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Old October 15th 06, 07:41 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
barcaroller
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Default DBX file size...

My "Deleted Items" folder is completely empty and yet the "Deleted
Items.dbx" file is at 55 MB. I have compacted the folders but the size for
"Deleted Items.dbx" has not changed. Does anyone know why an empty OE 6.0
folder (on Windows XP HE) would take up so much space?



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Old October 15th 06, 07:48 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
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Default DBX file size...

barcaroller wrote:
My "Deleted Items" folder is completely empty and yet the "Deleted
Items.dbx" file is at 55 MB. I have compacted the folders but the size for
"Deleted Items.dbx" has not changed. Does anyone know why an empty OE 6.0
folder (on Windows XP HE) would take up so much space?




Assuming you have no messages in the Deleted Items folder, close OE and
go to the message store and delete deleteditems.dbx and then reopen OE
and it will create a new one. See if the new one isn't smaller.

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Old October 15th 06, 07:53 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Bruce Hagen
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Default DBX file size...

If you compacted, Deleted Items.dbx should be 59KB. Are you sure you are
looking in the correct Message Store for the identity you are using?

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 Start | Run | Ctrl+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 WinXP, Win2K & Win2K03, 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
Icon | View, or in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder Options | View.
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My "Deleted Items" folder is completely empty and yet the "Deleted
Items.dbx" file is at 55 MB. I have compacted the folders but the size
for "Deleted Items.dbx" has not changed. Does anyone know why an empty OE
6.0 folder (on Windows XP HE) would take up so much space?




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Old October 16th 06, 02:30 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Ron Sommer
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"Alias~-" wrote in message
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: barcaroller wrote:
: My "Deleted Items" folder is completely empty and yet the "Deleted
: Items.dbx" file is at 55 MB. I have compacted the folders but the size
for
: "Deleted Items.dbx" has not changed. Does anyone know why an empty OE
6.0
: folder (on Windows XP HE) would take up so much space?
:
:
:
:
: Assuming you have no messages in the Deleted Items folder, close OE and
: go to the message store and delete deleteditems.dbx and then reopen OE
: and it will create a new one. See if the new one isn't smaller.
:
: Alias

You missed a space.
It is deleted items.dbx.
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