Thanks for the explanation Bruce. I thought I might have had a virus.
appreciated
"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
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This is due to a recent update. Now when you compact, a copy of your dbx
files are sent to the Recycle Bin in the event that something should go
wrong and messages, or entire folders are lost when you are compacting.
Many people do not back up Outlook Express on a regular basis. This new
mandatory backup is something people have been asking for quite awhile as
we spend a lot of time helping people getting their messages back, and
they have to purchase a tool to recover messages.
You can empty the Recycle Bin any time you want and the bak files will go
away until you compact again.
For more info, see the information outlined in red he
www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#2
If you don't currently back up OE regularly, I would suggest you get this,
or a similar tool, (freeware):
This freeware tool backs up everything in OE in seconds. Disregard what is
written in red. That is referring to a different program.
Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB):
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~
"S S" wrote in message
k...
When I get the pop up to compact my folders in OE if I click to OK I then
find they are being deleted to my recycle bin, is there a way to stop
this other than not allowing the folders to compact.
thanks
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