A few weeks ago I moved the OE store folder to My Documents on a different
drive. Since then deleting messages has been very slow.

How can I move the store folder to its original place?

Roger M

This will show you the original path:
http://www.insideoe.com/files/store.htm

But moving it should not have caused this. Delete the Deleted Items.dbx file
and compact your folders. Also, Clear the Temporary Internet Files. In
IEToolsInternet Options Delete Files button. And check the box to Delete
Offline content.

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 Windows XP, 2K & 3K, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default
marked as hidden. To view these files in Explorer, you must enable Show
Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel | Folder Options |
View.

With OE closed, find the DBX file for the folder in question {Deleted
Items.dbx} and delete it. A new one will be created automatically when you
open OE.

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: FileWork Offline (or double click Working Online in the Status
Bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything until the
compacting is completed.

In Tools | Options | Maintenance: Uncheck Compact messages in background and
leave it unchecked. {N/A if running XP/SP2}.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Roger Mantle" wrote in message
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A few weeks ago I moved the OE store folder to My Documents on a different
drive. Since then deleting messages has been very slow.

How can I move the store folder to its original place?

Roger M