What is the correct procedure in compacting email in windows me? I don't
have any experience in this type of procedure. Your help will be very much
appreciated.


--
Irene

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.


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


"Irene" wrote in message
...
What is the correct procedure in compacting email in windows me? I don't
have any experience in this type of procedure. Your help will be very
much
appreciated.


--
Irene

Am I understanding this?
1. Empty deleted items.
2. While working offline check off compact folders.
3. I move the mail that I want compacted into new folders that I have
created.
4. Compact the new folders and don't touch anything until the process is
completed.
5. Turn off e-mail scanning.
6. Uncheck compact compact messages.
7. Preform backup.
--
Irene


"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

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.


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


"Irene" wrote in message
...
What is the correct procedure in compacting email in windows me? I don't
have any experience in this type of procedure. Your help will be very
much
appreciated.


--
Irene

That was a *canned* reply. Not necessarily in that order.

#6: In Tools | Options | Maintenance: Uncheck Compact messages in
background and leave it unchecked. If OE is compacting in the background,
(and you have no idea that it is), should you do something like close OE,
you may lose messages. This was finally done away with in XP/SP2 for that
reason.

#7: You should back up OE daily, and doing so before you compact is a good
idea. OEQB is a nice, simple program.

#5: OE does not like e-mail scanning and it is not a necessity. Turn it off
and leave it off.

#1: Empty Deleted Items daily. It is a garbage pail and not meant for saving
messages.

#3: Do not keep messages in the Inbox, or any other default folder. Read
them, and delete them. If you want to save them, move them to a user created
folder.

#3 & 4: After you delete, and or move messages, compact /all/ 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.

Touching anything while compacting is taking place can cause loss of
messages.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Irene" wrote in message
...
Am I understanding this?
1. Empty deleted items.
2. While working offline check off compact folders.
3. I move the mail that I want compacted into new folders that I have
created.
4. Compact the new folders and don't touch anything until the process is
completed.
5. Turn off e-mail scanning.
6. Uncheck compact compact messages.
7. Preform backup.
--
Irene


"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

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.


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


"Irene" wrote in message
...
What is the correct procedure in compacting email in windows me? I
don't
have any experience in this type of procedure. Your help will be very
much
appreciated.


--
Irene

"Irene" wrote in message
...
What is the correct procedure in compacting email in windows me? I don't
have any experience in this type of procedure. Your help will be very
much
appreciated.


--
Irene