Compacting Deleted Messages in Windows Mail

[Technic]

I like to know how do you compact deleted messages footers, and headers
after using maintenace functions in windows mail?
This feature is in Outlook Express?

Thanx

 

[Dave]

Windows Mail can automatically compact the message store (index) upon
closing the program. By default, it does it every 100 times you exit. You
can change the frequency in Tools - Options - Advanced - Maintenance
[x] Compact the database on shutdown every [xx] runs

I don't know if OE has this function.

 

[Steve Cochran]

OE compacts its message folder as that also contains the database. The
database in WinMail contains no messages, so File | Folder | Compact all
compacts only the database and has no effect on the eml files (messages).
See www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx

steve

 

[Sam Hobbs]

Press the Start button. Go to the System Tools of the Accessories. There is
a Disk Defragmenter tool; it will defragment the Windows Mail messages too
if they need it. See the other answers for an explanation for why that is.