deleted items folders in OE

[Guest]

I have been told by a lot of people that your deleted items folders makes
your OE run slow if it gets to full and that it needs to be deleted ever so
often and that a new one replaces the one deleted
I need to know if I am doing it correctly before I try it
I don't want to mess anything up
Click on my computer,click c drive,click my documents & settings, click
owner,click local settings,application data,Identiites,OE, then finally
OE....I see all my folders and my deleted items folder has 12, 107 kb,s and
that is one if my identities, I have 5
so do I need to delete these dbx deleted items folder?
Its driving me crazy because I need a professional answer and no one knows
so what do others do
Someone please help

My email is
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[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

You do not need to periodically delete .dbx files in the manner
you describe. Simply launch Outlook Express and from
the Toolbar select: File > Folder > Compact All Folders.

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| I have been told by a lot of people that your deleted items folders makes
| your OE run slow if it gets to full and that it needs to be deleted ever so
| often and that a new one replaces the one deleted
| I need to know if I am doing it correctly before I try it
| I don't want to mess anything up
| Click on my computer,click c drive,click my documents & settings, click
| owner,click local settings,application data,Identiites,OE, then finally
| OE....I see all my folders and my deleted items folder has 12, 107 kb,s and
| that is one if my identities, I have 5
| so do I need to delete these dbx deleted items folder?
| Its driving me crazy because I need a professional answer and no one knows
| so what do others do
| Someone please help
|
| My email is
| (e-mail address removed)

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Leave the *.dbx files alone.

OE doesn't remove deleted messages, it only flags them to be removed at a
later time. The items are not removed until the folders with deleted items
are compacted. You need to compact all your OE folders regularly. This
saves disk space and speeds up OE. Avoid using Compact messages in the
background. This only compacts newsgroup folders.

You will have to do this for all Identities.

Compact all your folders...

Open Outlook Express.
To make sure you aren't receiving any mail, so your Inbox or any other
folders aren't active, Work Offline.
File | Work Offline (Or hit Alt + F + W).
To make sure no folders are open, highlight Outlook Express in the Folders
pane .
File | Folder | Compact All Folders (Or hit Alt + F + F + F) .
Don't do anything until your hard drive has quit thrashing.
Don't forget; File | UNCheck: Work Offline (Or hit Alt + F + W).

Compact Your OE Folders
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/files/maintain.htm#compact

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[Gerry Cornell]

Delete the items in the Deleted Items folder not the folder.


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Hope this helps.

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[Guest]

I only get as far as the folder, it will not open, windows justs freezes?

I give up and will just compact all folders form my inbox
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[Guest]

Then why do the files stay in the dbx files and why are they sooo high
like 5 numbers......
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[Gerry Cornell]

Bella

It sounds like a corrupted Deleted Items folder.

It could be that the option to "Compact messages in background" in
Tools,
Options, Maintenance has been selected. Deselect as it will corrupt
folders.

Using Windows XP you need to enable show hidden files. Start, Control
Panel,
Folder Options, View, Advanced Settings. Next enter Windows Explorer
and
select Search, All files and folders, enter "Deleted ite*.dbx" without
the
quotes, select Local hard drive as source to be searched and click on
Search. Delete the file. A new folder will be automatically generated
when you restart Outlook Express.

Finally re-enter Outlook Express place the cursor on Outlook Express in
the Folder List and run File, Folder, Compact All whilst Offline.

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