You /are/ running a POP3 account and not a Hotmail, or IMAP account?

The pop3uidl.bak file should be in the Recycle Bin unless you restored it,
which is unnecessary. If you restored it to the message store, delete it.
All your dbx files are backed up in the Recycle Bin when you compact.

Tools | Accounts | Mail | Properties | Advanced. Uncheck: Leave a copy of
messages on the server. Then delete the Pop3uidl.dbx file. You will get the
messages one more time, but that should be it.

With OE ***closed***, find the DBX file for the folder in question
{Pop3uidl.dbx} and delete it. A new one will be created automatically when
you open OE.

General precautions for Outlook Express:

Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They will eventually become
corrupt. 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.

After you are done, follow up by compacting your folders manually while
working *offline* and do it often.

Click on Outlook Express at the top of the folder tree so no folders are
open. Then: File | Work Offline (or double click Working Online in the
Status Bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything until
the compacting is completed.

Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer
of protection that eats up CPUs and causes a multitude of problems such as
time-outs and account setting changes. Your up-to-date A/V program will
continue to protect you sufficiently. For more, see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Theresa Marie" Theresa wrote in message
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I have deleted the pop3dbx file and that got rid of 45 messages, but now I
am
starting over with duplicated emails. What is the pop3 bak file? should I
delete that too, or what can I do to stop this madness.