Hello Code, On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:06:13 -0700 GMT (09/07/2008, 01:06 +0700 GMT), Code 2 wrote:
C2> I am experiencing a curious problem. Over the last couple weeks, some C2> of my e-mail folders have gotten very sluggish. Clicking on old or C2> new mail in these folders takes a few seconds to respond (the response C2> used to be instant) and deleting mail takes a few more seconds (it C2> also used to be instant). C2> Compressing the folders doesn't help and my hard disk has almost no C2> fragmentation. According to Maintenance Centre, no folders are C2> damaged. The problem folders are small -- fewer than 1,000 messages C2> and the messages.tbb files are less than than 10MB. Interestingly, C2> folders with more than 7,000 messages and messages.tbb files of nearly C2> 2GB are still lightning fast. C2> Is anyone else experiencing this problem? Yes. I have had this with a folder two or three times over the years. C2> Any solutions? Roelof was right on the spot. I do it slightly differently: Copy the messages somewhere (for example to a newly-created "temporary folder"), delete the message.tbb and message.tbit files whil TB! is closed, and then copy the messages back. If all is OK, you can delete the "temporary folder" again. -- Cheers, Thomas. A bartender is just a pharmacist with a limited inventory. http://thomas.fernandez.hat-gar-keine-homepage.de/ Message reply created with The Bat! 4.0.24.23 under Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 2 ________________________________________________ Current version is 4.0.24.0 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html

