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My Deleted folder is empty, but the Store folder still shows substantial
amount file size; same size in the my Backup, too.
The reason is....?

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The reason is....?

Because you haven't compacted your folders yet and the space is not
reclaimed until you do.

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.

Compact Your OE Folders:
http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm#compact
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"sjb" wrote in message
...
My Deleted folder is empty, but the Store folder still shows substantial
amount file size; same size in the my Backup, too.
The reason is....?

Difference
 

The reason is....?

Because you haven't compacted your folders yet and the space is not
reclaimed until you do.

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.

Compact Your OE Folders:
http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm#compact
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"sjb" wrote in message
...
My Deleted folder is empty, but the Store folder still shows substantial
amount file size; same size in the my Backup, too.
The reason is....?

Difference
 

Compact Folders!
--
I mastered Wordstar graphics!


"sjb" wrote:

My Deleted folder is empty, but the Store folder still shows substantial
amount file size; same size in the my Backup, too.
The reason is....?

Difference
 

Compact Folders!
--
I mastered Wordstar graphics!


"sjb" wrote:

My Deleted folder is empty, but the Store folder still shows substantial
amount file size; same size in the my Backup, too.
The reason is....?

Difference
 

"sjb" wrote in message
...
: My Deleted folder is empty, but the Store folder still shows substantial
: amount file size; same size in the my Backup, too.
: The reason is....?

It needs compacting?

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"sjb" wrote in message
...
: My Deleted folder is empty, but the Store folder still shows substantial
: amount file size; same size in the my Backup, too.
: The reason is....?

It needs compacting?

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sjb wrote:

My Deleted folder is empty, but the Store folder still shows substantial
amount file size; same size in the my Backup, too.
The reason is....?

To clarify on the other responses suggesting that you compact, when you
delete an item it is not physically removed from the database file. It is
merely tagged with Delete status and the application merely hides those
deleted records from the user. It is possible to recover delete-marked
items (but that doesn't mean the app maker provides convenient tools to do
so). The delete-marked records remain in the database until you physically
purge those records. Compacting is what physically purges the delete-marked
items from the database.

Difference
 

sjb wrote:

My Deleted folder is empty, but the Store folder still shows substantial
amount file size; same size in the my Backup, too.
The reason is....?

To clarify on the other responses suggesting that you compact, when you
delete an item it is not physically removed from the database file. It is
merely tagged with Delete status and the application merely hides those
deleted records from the user. It is possible to recover delete-marked
items (but that doesn't mean the app maker provides convenient tools to do
so). The delete-marked records remain in the database until you physically
purge those records. Compacting is what physically purges the delete-marked
items from the database.