O no I wait, but the stupid message still appears when I hit alt+f, f, f.
verses alt+f, f, c to compact by hand all 101 folders.

Bruce Hagen wrote:
: 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!