Can anyone explain why in OE6 running in a XPpro system the following
occurs?
Tools/options/maintenance/--clean up now
local files outlook express
total size 196 mb
wasted space 195 mb

These sizes are after running the delete all headers and message bodies
routine. Shouldn't it be 0 and 0


Thank you
Mel

Space taken up after you move or delete messages is not reclaimed until you
compact your folders.

Click on Outlook Express at the top of the folder tree so no folders are
open. Then: File | Work Offline (or double click Working Online in the
Status Bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything until
the compacting is completed.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"shakey" shakeyATsonic.net wrote in message
...
Can anyone explain why in OE6 running in a XPpro system the following
occurs?
Tools/options/maintenance/--clean up now
local files outlook express
total size 196 mb
wasted space 195 mb

These sizes are after running the delete all headers and message bodies
routine. Shouldn't it be 0 and 0


Thank you
Mel

"shakey" shakeyATsonic.net wrote in message
...
Can anyone explain why in OE6 running in a XPpro system the following
occurs?
Tools/options/maintenance/--clean up now
local files outlook express
total size 196 mb
wasted space 195 mb

These sizes are after running the delete all headers and message bodies
routine. Shouldn't it be 0 and 0

The files will not shrink until you compact them.

Compacting of folders is necessary or they will become corrupted or else so
large that they can no longer be used. Deleting a message does not reclaim
the space. The message is marked as deleted but is still there until the
folder is compacted. That is why programs such as DBXtract work.

If a user closes compacting while compacting is in progress data loss will
probably occur.

Open OE and click File | Folder | Compact All. Leave the computer alone
until it finishes.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Answer in newsgroup. Don't expect an answer to email.

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 [not available 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 shut down your machine while Windows is
automatically compacting your message store.

- Your anti-virus application's email scanning feature can also cause such
corruption. Disable it. It provides no additional protection.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org

shakey wrote:
Can anyone explain why in OE6 running in a XPpro system the following
occurs?
Tools/options/maintenance/--clean up now
local files outlook express
total size 196 mb
wasted space 195 mb

These sizes are after running the delete all headers and message bodies
routine. Shouldn't it be 0 and 0


Thank you
Mel

"shakey" shakeyATsonic.net wrote in message
...
Can anyone explain why in OE6 running in a XPpro system the following
occurs?
Tools/options/maintenance/--clean up now
local files outlook express
total size 196 mb
wasted space 195 mb

These sizes are after running the delete all headers and message bodies
routine. Shouldn't it be 0 and 0

Thank you
Mel

Bruce, Frank, Pa Bear
Thanks for the info "and you all agree".
Oh PA Bear -- good warning but I never use those files other than
temporarily.