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turn off compacting
Is there any way to turn off compacting? I have Windows XP home, OE6
xp_sp2. It seems like there is no option to turn it off. Or should I just allow the compact process and not interrupt it or use OE during the compacting process in order not to lose files? Thanks. Bruce |
turn off compacting
Let it do its thing and walk away from the machine until it's done. You
won't see the prompt again for another 100 closings of OE. ************************************* Why does OE insist on compacting folders when I close it?: http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/why.htm#compact Compacting your folders periodically is a must to keep OE functioning well and at some point, you may lose all your saved messages if you don't. When you delete, or move messages, the space they had used remains until you compact. See: www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#2 With SP2, automatic background compacting was removed due to problems it caused. Now you will get a prompt to compact after 100 OE closings, which you should do, and don't touch anything until it has finished. See this for more information: http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm#compact If you are fully patched, you will also now see a copy of your dbx files being copied to the Recycle Bin as BAK files. Should something go awry when compacting, the messages can easily be restored from this backup. A manual compact will also reset the counter in the registry back to zero now. For more info, see the information outlined in red he www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#2 To keep things running smooth, and for faster compacting: Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They will eventually become corrupt and you may lose mail. Create your own user defined folders for storing mail and move your mail to them. Empty Deleted Items folder regularly. Keep user created folders under 100MB, and Default folders as empty as is feasible. And backup often. Backup and Resto http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/ http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express ~IB-CA~ "brucegooglegroups" wrote in message oups.com... Is there any way to turn off compacting? I have Windows XP home, OE6 xp_sp2. It seems like there is no option to turn it off. Or should I just allow the compact process and not interrupt it or use OE during the compacting process in order not to lose files? Thanks. Bruce |
turn off compacting
See replies to your earlier posts (which may not be available via Google
Groups due to the problems they've encountered in the past few days). The answer is No. Assuming your machine is fully patched, compact all OE folders manually & frequently and you'll never encounter Automatic Compacting. See http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?p=135065#135065; also see the Notes section of the following KB article for an explanation of sorts: All e-mail items may be missing when you start Outlook Express 6 Service Pack 1 [NB: Despite what the KB article might imply, you do NOT need to install KB918766!] http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918069 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 brucegooglegroups wrote: Is there any way to turn off compacting? I have Windows XP home, OE6 xp_sp2. It seems like there is no option to turn it off. Or should I just allow the compact process and not interrupt it or use OE during the compacting process in order not to lose files? Thanks. Bruce |
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