Thanks for your help. I'm getting there.
I don't have the msoe.dll patch. How do I get it? I went into windows
update and they can't find it by the number.
Also,. I do not have a program that automatically cleans out the Recycle
Bin.
What do you mean by using my delete file as a garbage pail? Are you telling
me top clean it out more often?
If I use the OEQB, does it overwrite the info that I had in it previously?
Thanks agin. You've been a big help.
"Bruce Hagen" wrote:
Did you read the Help for OEQB? Did you create the requires folder?
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/oeqb.htm
In OE | Help | About......., scroll down to msoe.dll. Are your numbers
600.2900.3028? If not, then you're not fully patched and won't find BAK
folders.
Do you have any program that automatically empties the Recycle Bin?
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~
"Bobm0001" wrote in message
...
Thanks for your advice. I assume I'm fully patched. I have my computer
set
to automatically update, yet I can't find BAK files in the Recycle Bin.
Also, wshen I try to use OE Quick Backup, I keep getting a message "Please
select a backup folder before proceding further." I'm embarassed to say I
don't know how to do this.
"Bruce Hagen" wrote:
Why are you keeping messages in a garbage pail? (Deleted Items).
Why does OE insist on compacting folders when I close it?:
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/why.htm#compact
Compacting your folders periodically is a must to keep OE functioning
well
and at some point, you may lose all your saved messages if you don't.
When
you delete, or move messages, the space they had used remains until you
compact.
See:
www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#2
With SP2, automatic background compacting was removed due to problems it
caused. Now you will get a prompt to compact after 100 OE closings, which
you should do, and don't touch anything until it has finished. See this
for
more information:
http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm#compact
If you are fully patched, you will also now see a copy of your dbx files
being copied to the Recycle Bin as BAK files. Should something go awry
when
compacting, the messages can easily be restored from this backup. A
manual
compact will also reset the counter in the registry back to zero now.
For more info, see the information outlined in red he
www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#2
To keep things running smooth, and for faster compacting:
Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They will eventually become
corrupt and you may lose mail. Create your own user defined folders for
storing mail and move your mail to them. Empty Deleted Items folder
regularly. Keep user created folders under 100MB, and Default folders as
empty as is feasible.
And backup often.
Backup and Resto
http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~
"Bobm0001" wrote in message
...
About every four or five times I follow the compact messages
directions, I
lose 1-6 months of messages in either the deleted or send file. Each
time,
I swear I'll never compact messages again, but OE wears me down by
forcing
me
to reject the compacting.
Can I retreive the lost messages? How do I backup the messages so I
don't
lose them permanently?