I'd like to blame Norton, but I don't /think/ it is the reason this time.
Was OE closed when you deleted Folders.dbx? It must be. What is the exact
error message?

If you create a new identity and import all your messages, does compacting
work there?
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"Bill Bradshaw" wrote in message
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Running WinXP Pro SP3. Using OE 6. I am having a problem manually
compacting my dbx files. I keep getting an error in the directdb.dll
file. I do not leave any messages in the inbox. Everything that is saved
is moved to a folder. I have tried deleting and rebuilding the folders
dbx file. What happens when its stops compacting a file is the file is
deleted and a backup file is created. This does happen on any particular
dbx file. I have tried searching the internet but have not found an
answer that works. They only new software I have installed is Norton
AntiVirus 2009 so I guess I am suspicious. Anybody have any suggestions?
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Bill

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