Guest MEB Posted February 6, 2008 Posted February 6, 2008 "Miguel Machado" <Miguel Machado@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:0FC3D7BA-89F2-46BB-A7B5-99DEE6AC9B18@microsoft.com... | Hello | | I'm having a problem with my outlook express. | | Since last 2 weeks, i'm not been able to clean my messages, no metters in | what folders they are, and no metters how i try to erase then (clicking on | the red cross, selecting all and right click the mouse and click on delete, | what ever) | | Some one have a sugestion? | | Best regards | Miguel Machado Red cross? Are you sure those messages are actually on your computer and not still on the mail server and you have only previewed them? Did you try dragging them to the Deleted Items folder? Did you try while connected to the server? Have you failed to synchronized that account in awhile, and those messages have actually already been deleted [messages can't be deleted twice]? Have you shutdown OE so it can delete/update its data base? Or are you attempting to delete news group messages in compiled message bases [like from Google Groups] perhaps? Those can only be deleted by deleted the entire store/compilation. -- MEB http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com _________
Guest Miguel Machado Posted February 7, 2008 Posted February 7, 2008 Outlook Express - can't erase messages Hello I'm having a problem with my outlook express. Since last 2 weeks, i'm not been able to clean my messages, no metters in what folders they are, and no metters how i try to erase then (clicking on the red cross, selecting all and right click the mouse and click on delete, what ever) Some one have a sugestion? Best regards Miguel Machado
Guest PA Bear [MS MVP] Posted February 7, 2008 Posted February 7, 2008 Re: Outlook Express - can't erase messages 1a. Move any messages that you want to keep out of Sent Items and Deleted Items folders and into other local OE folders you've created for archiving (saving) such messages. 1b. Move 99% of your messages in your Inbox folder to other local OE folders, too. 2. Write down the location of your identity's store (http://www.insideoe.com/files/store.htm#storemain). 3. Close OE. 4. In Windows Explorer, navigate to your store folder, find & delete the files Outbox.dbx, Sent Items.dbx, and Deleted Items.dbx. To avoid such problems in the future: - Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to local folders created for this purpose. - Empty Deleted Items folder daily. - Disable Background Compacting and frequently perform a manual compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm - Your anti-virus application's email scanning feature can also cause such corruption. Disable it. It provides no additional protection. -- OE-specific newsgroup: http://news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002 Miguel Machado wrote: > Hello > > I'm having a problem with my outlook express. > > Since last 2 weeks, i'm not been able to clean my messages, no metters in > what folders they are, and no metters how i try to erase then (clicking on > the red cross, selecting all and right click the mouse and click on > delete, > what ever) > > Some one have a sugestion? > > Best regards > Miguel Machado
Guest Ben Myers Posted February 9, 2008 Posted February 9, 2008 Re: Outlook Express - can't erase messages "Miguel Machado" <Miguel Machado@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:0FC3D7BA-89F2-46BB-A7B5-99DEE6AC9B18@microsoft.com... > Hello > I'm having a problem with my outlook express. > Since last 2 weeks, i'm not been able to clean my messages, no metters in > what folders they are, and no metters how i try to erase then (clicking on > the red cross, selecting all and right click the mouse and click on delete, > what ever) Right-click your Deleted Items folder and select "Empty Deleted Items folder". Ben
Guest Miguel Machado Posted February 9, 2008 Posted February 9, 2008 RE: Outlook Express - can't erase messages Thank you all, for the quick reply MEB, Ben Myers. All of your sugestions were previousely tryed/checked by me. Thank you at the same PA Bear [MS MVP] Tuff tasks to do, but i will try then. Tomorrow i'll be back with some results Once again, thank you all Miguel Machado "Miguel Machado" wrote: > Hello > > I'm having a problem with my outlook express. > > Since last 2 weeks, i'm not been able to clean my messages, no metters in > what folders they are, and no metters how i try to erase then (clicking on > the red cross, selecting all and right click the mouse and click on delete, > what ever) > > Some one have a sugestion? > > Best regards > Miguel Machado
Guest Ben Myers Posted February 9, 2008 Posted February 9, 2008 Re: Outlook Express - can't erase messages > "Miguel Machado" wrote: > > Hello > > I'm having a problem with my outlook express. > > Since last 2 weeks, i'm not been able to clean my messages, no metters in > > what folders they are, and no metters how i try to erase then (clicking on > > the red cross, selecting all and right click the mouse and click on delete, > > what ever) See if this is helpful. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312348 Ben
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