Canno delete emails
 

All of a sudden I received multiple copies of the same emails. I could
delete most of them but some will not delete.

Would appreciate your help.

Mo

Canno delete emails
 

This is a POP# account I assume?

First, make sure there are no messages you want to keep in Deleted Items. In
Tools | Accounts | Mail | Properties | Advanced, make sure "Leave a
copy........." is not checked. Close OE and delete Deleted Items.dbx and
Pop3uidl.dbx from the message store. New files will be created when you open
OE and the messages will download one more time, but that should do it.

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 & Win2K3, 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.

With OE closed, find the DBX file for Deleted Items and Pop3uidl and delete
them. A new one will be created automatically when you open OE.

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.

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB):
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"M Weiss" wrote in message
news:LLsPi.17575$Cd7.5322@trnddc03...
All of a sudden I received multiple copies of the same emails. I could
delete most of them but some will not delete.

Would appreciate your help.

Mo

Canno delete emails
 

I will try your suggestion. But my real problem is that I cannot delete
emails in the Inbox.

Mo

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
This is a POP# account I assume?

First, make sure there are no messages you want to keep in Deleted Items.
In Tools | Accounts | Mail | Properties | Advanced, make sure "Leave a
copy........." is not checked. Close OE and delete Deleted Items.dbx and
Pop3uidl.dbx from the message store. New files will be created when you
open OE and the messages will download one more time, but that should do
it.

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 & Win2K3, 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.

With OE closed, find the DBX file for Deleted Items and Pop3uidl and
delete them. A new one will be created automatically when you open OE.

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.

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB):
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"M Weiss" wrote in message
news:LLsPi.17575$Cd7.5322@trnddc03...
All of a sudden I received multiple copies of the same emails. I could
delete most of them but some will not delete.

Would appreciate your help.

Mo

Canno delete emails
 

The most likely reason that you can't delete messages in the Inbox is a
corrupt Deleted Items folder. Make sure there are no messages you want to
keep in Deleted Items, close OE and delete Deleted Items.dbx in the message
store. That should enable you to delete mail from the Inbox.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"M Weiss" wrote in message
news:5avPi.17585$Cd7.757@trnddc03...
I will try your suggestion. But my real problem is that I cannot delete
emails in the Inbox.

Mo

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
This is a POP# account I assume?

First, make sure there are no messages you want to keep in Deleted Items.
In Tools | Accounts | Mail | Properties | Advanced, make sure "Leave a
copy........." is not checked. Close OE and delete Deleted Items.dbx and
Pop3uidl.dbx from the message store. New files will be created when you
open OE and the messages will download one more time, but that should do
it.

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 & Win2K3, 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.

With OE closed, find the DBX file for Deleted Items and Pop3uidl and
delete them. A new one will be created automatically when you open OE.

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.

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB):
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"M Weiss" wrote in message
news:LLsPi.17575$Cd7.5322@trnddc03...
All of a sudden I received multiple copies of the same emails. I could
delete most of them but some will not delete.

Would appreciate your help.

Mo

Canno delete emails
 

Thanks. It worked.

Mo

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
The most likely reason that you can't delete messages in the Inbox is a
corrupt Deleted Items folder. Make sure there are no messages you want to
keep in Deleted Items, close OE and delete Deleted Items.dbx in the
message store. That should enable you to delete mail from the Inbox.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"M Weiss" wrote in message
news:5avPi.17585$Cd7.757@trnddc03...
I will try your suggestion. But my real problem is that I cannot delete
emails in the Inbox.

Mo

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
This is a POP# account I assume?

First, make sure there are no messages you want to keep in Deleted
Items. In Tools | Accounts | Mail | Properties | Advanced, make sure
"Leave a copy........." is not checked. Close OE and delete Deleted
Items.dbx and Pop3uidl.dbx from the message store. New files will be
created when you open OE and the messages will download one more time,
but that should do it.

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 & Win2K3, 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.

With OE closed, find the DBX file for Deleted Items and Pop3uidl and
delete them. A new one will be created automatically when you open OE.

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.

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB):
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"M Weiss" wrote in message
news:LLsPi.17575$Cd7.5322@trnddc03...
All of a sudden I received multiple copies of the same emails. I could
delete most of them but some will not delete.

Would appreciate your help.

Mo

Canno delete emails
 

You're welcome & thanks for posting back. For your own good, please head the
general precautions for Outlook Express that I explained.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"M Weiss" wrote in message
news:%UwPi.7918$j14.6410@trnddc06...
Thanks. It worked.

Mo

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
The most likely reason that you can't delete messages in the Inbox is a
corrupt Deleted Items folder. Make sure there are no messages you want to
keep in Deleted Items, close OE and delete Deleted Items.dbx in the
message store. That should enable you to delete mail from the Inbox.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"M Weiss" wrote in message
news:5avPi.17585$Cd7.757@trnddc03...
I will try your suggestion. But my real problem is that I cannot delete
emails in the Inbox.

Mo

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
This is a POP# account I assume?

First, make sure there are no messages you want to keep in Deleted
Items. In Tools | Accounts | Mail | Properties | Advanced, make sure
"Leave a copy........." is not checked. Close OE and delete Deleted
Items.dbx and Pop3uidl.dbx from the message store. New files will be
created when you open OE and the messages will download one more time,
but that should do it.

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 & Win2K3, 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.

With OE closed, find the DBX file for Deleted Items and Pop3uidl and
delete them. A new one will be created automatically when you open OE.

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.

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB):
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"M Weiss" wrote in message
news:LLsPi.17575$Cd7.5322@trnddc03...
All of a sudden I received multiple copies of the same emails. I could
delete most of them but some will not delete.

Would appreciate your help.

Mo

Canno delete emails
 

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

This is a POP# account I assume?

First, make sure there are no messages you want to keep in Deleted Items. In
Tools | Accounts | Mail | Properties | Advanced, make sure "Leave a
copy........." is not checked. Close OE and delete Deleted Items.dbx and
Pop3uidl.dbx from the message store. New files will be created when you open
OE and the messages will download one more time, but that should do it.

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 & Win2K3, 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.

With OE closed, find the DBX file for Deleted Items and Pop3uidl and delete
them. A new one will be created automatically when you open OE.

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.

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB):
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"M Weiss" wrote in message
news:LLsPi.17575$Cd7.5322@trnddc03...
All of a sudden I received multiple copies of the same emails. I could
delete most of them but some will not delete.

Would appreciate your help.

Mo

Canno delete emails
 

Bruce

I seems to have a similar but different problem. OE seems to run fine for a
while and then (and usually when I try to delete an email) it just does
nothing after I click on the delete button. And then when I go to another
email, it comes up with a blank screen, cannot display the message. If I go
to another folder, I get nothing. I can close OE and go back in again and it
will again function for a while until everything repeats. Does it sound like
your solution given here will work for this situation?

Char...

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

This is a POP# account I assume?

First, make sure there are no messages you want to keep in Deleted Items. In
Tools | Accounts | Mail | Properties | Advanced, make sure "Leave a
copy........." is not checked. Close OE and delete Deleted Items.dbx and
Pop3uidl.dbx from the message store. New files will be created when you open
OE and the messages will download one more time, but that should do it.

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 & Win2K3, 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.

With OE closed, find the DBX file for Deleted Items and Pop3uidl and delete
them. A new one will be created automatically when you open OE.

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.

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB):
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"M Weiss" wrote in message
news:LLsPi.17575$Cd7.5322@trnddc03...
All of a sudden I received multiple copies of the same emails. I could
delete most of them but some will not delete.

Would appreciate your help.

Mo

Canno delete emails
 

Please start your own new thread in the future.

Move all messages you want to save out of the Inbox and Deleted Items to
local folders you create. Follow that with a compact All Folders. Now,
delete the dbx files for both with OE closed.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"charmaen" wrote in message
...
Bruce

I seems to have a similar but different problem. OE seems to run fine for
a
while and then (and usually when I try to delete an email) it just does
nothing after I click on the delete button. And then when I go to another
email, it comes up with a blank screen, cannot display the message. If I
go
to another folder, I get nothing. I can close OE and go back in again and
it
will again function for a while until everything repeats. Does it sound
like
your solution given here will work for this situation?

Char...

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

This is a POP# account I assume?

First, make sure there are no messages you want to keep in Deleted Items.
In
Tools | Accounts | Mail | Properties | Advanced, make sure "Leave a
copy........." is not checked. Close OE and delete Deleted Items.dbx and
Pop3uidl.dbx from the message store. New files will be created when you
open
OE and the messages will download one more time, but that should do it.

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 & Win2K3, 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.

With OE closed, find the DBX file for Deleted Items and Pop3uidl and
delete
them. A new one will be created automatically when you open OE.

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.

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB):
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"M Weiss" wrote in message
news:LLsPi.17575$Cd7.5322@trnddc03...
All of a sudden I received multiple copies of the same emails. I could
delete most of them but some will not delete.

Would appreciate your help.

Mo

Canno delete emails
 

Sorry about not starting a new thread. I'm not used to participating in
discussion groups, only do it when necessary which isn't often.

I will try what you recommended, just will take a while as I have a lot of
weeding out to do. Is it likely just the folder that is corrupt and not an
individual message(s) causing it? If it is the folder I guess I could move
everything to a unique folder and weed it out later. If it is individual
messages causing it then I will have to see if I can get rid of everything.
I did try this with the Inbox only earlier and thought I had cured the
problem but then it crept up again.

Do I need to delete the Pop3uidl.dbx (as you suggested to an earlier post)?
What is that folder for?

If you don't mind, one more question ... am I getting a good backup of my
email folders if I copy the complete Outlook Express folder (using Explore)
to my backup disk?

Thanks for your help,
Char...

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

Please start your own new thread in the future.

Move all messages you want to save out of the Inbox and Deleted Items to
local folders you create. Follow that with a compact All Folders. Now,
delete the dbx files for both with OE closed.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"charmaen" wrote in message
...
Bruce

I seems to have a similar but different problem. OE seems to run fine for
a
while and then (and usually when I try to delete an email) it just does
nothing after I click on the delete button. And then when I go to another
email, it comes up with a blank screen, cannot display the message. If I
go
to another folder, I get nothing. I can close OE and go back in again and
it
will again function for a while until everything repeats. Does it sound
like
your solution given here will work for this situation?

Char...

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

This is a POP# account I assume?

First, make sure there are no messages you want to keep in Deleted Items.
In
Tools | Accounts | Mail | Properties | Advanced, make sure "Leave a
copy........." is not checked. Close OE and delete Deleted Items.dbx and
Pop3uidl.dbx from the message store. New files will be created when you
open
OE and the messages will download one more time, but that should do it.

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 & Win2K3, 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.

With OE closed, find the DBX file for Deleted Items and Pop3uidl and
delete
them. A new one will be created automatically when you open OE.

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.

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB):
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"M Weiss" wrote in message
news:LLsPi.17575$Cd7.5322@trnddc03...
All of a sudden I received multiple copies of the same emails. I could
delete most of them but some will not delete.

Would appreciate your help.

Mo