101 folders? I don't have enough friends to fill one folder. If you can
compact them one-at-a-time with no problem, then you should be able to
compact them all at once. The key ingredient here is that you may have to be
more patient and wit longer until the compacting completes.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"marrie" wrote in message
...
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!