on 10/31/03 5:52 AM, Nick Hingley at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi Listers > > I am writing this message in Outlook Express 5.02 on my aged 7100/80. > > The hard disk is fairly challenged since it is only 700MB. The 7100 only > does a couple of other mundane jobs so other apps are few but I recently > noticed that hard disk space was diminishing to around 20-30MB. > > In the Outlook folder I found a file called 'messages' which was a massive > 300MB plus some. Thinking this the culprit I had a clear out of all the > message folders in Outlook and deleted all the ancient an irrelevant > messages, many of which had attachments and deleted the lot. This took ages > while the 7100 chuntered away first moving files into the Deleted Items > folder and then once more by permanently deleting everything from within the > folder. I must have removed 95% of the messages and I only have the most > recent relevant folders and files and zilch in the Deleted Items. Yet the > message folder is still 300MB! > > 7100/80, 88MB RAM, 700MB HD, OS8.6, OE5.02 > > Am I missing something? > > TIA > > Nick
Message deletion is a multi-step process in Outlook. Part one involves deleting already read messages from the inbox. Part two is deleting messages in the Deleted Items folder. Part three is deleting Sent Messages. Maybe Drafts folder, too if you have one or so messages waiting to be sent, or that you've chosen to send later. Jeff -- 1st-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> 1st PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/1st-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List archive: <http://mail.maclaunch.com/lists/1st-powermacs/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
