At 8:04 AM -0500 11/6/03, Charles wrote: >Speaking of getting too big, My message file doesn't get any smaller when I >delete messages. (OE 5.0.6) It just keeps growing and growing. I was down >to only a few messages and the "Messages" file was still over 90MB. Finally >at 90+MB, I had to delete the Messages & Database files and start over. And >yes, I did empty the trash :)
Charles, Did you try compacting or rebuilding your mail database? If you hold the option key down while starting OE, you will get the option to do so. The following is from Microsoft's web site. >SUMMARY >This article describes how to compact the message store file in Outlook Express 5 for Macintosh. > >MORE INFORMATION >To compact the message store, press OPTION while starting Outlook Express 5. > >You receive the following message: >Would you like to compact the database? >If you click Yes , the messages are compacted, any unused spaces are removed from the database. If you click No , you receive the following message: >Would you like to do a complex rebuild of the database? >If you click Yes to compact the database, any unused spaces are removed from the database, data that is corrupted is removed and links are broken . If you click No , a rebuild of the database is not done. This also works with Entourage. Regards, Jim -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.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]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
