On 21/11/01 6:52 PM, "Angus & Sue & Jordan Russell (Phuket)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello again! > > OK, found the messages file, duplicated & put the copy on my back-up drive. > Went to original & binned a stack of messages, plus a load of attachments > that I had saved to disk as well. > > Size of new message file - exactly the same as the old one, 295Mb, which is > why I am trying to do something about it! > > Can some one explain this one. You need to rebuild the mail database. Hold down the option key while launching OE. > > Also if I try & open the message file all I get is a new e-mail window in OE > - can some one explain this one as well please? You can't open it like a file. If you want to save messages then drag them individually from the message window to a folder on the desktop. Then you can double click them & open them. > > How exactly is the while thing working? > > If I want to switch to Entourage can I just move the entire id folder into > the office 2001 id folder & replace the main id folder therein? The first time you launch Entourage it will import all your OE stuff so leave it in the default place. > > thank you Your welcome > > Angus Rob
