oddley enough none of them gave me the error message. I did del a lot fo
messages i did not need and recompace the folders by hand one at a time
thugh. so, if I can compact all 101 folders manually by doing it from the
folder's submenu and choosing "compact" why can't I do a "compact all?"
Thanks.
Oh. and I'll defrag as well an dsee if that helps.
marrie

Bruce Hagen wrote:
: 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!