Dave: This seems like a good suggestion for work-related e-mails, although I already do this on an external thumb drive and on my computer's hard drive for any e-mails I need to keep.
I also try to do this for my personal g-mail as well. I'm probably not as diligent with personal g-mail as I should be, but I do understand the approach. Dr,. Tom Behler -----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dave Carlson Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 12:12 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] [Bulk] Major Outlook 2010 Problem Tom, Here's what I recommend...and have done so with all my work-related email. Rather than just deleting messages, I created annual or semi-annual personal folder files (.PST) and archived off those date ranges to those files. Then after creating and archiving them, I disconnected them from my Outlook folders. This way, they are there if I need to go back, just by adding one to my folders and using it, then removing it again. The database files continue to reside on my hard drive, ready for access, but not being constantly monitored by Outlook. For archive files more than 3 years old, I moved them off to a separate hard drive or even a data DVD media. Takes a bit of time when you first start archiving them off, but Outlook does run more quickly once you've done it. Dave Carlson Oregonian, woodworker, Musician, and pioneer ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Behler" <[email protected]> To: "Jaws users list" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 08:41 AM Subject: [Bulk] [JAWS-Users] Major Outlook 2010 Problem Hello, everyone. You may remember that, last week, I posted a quiry to the list regarding an increasingly sluggish Windows 7 desktop computer with Jaws, to the point that it became unusable. I originally thought the problem related to some sort of a virus I had gotten, since it seemed that something in internet explorer was constantly running. I think that might have been part of the problem, but after taking the computer to a local computer repair shop, it seems that the biggest problem is with Outlook 2010. I am not sure how he found this out, but the computer repair person indicated that my Outlook data file is unbelievably huge! It contains something like 10 gigs of material, and is constantly running, and trying to refresh itself. I access both my work and personal g-mail accounts via Outlook 2010, and am very good at deleting e-mails that are no longer of use to me. I also periodically check my all mail folder in my personal g-mail account to be sure that deleted e-mails are not showing up in there. I guess my question is this: Should I totally un-install Outlook 2010, and re-install it again? Or, is there some way I can correct this issue with my currrent version of Outlook 2010? My University currently uses Office 365, which I know contains a version of Outlook, so I'm wondering if that might be another way to go. The computer tech at my local computer repair shop advises me to forget outlook, and just access my personal g-mail via the g-mail web site, but I have not had the greatest luck navigating that web site with Jaws 14. I'm not sure if such an approach would work with my work e-mail account either. Any wisdom that can be shed on this issue would be appreciated. Thank you. Dr. Tom Behler from Michigan 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/
