Outlook does not compact folders without an explicit action from the user.
Outlook Express does.
Try posting this in an Outlook Express news group - this is not one of them.
Outlook is a part of Microsoft Office and is what this group supports.
Outlook Express is a part of Internet Explorer and has its own news groups.
You can also find some good Outlook Express information here:
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com
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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.
After furious head scratching, George Bishop asked:
| Does anyone have any idea how to retrieve Inbox messages that
| disappeared after being "compacted" by Outlook? I now am missing
| messages from 6 folders and have no idea where they are.
