Are you examining DBX files in the correct OE store
(http://www.insideoe.com/files/store.htm#storemain)?
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

Dan wrote:
Even after I compact folders and messages in OE, it seems that the file
size of my DBX files is still as large as before. Is there a way to get
the file size to shrink?

Dan