What happened to tools=>folders=>compact all folders?

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Walter Cohen

Did MS redesign the internal workings of mail that much that compacting is
no longer necessary?

Walter
 
/Walter Cohen/ said:
Did MS redesign the internal workings of mail that much that compacting is
no longer necessary?
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TOOLS menu|OPTIONS|ADVANCED tab|MAINTENANCE button (at the bottom)
 
Walter Cohen said:
Did MS redesign the internal workings of mail that much that compacting is
no longer necessary?

Walter
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The actual messages are no longer stored in the database, but a lot of data
about the messages is, and the database needs to be compacted every so
often. By default WinMail will do this every 25th time it is shut down.
Tools | Options | Advanced | Maintenance
 
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