I hope I have misread your post.
Do you have Inbox(1), Inbox(2), Inbox(3), ..........?
Or do you have inbox(1).dbx, inbox(2).dbx, inbox(3).dbx..........?

Email dbx files with parenthesis and a number are an indication that the
original inbox.dbx has become corrupted.
Newgroup dbx files with parenthesis and a number can be from corruption or
having the same news account on different servers.

Corrupt dbx files will not import.
If in the new Identity, you are getting folders with a parenthesis and a
number, then you are getting corrupted folders.
--
Ronald Sommer

"No One" wrote in message
. ..
: OK, I've created several identities in various tries and her's what
happens.
:
: First, to answer Ronald's question, yes they were compacted, and in the
: usual 100 runs. The sizes of the past year files were all much greater
than
: 100MB, but that has not been a problem until recently, and has worked for
8
: years now. These folders have been compacted and re-compacted at the 100
: run interval any number of times now since it became forced. Prior to
that
: I never compacted them.
:
: On creating a new identity and importing the account settings for mail and
: newsgroups from the Main Identity all appears to be fine. Messages appear
: promptly. When I begin importing messages, though, the hang-time
: re-appears. Also, when importing, say, Archive/Past Years/2002/Inbox from
: the Main Identity I may get 2005 instead. The store directory has
: Inbox.dbx, Inbox (1).dbx, Inbox (2).dbx and so on through Inbox (9).dbx.
: Ditto for Sent Items. There are folders for each of the years
: 1999-2006.dbx, and so on. Apparently Inbox (3).dbx in Main Identity does
: not correspond to Inbox (3) in the new Identity. Deleting the past years
: altogether does not resolve the issue. Deleteing all but one message from
: each year also did not resolve it.
:
: I'd have to guess there must be something in the message folders creating
: the problem since until I start importing the problem doesn't exist.
: However, the problem re-appears no matter what folder I import. This may
: mean all folders became corrupted in compacting, or something else
: altogether is causing it through the import routine.
:
: I've spent several hours now trying to rebuild identities and various
: imports. The ONLY way so far to avoid the problem is to start a new
: identity and import NO messages, thus abandoning the archives I been
keeping
: for 8 years. I repeat, there never was a problem before the compacting
: became mandatory after 100 runs.
:
: So I'm still stuck. I hate to lose 8 years of messages, or even THIS
years
: messages if I let the 8 go. What next?
:
: THANKS for comtinuing to look at this,
: Bill
:
:
:
:
:
:
: "Ron Sommer" wrote in message
: ...
: After you move messages to other folders, do you compact the folders?
: How often do you compact the folders?
: --
: Ronald Sommer
:
: "No One" wrote in message
: ...
: : .dbx folders are present. What I do is move the messages into an
: archive
: : folder. The messages are there with no problem. The problem I'm
having
: : with OE6 is that when I first start it up, it receives messages from
the
: : email accounts that I have, both POP3 and hotmail. When it goes to
: display
: : the FIRST message in the reading pane the system does nothing for
about
: 30
: : seconds. There is no network activity and only sporadic hard drive
: : activity. It's like the system has to think about something before it
: : displays that first message that it just received. Once the first
: message
: : is displayed, all other messages appear in the reading pane at proper
: : speeds.
: :
: : Thanks again,
: : Bill
: :
: :
: :
: : "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
: : ...
: : I'm not sure if I am following you with the archiving. Do you have
dbx
: : files for folders that do not exist in OE's folder tree? Were they
: lost
: : after you compacted? Or did you do something?
: : --
: : Bruce Hagen
: : MS-MVP Outlook Express
: : Imperial Beach, CA
: :
: : "No One" wrote in message
: : . ..
: : I have cleaned up the temp file in IE 7 and restored my right-click
: : options. Thank you.
: :
: : I have a huge archive of old mail dating back to 1999. Each year
is
: : archived in a separate folder, named archive/past years/2006/inbox
: for
: : example. In addition, in the archive folder I have an inbox folder
: for
: : the current year that I move messages into regularly from the
: everyday
: : inbox. Ditto for sent messages. So the daily inbox and sent
messages
: : folders remain small.
: :
: : This problem began after a compacting. I have copies of the
folders
: on
: : another computer, so I tried deleting all but one message from all
: the
: : past years with no help. Up til this problem started my archive
: method
: : has been working great for 8 years. Any other ideas? Is there a
way
: to
: : have OR rebuild the indexes and so on if I copy the backup copied
of
: : inbox(1), inbox(2) and so on back into my store directory?
: :
: : Thanks again,
: : Bill
: :
: :
: : "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
: : ...
: : Problem #2:
: :
: : For IE6:
: :
: : Clear the Temporary Internet Files: In IE | Tools | Internet
Options
: |
: : Delete Files button. And check the box to Delete Offline content.
: :
: : For IE7:
: :
: : Tools | Internet Options | General Tab | Browsing History | Delete
: : Temporary Internet Files.
: :
: : Internet Explorer saves images as bitmaps (.bmp Files):
: : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810978
: :
: : Problem #1. May just need some tidying up.
: :
: : General precautions for Outlook Express:
: :
: : Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They will eventually
: become
: : corrupt. 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.
: :
: : After you are done, follow up by compacting your folders manually
: while
: : working *offline* and do it often.
: :
: : 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.
: :
: : Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a
: redundant
: : layer of protection that eats up CPUs and causes a multitude of
: problems
: : such as time-outs and account setting changes. Your up-to-date A/V
: : program will continue to protect you sufficiently. For more, see:
: : http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3
: :
: : In Tools | Options | Maintenance: Uncheck Compact messages in
: background
: : and leave it unchecked. {N/A if running XP/SP2}.
: :
: : And backup often.
: :
: : Backup & Resto
: : http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/
: :
: : This is a great two click program:
: :
: : Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB)
: : http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
: : --
: : Bruce Hagen
: : MS-MVP Outlook Express
: : Imperial Beach, CA
: :
: : "No One" wrote in message
: : . ..
: : Hi everyone ...
: :
: : I have two problems with OE6 on Windows XP SP2.
: :
: : For some reason, it now takes about 30 seconds to display the
first
: : message. The messages download fine, but when it gets ready to
: display
: : it the system appears to just hang for almost 30 seconds, with no
: : network activity. Once it's displayed that first message, other
: : messages appear quickly as they should.
: :
: : Second problem is right-click to "Save As ..." I no longer get
any
: : options except to save it as "untitled.bmp", which I can rename,
: but
: : I'm trying to save .jpg images. If I click on the paperclip and
: select
: : Save Attachments it presents me with the correct filename and
: extension
: : to save it to. I want to restore my right-click ability to save
it
: as
: : named and as type.
: :
: : Thanks for any guidance here.
: :
: : Bill Stewart
: : Cape Coral, FL
: :
: :
: :
: : --
: :
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