Many thanks Bruce. One of my User-created folders was up to 419 Mb!

Andy I.


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
: The size of the folder is the size of the corresponding dbx file in the
: message store. The dbx file holds the folder's data.
:
: Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location of
: your Outlook Express files. Write the location down and navigate to it in
: Windows Explorer or, copy and paste it into Start | Run.
:
: In WinXP, Win2K & Win2K3, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default
: marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must enable
: Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel | Folder Options
: Icon | View, or in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder Options | View.
: --
:
: Bruce Hagen
: MS-MVP Outlook Express
: Imperial Beach, CA
:
:
: "Andy" [email protected] wrote in message
: ...
: Hi Bruce,
:
: Please excuse me for "butting in", but.......... having followed your
: excellent advice on this subject long ago, I'm still mystified about
this
: bit:
: "Keep user created folders under 100MB".
:
: When I look at Properties for my user-created folders, I see only the
: number
: of files contained, no MB's. Perhaps other numbskulls will benefit from
: your solution to this "problem".
:
: Andy I.
:
:
: "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
: ...
: : Why does OE insist on compacting folders when I close it?:
: : http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/why.htm#compact
: :
: : About File Corruption:
: :
:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...orruption.mspx
: :
: : Compacting your folders periodically is a must to keep OE functioning
: well
: : and at some point, you may lose all your saved messages if you don't.
: When
: : you delete, or move messages, the space they had used remains until
you
: : compact.
: :
: : ***Never touch anything until the compacting is finished.***
: :
: : See:
: : www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#2
: :
: : With SP2, automatic background compacting was removed due to problems
it
: : caused. Now you will get a prompt to compact after 100 OE closings,
: which
: : you should do, and don't touch anything until it has finished. If you
: : compact manually, at your convenience, this will also set the counter
: back
: : to zero. See this for more information:
: : http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm#compact
: :
: : If you are fully patched, you will also now see a copy of your dbx
files
: : being copied to the Recycle Bin as BAK files. Should something go awry
: when
: : compacting, the messages can easily be restored from this backup. A
: manual
: : compact will also reset the counter in the registry back to zero now.
: :
: : For more info, see the information outlined in red he
: : www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#2
: :
: : To keep things running smooth, and for faster compacting:
: :
: : Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They will eventually become
: : corrupt and you may lose mail. 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.
: :
: : And backup often.
: :
: : Backup and Resto
: :
: : http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/
: :
: : http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
: : --
: :
: : Bruce Hagen
: : MS-MVP Outlook Express
: : Imperial Beach, CA
: :
: :
: : "tommyvin" wrote in message
: : ...
: : When I leave Outlook Express I get this - "Outlook Express can
: compact
: : messages." I have just been canceling it.
: :
: : I'd like to find what this is all about. Can someone direct me to a
: : mini-tutorial about this subject.
: :
:
:
: