Bruce,
Your in the future suggestions do not mention a file size limit for the
created folders.
Do you recommend 100 MG max for a folder size?
--
Ronald Sommer

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Was OE closed when you deleted the dbx files? New ones won't be created if
OE was open.

Your files were way too large and became corrupted. You might be able to
retrieve the messages from the original files on the Desktop with this
tool, but no guarantees.

DBXpress: {much faster for large files}
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx

It also has an Extract From Disk feature that will read from your HDD if
need be.

To help avoid this in the futu

Do not archive mail in the Inbox or Sent Items. Create your own user
defined folders and move the messages you wish to save to them. Empty
Deleted Items folder daily.

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

In Tools | Options | Maintenance: Uncheck Compact messages in background
and leave it unchecked. {N/A if running XP/SP2}.

And backup often.

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB Freeware)
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Ravina888" wrote in message
...
I was unable to delete messages in my inbox and deleted folder in OE6.
Spent
an hour moving the files in inbox and deleted items that I wanted to save
to
new folders called, "Saved Deleted messages" and "Saved Inbox Messages".
All
20,000 + items seemed to move ok.

When I went to the Identites folder to delete inbox and deleted.dbx files
the two folders I created appeared there as well "Saved Deleted messages"
and
"Saved Inbox Messages" . Just in case I copied the corrupted files
"Inbox.dbx
and deleted.dbx" to a folder on my desktop, then delted them from the
Identities folder.

When I reopened outlook Express, I still coulden't delete particular
emails
and only 1/4 of what I moved from Inbox and Deleted showed up into the
saved
Inbox and saved Delted folders I created. Now I have a backup of the old
delted.dbx file that is 2GB in size but can't get OE to open it.

I have tried to import it back into a new identity in OE, error states
that
the file is in use.
I have tried to import it into Microsoft Outlook, nothing appears in the
deleted items folder out inbox folder.
Any suggestions of how to get this file imported or opened?