You're welcome.
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~
"George" wrote in message
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Thanks, Bruce, especially for the link to the Quick Backup tool.
Downloaded, installed, and used it already.
George
"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
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This is due to a recent OE update, (KB923694). 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~
"George" wrote in message
ink.net...
While OE is doing its compacting routine, sometimes (but not always) a
little window pops up saying "Copying". Does anyone know what exactly
is being copied, and where the copy is kept?
TIA,
George