Hi,
How do I know the size of my local folders in OE? Someone here said that
they should be kept under 100 Mb. I just don't know how to find out.
Thank you.
SH

You have to look at the dbx files for the size.

Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location of
your Outlook Express files. Press the Tab key to highlight the folder
location, then Ctrl+C. Close OE, then StartRunCtrl+V will put the location
in the box - Click OK and you'll see the OE files. Otherwise, write the
location down and navigate to it in Windows Explorer.

In Windows XP, 2K & 3K, 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 |
View.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Wendy Hill" wrote in message
...
Hi,
How do I know the size of my local folders in OE? Someone here said that
they should be kept under 100 Mb. I just don't know how to find out.
Thank you.
SH

Thank you so very much for this.
All the best,
SH


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
: You have to look at the dbx files for the size.
:
: Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location of
: your Outlook Express files. Press the Tab key to highlight the folder
: location, then Ctrl+C. Close OE, then StartRunCtrl+V will put the
location
: in the box - Click OK and you'll see the OE files. Otherwise, write the
: location down and navigate to it in Windows Explorer.
:
: In Windows XP, 2K & 3K, 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
|
: View.
: --
: Bruce Hagen
: MS MVP - Outlook Express
: ~IB-CA~
:
: "Wendy Hill" wrote in message
: ...
: Hi,
: How do I know the size of my local folders in OE? Someone here said that
: they should be kept under 100 Mb. I just don't know how to find out.
: Thank you.
: SH
:
:
:

YW.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Wendy Hill" wrote in message
...
Thank you so very much for this.
All the best,
SH


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
: You have to look at the dbx files for the size.
:
: Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location of
: your Outlook Express files. Press the Tab key to highlight the folder
: location, then Ctrl+C. Close OE, then StartRunCtrl+V will put the
location
: in the box - Click OK and you'll see the OE files. Otherwise, write the
: location down and navigate to it in Windows Explorer.
:
: In Windows XP, 2K & 3K, 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
|
: View.
: --
: Bruce Hagen
: MS MVP - Outlook Express
: ~IB-CA~
:
: "Wendy Hill" wrote in message
: ...
: Hi,
: How do I know the size of my local folders in OE? Someone here said
that
: they should be kept under 100 Mb. I just don't know how to find out.
: Thank you.
: SH
:
:
:

Hi SH,

One way to find the size is go to where folder is stored, right click,
choose properties.

Ken

"Wendy Hill" wrote in message
...
| Hi,
| How do I know the size of my local folders in OE? Someone here said that
| they should be kept under 100 Mb. I just don't know how to find out.
| Thank you.
| SH
|
|

Thank you for your reply.
All the best,
SH



"Ken" wrote in message
...
: Hi SH,
:
: One way to find the size is go to where folder is stored, right click,
: choose properties.
:
: Ken
:
: "Wendy Hill" wrote in message
: ...
: | Hi,
: | How do I know the size of my local folders in OE? Someone here said that
: | they should be kept under 100 Mb. I just don't know how to find out.
: | Thank you.
: | SH
: |
: |
:
: