I've just spent HOURS going through all my old e-mails and deleting most of
them (yes, I KNOW I should do it every week...) – then emptied the Deleted
Items folder, and compacted it.

However, when I check deleted items.dbx in Windows Explorer, it’s still
94MB, even though it’s empty... how do I get it down to 0MB please! Can I
delete it, and OE6 will recreate it...?

Thanks
Roger

You're right! Close OE, then delete it. When you open OE again, it will be
recreated....but not quite at 0MB.

Hogweed" wrote in message
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I've just spent HOURS going through all my old e-mails and deleting most of
them (yes, I KNOW I should do it every week...) - then emptied the Deleted
Items folder, and compacted it.

However, when I check deleted items.dbx in Windows Explorer, it's still
94MB, even though it's empty... how do I get it down to 0MB please! Can I
delete it, and OE6 will recreate it...?

Thanks
Roger

The smallest possible .dbx file appears to be 59KB. It sounds as if the
compact didn't work or the Deleted Items folder is corrupt. Deleting it
(make sure OE is closed first) should fix the problem.


Hogweed wrote:
I've just spent HOURS going through all my old e-mails and deleting most of
them (yes, I KNOW I should do it every week...) ? then emptied the Deleted
Items folder, and compacted it.

However, when I check deleted items.dbx in Windows Explorer, it?s still
94MB, even though it?s empty... how do I get it down to 0MB please! Can I
delete it, and OE6 will recreate it...?

Thanks
Roger




--
Gary L. Smith
Columbus, Ohio

General OE Caveats:

- Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to local
folders created for this purpose.

- Empty Deleted Items folder daily.

- Disable Background Compacting [N/A in SP2] and frequently perform a manual
compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at
http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm

- WinXP SP2 only: Do not attempt to close OE via Task Manager or shutdown
your machine if Automatic Compacting is taking place.

- WinXP SP2 only: If your machine is fully up-to-date at Windows Update,
installing the following patch (KB918766) will help to avoid such data loss
in the futu
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...2-98af2256ccc3

This patch will be included in the next Cumulative Update for Outlook
Express/WinXP SP2.

- Your anti-virus application's email scanning feature can also cause
corruption. Disable it. It provides no additional protection.

--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

Hogweed wrote:
I've just spent HOURS going through all my old e-mails and deleting most
of them (yes, I KNOW I should do it every week...) â?" then emptied the
Deleted Items folder, and compacted it.

However, when I check deleted items.dbx in Windows Explorer, itâ?Ts still
94MB, even though itâ?Ts empty... how do I get it down to 0MB please! Can
I delete it, and OE6 will recreate it...?

Thanks
Roger