How do you compact folders in Windows Mail?

[Guest]

Can anyone tell me how to compact folders in Windows Mail? I can't find the
option to this manually, as I could in Outlook Express. I'm finding the
program to be quite sluggish. Thanks!

 

[Julian]

Can anyone tell me how to compact folders in Windows Mail? I can't find
the
option to this manually, as I could in Outlook Express. I'm finding the
program to be quite sluggish. Thanks!

Tools > Options > Advanced > Maintenance

 

[GTS]

Unfortunately, the manual option was removed. Can't imagine why. To work
around it, reset Compact Database on ever ### runs to 1 (in Tools / Advanced
/ Maintenance). Exit W Mail, restart and exit again and it will compact.
Then reset ### back to the default 100 or your other preference.

 

[Dick Wagner]

Rebecca,

Go to

www.oehelp.com/wmutil

and download Steve Cochran's utility. Then run the utility (after unzipping
the file) to compact your e-mail.

I hope this helps.

Dick in sunny AZ

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM]

Unfortunately, the manual option was removed. Can't imagine why. To work
around it, reset Compact Database on ever ### runs to 1 (in Tools /
Advanced / Maintenance). Exit W Mail, restart and exit again and it will
compact. Then reset ### back to the default 100 or your other preference.

Because it doesn't mean the same thing in Windows Mail. The actual folder
for Windows Mail are Windows Folders with a separate EML file for each
message instead of the terrible DBX files that OE used.

 

[Guest]

I have discovered that every few days a box pops up in WM asking if I want
the database compacted. I click and it's done. Is that what you asked? Wayne.

 

[GTS]

That's an interesting utility. Unfortunately, I found that running it
significantly increased the storage being used by WM. I use Windows Mail as
a news reader only, and maybe it would be different for the mail store
alone.
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[Steve Cochran]

The repair function creates a backup copy of the database file. Once its
finished and things are working okay, you can delete the backup. That's
what is increasing the size.

steve