Hi Paul,

PG>> That is not true. TB! generates tmp files when it compresses your
PG>> folders. They supposed to be deleted after the compression, but often
PG>> enough TB! either dies or the process is cancelled by the user. In
PG>> either of those cases the files are kept in the mail folders.
PG>> Basically they are the pre-compressed copies of the tbb files and are
PG>> safe to be deleted unless the tbb files got corrupted. If that happens
PG>> you can close TB! and then rename the tmp file back to tbb.

> I have been using TB since 1998 and have not ever seen a temporary
> file in a message folder.

What exactly is your point?

If you have a large folder with several thousand messages or so open
it in your favorite file manager and run folder compression in the
TB!. You will see the tmp file created while the compression is
running.

-- 
All the best,
Peter Gannushkin
http://sonicbeet.com/
http://downtownmusic.net/


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