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Old June 17th 09, 01:06 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
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Default How to remove NG DBX files?

1. Write down the location of your identity's store
(http://www.insideoe.com/files/store.htm#storemain).

2. Close OE.

3. In Windows Explorer, navigate to your store folder and manually delete
the leftover/remainder DBX file.
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JoeU2004 wrote:
When I subscribe to a NG, then click on it to display recent messages, I
get
a corresponding DBX file in the message folder. When I subsequently
unsubscribe that NG, the DBX file typically goes away. That is the
behavior
I expect.

But in some instances, after unsubscribing, I am left with DBX files of
non-zero size. For example, m.p.e.worksheet.functions(1),
m.p.e.worksheet.functions(2), m.p.e.worksheet.functions and m.p.excel,
where
"m.p.e" is microsoft.public.excel.

They persist even after I remove all NG accounts (leaving one mail
account).

Why are those file left behind, whereas others are not?

Can I simply remove those files manually (i.e. right-click the icon and
delete)?

Presumably I should exit OE if/when I do that.

Is there a cleaner way to remove those orphaned(?) DBX files, like Tools
Options Maintenance Clean Up Now?

I tried Reset, to no avail.


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