Can't delete e mails

[dollard]

I have a problem that started a few months ago and is rapidly getting worse.
Often when I try to delete an e mail nothing happens. To delete I have to
exit Outlook Express 6 and if this doesn't help I have to resart my computer.

[Ingeborg]

"=?Utf-8?B?ZG9sbGFyZA==?=" > wrote in
:

> I have a problem that started a few months ago and is rapidly getting
> worse. Often when I try to delete an e mail nothing happens. To delete
> I have to exit Outlook Express 6 and if this doesn't help I have to
> resart my computer.

Does shift-delete work? If so, I suppose your deleted email box is corrupt.
Find the 'Deleted items.dbx' file and delete it (with OE closed).

[dollard]

Thanks for replying. Shift delete doesn't work.

"Ingeborg" wrote:

> "=?Utf-8?B?ZG9sbGFyZA==?=" > wrote in
> :
>
> > I have a problem that started a few months ago and is rapidly getting
> > worse. Often when I try to delete an e mail nothing happens. To delete
> > I have to exit Outlook Express 6 and if this doesn't help I have to
> > resart my computer.
>
> Does shift-delete work? If so, I suppose your deleted email box is corrupt.
> Find the 'Deleted items.dbx' file and delete it (with OE closed).
>

[PA Bear]

Try compacting all OE folders:
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/files/maintain.htm

If no joy:

- Close OE

- In Windows Explorer, navigate to your identity's store
(http://www.insideoe.com/files/store.htm#storemain), find and delete
Outbox.dbx.

Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to local
folders created for this purpose.

Disable Background Compacting [N/A in SP2] and frequently perform a manual
compact of all OE folders while "working offline".

Your anti-virus application's email scanning feature can also cause such
corruption. Disable it. It provides no additional protection.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE)

dollard wrote:
> I have a problem that started a few months ago and is rapidly getting
> worse. Often when I try to delete an e mail nothing happens. To delete I
> have to exit Outlook Express 6 and if this doesn't help I have to resart
> my computer.

[dollard]

Thanks PA Bear. Compacting my OE folders didn't make any difference. I found
my Outbox.dbx but I'm a bit nervous about deleting it. I don't understand the
next bit "Don't use Inbox or...Move them to local." and " Disable
Background...a manual".
I see I have 44,000 items in my deleted file. Does that matter?

"PA Bear" wrote:

> Try compacting all OE folders:
> http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/files/maintain.htm
>
> If no joy:
>
> - Close OE
>
> - In Windows Explorer, navigate to your identity's store
> (http://www.insideoe.com/files/store.htm#storemain), find and delete
> Outbox.dbx.
>
> Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to local
> folders created for this purpose.
>
> Disable Background Compacting [N/A in SP2] and frequently perform a manual
> compact of all OE folders while "working offline".
>
> Your anti-virus application's email scanning feature can also cause such
> corruption. Disable it. It provides no additional protection.
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE)
>
> dollard wrote:
> > I have a problem that started a few months ago and is rapidly getting
> > worse. Often when I try to delete an e mail nothing happens. To delete I
> > have to exit Outlook Express 6 and if this doesn't help I have to resart
> > my computer.
>
>

[PA Bear]

dollard wrote:
> Thanks PA Bear. Compacting my OE folders didn't make any difference. I
> found my Outbox.dbx but I'm a bit nervous about deleting it. I don't
> understand the next bit "Don't use Inbox or...Move them to local." and "
> Disable Background...a manual".
> I see I have 44,000 items in my deleted file. Does that matter?

Yes, that's *why* Deleted Items.dbx is corrupted!

[If Deleted Items holds stuff you don't want anymore, why do you hang on to
44,000 of 'em? If you think you might need/want them, don't delete them from
their original folders in the first place: *move* them to user-created Local
folders for archiving.]

<blushes> BTW, I mis-copy/pasted: You want to delete *Deleted Items.dbx*,
not Outbox.dbx. Sorry.

The default folders Inbox, Sent Items (and Deleted Items) are constantly
being "written to" in the normal operation of OE. They are very fragile
folders (and OE's coding isn't the most rigorous and dependable in the world
of computing), hence you don't want to keep too much in them...ever.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE)

[dollard]

Thanks again. I save them because quite often I want to search through them
for something. You say "move them to user created folders for archiving". So
would I create folders in OE or somewhere else?

"PA Bear" wrote:

> dollard wrote:[i]
> > Thanks PA Bear. Compacting my OE folders didn't make any difference. I
> > found my Outbox.dbx but I'm a bit nervous about deleting it. I don't
> > understand the next bit "Don't use Inbox or...Move them to local." and "
> > Disable Background...a manual".
> > I see I have 44,000 items in my deleted file. Does that matter?
>
> Yes, that's *why* Deleted Items.dbx is corrupted!
>
>
>
> <blushes> BTW, I mis-copy/pasted: You want to delete *Deleted Items.dbx*,
> not Outbox.dbx. Sorry.
>
> The default folders Inbox, Sent Items (and Deleted Items) are constantly
> being "written to" in the normal operation of OE. They are very fragile
> folders (and OE's coding isn't the most rigorous and dependable in the world
> of computing), hence you don't want to keep too much in them...ever.
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE)
>
>

[barry martin]

= > > > I have a problem that started a few months ago and is rapidly getting
= > > > worse. Often when I try to delete an e mail nothing happens. To delete
= > > > I have to exit Outlook Express 6 and if this doesn't help I have to
= > > > resart my computer.
= > > Does shift-delete work? If so, I suppose your deleted email box is corrup
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[dollard]

I couldn't copy my Deleted Items to another folder so I deleted them all but
I still can't delete new e mails!

"PA Bear" wrote:

> dollard wrote:[i]
> > Thanks PA Bear. Compacting my OE folders didn't make any difference. I
> > found my Outbox.dbx but I'm a bit nervous about deleting it. I don't
> > understand the next bit "Don't use Inbox or...Move them to local." and "
> > Disable Background...a manual".
> > I see I have 44,000 items in my deleted file. Does that matter?
>
> Yes, that's *why* Deleted Items.dbx is corrupted!
>
>
>
> <blushes> BTW, I mis-copy/pasted: You want to delete *Deleted Items.dbx*,
> not Outbox.dbx. Sorry.
>
> The default folders Inbox, Sent Items (and Deleted Items) are constantly
> being "written to" in the normal operation of OE. They are very fragile
> folders (and OE's coding isn't the most rigorous and dependable in the world
> of computing), hence you don't want to keep too much in them...ever.
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE)
>
>

[PA Bear]

<echo> Close OE. Find and delete Deleted Items.dbx in your identity's store.
</echo>
--
~PA Bear
www.go&sinNoMore.mvp

dollard wrote:
> I couldn't copy my Deleted Items to another folder so I deleted them all
> but I still can't delete new e mails!
>
> "PA Bear" wrote:
>
> > dollard wrote:[i]
> > > Thanks PA Bear. Compacting my OE folders didn't make any difference.
> > > I found my Outbox.dbx but I'm a bit nervous about deleting it. I don't
> > > understand the next bit "Don't use Inbox or...Move them to local."
> > > and " Disable Background...a manual".
> > > I see I have 44,000 items in my deleted file. Does that matter?
> >
> > Yes, that's *why* Deleted Items.dbx is corrupted!
> >
> >
> >
> > <blushes> BTW, I mis-copy/pasted: You want to delete *Deleted
> > Items.dbx*, not Outbox.dbx. Sorry.
> >
> > The default folders Inbox, Sent Items (and Deleted Items) are constantly
> > being "written to" in the normal operation of OE. They are very fragile
> > folders (and OE's coding isn't the most rigorous and dependable in the
> > world of computing), hence you don't want to keep too much in
> > them...ever. --
> > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> > MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE)

[dollard]

I finally figured out how (I'm a bit slow sometimes) to delete my Deleted
Items.dbx last night. My delete seems to be working now. I will reply in a
few days again. Thanks.

"PA Bear" wrote:

> <echo> Close OE. Find and delete Deleted Items.dbx in your identity's store.
> </echo>
> --
> ~PA Bear
> www.go&sinNoMore.mvp
>
> dollard wrote:
> > I couldn't copy my Deleted Items to another folder so I deleted them all
> > but I still can't delete new e mails!
> >
> > "PA Bear" wrote:
> >
> > > dollard wrote:
> > > > Thanks PA Bear. Compacting my OE folders didn't make any difference.
> > > > I found my Outbox.dbx but I'm a bit nervous about deleting it. I don't
> > > > understand the next bit "Don't use Inbox or...Move them to local."
> > > > and " Disable Background...a manual".
> > > > I see I have 44,000 items in my deleted file. Does that matter?
> > >
> > > Yes, that's *why* Deleted Items.dbx is corrupted!
> > >
> > > [If Deleted Items holds stuff you don't want anymore, why do you hang
> > > on to 44,000 of 'em? If you think you might need/want them, don't
> > > delete them from their original folders in the first place: *move* them
> > > to user-created Local folders for archiving.]
> > >
> > > <blushes> BTW, I mis-copy/pasted: You want to delete *Deleted
> > > Items.dbx*, not Outbox.dbx. Sorry.
> > >
> > > The default folders Inbox, Sent Items (and Deleted Items) are constantly
> > > being "written to" in the normal operation of OE. They are very fragile
> > > folders (and OE's coding isn't the most rigorous and dependable in the
> > > world of computing), hence you don't want to keep too much in
> > > them...ever. --
> > > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> > > MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE)
>
>

[PA Bear]

YW & good luck.

dollard wrote:
> I finally figured out how (I'm a bit slow sometimes) to delete my Deleted
> Items.dbx last night. My delete seems to be working now. I will reply in a
> few days again. Thanks.
>
> "PA Bear" wrote:
>
> > <echo> Close OE. Find and delete Deleted Items.dbx in your identity's
> > store. </echo>
> > --
> > ~PA Bear
> > www.go&sinNoMore.mvp
> >
> > dollard wrote:
> > > I couldn't copy my Deleted Items to another folder so I deleted them
> > > all but I still can't delete new e mails!
> > >
> > > "PA Bear" wrote:
> > >
> > > > dollard wrote:
> > > > > Thanks PA Bear. Compacting my OE folders didn't make any
> > > > > difference. I found my Outbox.dbx but I'm a bit nervous about
> > > > > deleting it. I don't understand the next bit "Don't use Inbox
> > > > > or...Move them to local." and " Disable Background...a manual".
> > > > > I see I have 44,000 items in my deleted file. Does that matter?
> > > >
> > > > Yes, that's *why* Deleted Items.dbx is corrupted!
> > > >
> > > > [If Deleted Items holds stuff you don't want anymore, why do you
> > > > hang on to 44,000 of 'em? If you think you might need/want them,
> > > > don't delete them from their original folders in the first place:
> > > > *move* them to user-created Local folders for archiving.]
> > > >
> > > > <blushes> BTW, I mis-copy/pasted: You want to delete *Deleted
> > > > Items.dbx*, not Outbox.dbx. Sorry.
> > > >
> > > > The default folders Inbox, Sent Items (and Deleted Items) are
> > > > constantly being "written to" in the normal operation of OE. They
> > > > are very fragile folders (and OE's coding isn't the most rigorous
> > > > and dependable in the world of computing), hence you don't want to
> > > > keep too much in them...ever. --
> > > > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> > > > MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE)