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Personal Folders
I've read/heard that it is not good to leave much info in the Inbox because
it might cause it to corrupt. I've told a friend this, and he's "dutiful" to frequently empty Inbox. However, I just saw that in creating his personal folders, he has many of them as sub-folders to Inbox. Could these sub-folders be considered as IN the Inbox, and thus also cause corruption? |
Personal Folders
Subfolders have their own dbx file, (and that is what matters), regardless
of the folder they are under, so that is acceptable. 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 "Joy" wrote in message ... I've read/heard that it is not good to leave much info in the Inbox because it might cause it to corrupt. I've told a friend this, and he's "dutiful" to frequently empty Inbox. However, I just saw that in creating his personal folders, he has many of them as sub-folders to Inbox. Could these sub-folders be considered as IN the Inbox, and thus also cause corruption? |
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