Have you tried to compact each folder one-at-a-time? File | Folder |
Compact.
What folder(s) does it get stuck on? Clean them up.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"marrie" wrote in message
...
and as a follow up when I do that compact with OE closed, it still gets
stuck.

marrie

Bruce Hagen wrote:
: You are always going to get the prompt after 100 closings until you
: compact.
:
: If you can't figure out what folder the compacting process gets
: stuck on, and you should be able to move the error box out of the
: way to see it, then either delete Folders.dbx with OE closed, or
: create a new identity and test it. If the new ID works, import your
: folders to it and when you are satisfied you have everything you
: need, delete the old identity. --
: Bruce Hagen
: MS-MVP Outlook Express
: ~IB-CA~
:
: "marrie" wrote in message
: ...
: and just to follow up the message also appears when OE is closed
: for the hundredth time and there are no folders open.
: Thanks.
:
: marrie wrote:
: :I don't have an anti spam app. Ad-aware is only set to scann when
: : I turn it on.
: : marrie
: :
: : PA Bear wrote:
: : : Then something /else/ is causing the problem (e.g., AVG's
: : : email scanning; anti-spam application). Good luck.
: : : --
: : : ~PA Bear
: : :
: : : marrie wrote:
: : : Yeah did. I always empty sent tmes and put them n to an
: : : archive folder and
: : : remove that once in a while to.
: : :
: : : PA Bear wrote:
: : : But did you do #1 through #3 /before/ you compacted?
: : : --
: : : ~PA Bear
: : :
: : : marrie wrote:
: : : I compacted before importing the messages and after nd it
: : : worked, but now it
: : : is not. I'll have a look at my security programs to see
: : : what in the blazes is going on.
: : :
: : : PA Bear wrote:
: : : If you close OE, reopen to the new identity and compact
: : : manually again, does the behavior persist, Marrie?
: : :
: : : If not: Did you (1) make sure that Sent Items and
: : : Deleted items were empty, (2) close OE, (3) delete the
: : : file Folders.dbx from the original identity's message
: : : store, (4) open OE, and (5) compact all folders before
: : : you imported the messages into the new identity? --
: : : ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
: : : MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
: : : AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org
: : :
: : :
: : : marrie wrote:
: : : follow up. the new identity worked for the first
: : : compact but now it still says the same mesage even
: : : though all folders are closed and I'm off line. This
: : : is nuts!