Hi Elaine, You are welcome! I am not sure why the auto-compact doesn't work, so I just do as I described as a work-around. smile Richard Q. Justice-website owner www.blind-computing.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elaine" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 9:18 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] outlook express compressing problem
hi Rick thanks for this, it worked for me. so why doesn't the auto compact work. very strange. Elaine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Justice" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 11:29 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] outlook express compressing problem > Hi Lenny, > Every so often, manually compact the folders. > You will find this in the File menu, under the folder sub-menu. > Just select the option to compact all. > HTH, > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lenny McHugh" <[email protected]> > To: "jaws-users-list" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 6:14 PM > Subject: [JAWS-Users] outlook express compressing problem > > > Hello Listers, > I have a continuing outlook express compressing problem. After many > messages have been deleted and closing outlook express, it wants to > compress > folders. It gets through several than an error pops up stating that one of > the folders is in use by outlook express or another program. Where can I > locate the log that might let me know what folder is having the problem. I > am at the point that before I compress I must do a full backup. About 40% > of > the time when this happens most of my messages are lost. > I am using xp home sp3 but the problem has been going on even with sp2. I > have 14 mail folders. > Thanks for any suggestions > --- > Please visit my home page; it is motivational, inspirational and humorous > with many resources for the blind. > http://www.LennyMcHugh.com > > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
