any help
or thoughts at all

Thank you so much!!

-Cid

 

[Pat Willener]

Chances of getting a reply are much better if you post your question in
an Outlook Express group such as
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general

This group is for Microsoft Outlook, which is an entirely different program.

 

[Roady [MVP]]

Note that this is an Microsoft Office Outlook forum.

Outlook Express is family of Internet Explorer and Outlook of the Office
family.

Here is the link for the right forum
http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...px?dg=microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general

Good Luck!

 

[Cidarenyae]

Okay! Thank you, I'm sorry for posting it in the wrong place. And thanks
for the link for the right place.

-Cid

 

[Roady [MVP]]

You're welcome!

Okay! Thank you, I'm sorry for posting it in the wrong place. And thanks
for the link for the right place.

-Cid