I can't Delete an email in my inbox

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I can't delete an email in my inbox. It keeps telling me an error as occured
and I need help. It is driving me insane.
 
loveforfairies said:
I can't delete an email in my inbox. It keeps telling me an error as
occured
and I need help. It is driving me insane.
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Windows Mail has a newer (to them) form of database. Each email is stored
separately.

Do the following:

1) Open Control Panel then select Folder Options.
a) click on the Views tab
b) Select "Show hidden files and folders"
c) Uncheck "Hide extensions for known file types"
d) click APPLY then OK.
e) Close Control Panel

2) From Windows Mail
a) Click on the Tools menu
b) click on Options
c) click on the Advanced tab
d) click the Maintenance button
e) click the Store Folders button.
f) make a note of the location of the message stores. It will be
something like:
C:\Users\<account name>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail
g) close Windows Mail

3) Open Windows Explorer

When it opens, you will see a small black triangle next to the user account
name. Click it to collapse it.

For the following, the triangle will not appear till you put the mouse over
the element in question.

Move the mouse to the "Computer" line. A triangle will appear, click on it
to expand it.

You should see something like "Local Disk (C:)"

Click on the triangle to expand it.

Locate "Users" and click on the triangle next to it to expand it.

Locate <username> and click on the triangle next to it to expand it.

Locate "AppData" and click on the triangle next to it to expand it.

Locate "Local" and click on the triangle next to it to expand it.
Locate "Microsoft" and click on the triangle next to it to expand it.

Now, in the right window pane, locate Windows Mail.
Click on it.

In the left window pane, scroll upward till you see "Local Disk (C:)"

Now, in the right window pane, hold them left mouse button down on the
Windows Mail folder.
Drag it to the "Local Disk (C:)" and release the mouse button.
Select MOVE Here.......

Now, this may take a bit to get done, depending upon how much mail is there.
Give it time.

Now, when it's done, create a new folder name Windows Mail to replace the
moved one in the
C:\Users\<account name>\AppData\Local\Microsoft folder.

Now start Windows Mail.
It will be empty but that's no biggie.

Create a couple of folders in Windows Mail and name them Old Mail, Old
Sent.
Click on the Old Mail folder to open it.


Resize Windows Mail so you can see both Windows Explorer and Windows Mail.

In the Windows Mail folder you will see a Local Folders folder, click the
triangle to expand it.

Locate the Inbox folder.
In this folder you will see a lot of .eml files. These are the old emails.
Drag and drop ONLY the .eml files to the Old Mail folder in Windows Mail.

Do similar for Sent Items to the Old Sent folder.

Now, see if Windows Mail works for you.
 
Thanks so much that was sooooooooo easy. It was starting to give me a
headache. Thank You Thank You......You are a God or Goddess...........
 
Well, it could possibly tear a hole in the space/time.

It might delete and it might not. I'm on the Not side since this seems to be
a problem with the whole structure for some reason. Still trying to see if
it only occurs on first run of WinMail.
 
It just moves onto the next victim!

DGuess said:
Well, it could possibly tear a hole in the space/time.

It might delete and it might not. I'm on the Not side since this seems to be
a problem with the whole structure for some reason. Still trying to see if
it only occurs on first run of WinMail.
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Shift Delete did not work on the message stuck in my Outbox.

Not sure what effect it had on the space/time continuum. :-)

Gary VanderMolen
 
Blow the whole thing off.

Windows Mail has a newer (to them) form of database. Each email is stored
separately.

Do the following:

1) Open Control Panel then select Folder Options.
a) click on the Views tab
b) Select "Show hidden files and folders"
c) Uncheck "Hide extensions for known file types"
d) click APPLY then OK.
e) Close Control Panel

2) From Windows Mail
a) Click on the Tools menu
b) click on Options
c) click on the Advanced tab
d) click the Maintenance button
e) click the Store Folders button.
f) make a note of the location of the message stores. It will be
something like:
C:\Users\<account name>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail
g) close Windows Mail

3) Open Windows Explorer

When it opens, you will see a small black triangle next to the user account
name. Click it to collapse it.

For the following, the triangle will not appear till you put the mouse over
the element in question.

Move the mouse to the "Computer" line. A triangle will appear, click on it
to expand it.

You should see something like "Local Disk (C:)"

Click on the triangle to expand it.

Locate "Users" and click on the triangle next to it to expand it.

Locate <username> and click on the triangle next to it to expand it.

Locate "AppData" and click on the triangle next to it to expand it.

Locate "Local" and click on the triangle next to it to expand it.
Locate "Microsoft" and click on the triangle next to it to expand it.

Now, in the right window pane, locate Windows Mail.
Click on it.

In the left window pane, scroll upward till you see "Local Disk (C:)"

Now, in the right window pane, hold them left mouse button down on the
Windows Mail folder.
Drag it to the "Local Disk (C:)" and release the mouse button.
Select MOVE Here.......

Now, this may take a bit to get done, depending upon how much mail is there.
Give it time.

Now, when it's done, create a new folder name Windows Mail to replace the
moved one in the
C:\Users\<account name>\AppData\Local\Microsoft folder.

Now start Windows Mail.
It will be empty but that's no biggie.

Create a couple of folders in Windows Mail and name them Old Mail, Old
Sent.
Click on the Old Mail folder to open it.


Resize Windows Mail so you can see both Windows Explorer and Windows Mail.

In the Windows Mail folder you will see a Local Folders folder, click the
triangle to expand it.

Locate the Inbox folder.
In this folder you will see a lot of .eml files. These are the old emails.
Drag and drop ONLY the .eml files to the Old Mail folder in Windows Mail.

Do similar for Sent Items to the Old Sent folder.

Now, see if Windows Mail works for you.
 
Did you ever figure out how to deletea message stuck in your Outbox ? I have
one that I cannot delete and I am unable to receive or send messages. Help ?
 
The only thing that got rid of the message stuck in my Outbox was
the procedure developed by Steve Cochran:

"The only solution so far is to wipe out the database. So go to
Tools | Options | Maintenance | Advanced | Store Folder to find the message
store location. Then move everything under that Windows Mail directory to
another directory. Then restart WinMail and it will open fresh with nothing
in the database. You can then add your accounts and if they work correctly
then you can use File | Import | Messages and choose WinMail format and
point to the directory to which you moved the files."

Gary VanderMolen
 
you might find this very use-ful

loveforfairies said:
I can't delete an email in my inbox. It keeps telling me an error as occured
and I need help. It is driving me insane.
Click to expand...

Close Windows Mail
 
This should solve the problem! Very easy!

Left click once on the deleted items folder thats in the column on the left
side of the windows mail page, then right click on it once, then left click
on: empty "deleted items" folder, do the same thing if its the Junk E-mail
folder thats givin you the problem!(left click once on the Junk E-mail then
right click once, then left click the empty "junk E-mail" folder)

- jthom11
 
jthom11 said:
This should solve the problem! Very easy!

Left click once on the deleted items folder thats in the column on the
left
side of the windows mail page, then right click on it once, then left
click
on: empty "deleted items" folder, do the same thing if its the Junk E-mail
folder thats givin you the problem!(left click once on the Junk E-mail
then
right click once, then left click the empty "junk E-mail" folder)

- jthom11
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You sure are persistent with your advice on how to empty Junk and Deleted
items folders "jthom11", try answering the problem of emptying the Inbox, as
was requested?
 
well excuse me "mac"

I thought that this would help some "other" people that may have had this
problem with not being able to delete a message exspecially from the Junk
E-mail folder. I had seen this problem being reported before on one of these
community forums a few weeks back on some"can't delete e-mails" threads when
i was also having a problem with an email that would not delete from the Junk
E-mail folder and finally found out how to delete it, but i could not find
that thread again again so i just left the message on a few newer dated
threads on deleting email.

Mostly all the "can't delete email" threads that branch out, ask on how to
delete from numerous folders anyways, so i figured i would leave the message
in a few newer dated threads thinking that maybe i could help someone out!

I never had the problem of not being able to delete from my inbox so i can't
leave any support on that matter.

I'll just stay away from leaving any replies from now on, if thats what you
want, at least thats what it sounded like you wanted judging from your blunt
message!

- jthom11
 
I have 36 messages trapped in my delete mail box. I keep getting a message
that reads,"Message could not be displayed. Windows mail encountered an
unexpected problem while displaying this message. Check your computer for
low memory or low disk space and try again."
Its crazy, I have put other messages in that file and have been able to
delete them. One day I deleted from 71 down to the firm 36. Any help
 
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