Outlook Express and Recycle Bin contents (many .BAK files)

[Guest Michael T.]

OE6 is filling the Recycle Bin with BAK files from my OE Identity.

 

These are all backup files with the .BAK extension for the many folders I

have. There are over 256K in files being saved here and I keep having to run

Disk Cleanup.

 

How do I rid myself of this?

[Guest Tom [Pepper] Willett]

Re: Outlook Express and Recycle Bin contents (many .BAK files)

 

They get put there when you compact OE.

Empty the recycle bin.

 

"Michael T." <anonymous@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message

news:uhX%j.3105$xZ.1756@nlpi070.nbdc.sbc.com...

: OE6 is filling the Recycle Bin with BAK files from my OE Identity.

:

: These are all backup files with the .BAK extension for the many folders I

: have. There are over 256K in files being saved here and I keep having to

run

: Disk Cleanup.

:

: How do I rid myself of this?

:

:

[Guest Bruce Hagen]

Re: Outlook Express and Recycle Bin contents (many .BAK files)

 

You don't rid yourself if it.

 

This is due to the OE update, (KB923694). Now when you compact, a copy of

your dbx files are sent to the Recycle Bin in the event that something

should go wrong and messages, or entire folders, are lost when you are

compacting.

 

Many people do not back up Outlook Express on a regular basis. This new

mandatory backup is something people have been asking for quite awhile as we

spend a lot of time helping people getting their messages back, and they

have to purchase a tool to recover messages.

 

You can empty the Recycle Bin any time you want and the bak files will go

away until you compact again.

 

For more info, see the information outlined in red here:

http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#2

 

If you don't currently back up OE regularly, I would suggest you get this,

or a similar tool, (freeware):

 

This freeware tool backs up everything in OE in seconds. Disregard what is

written in red. That is referring to a different program.

 

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB):

http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx

--

Bruce Hagen

MS-MVP Outlook Express

Imperial Beach, CA

 

 

"Michael T." <anonymous@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message

news:uhX%j.3105$xZ.1756@nlpi070.nbdc.sbc.com...

> OE6 is filling the Recycle Bin with BAK files from my OE Identity.

>

> These are all backup files with the .BAK extension for the many folders I

> have. There are over 256K in files being saved here and I keep having to

> run Disk Cleanup.

>

> How do I rid myself of this?

>

>

[Guest Michael T.]

Re: Outlook Express and Recycle Bin contents (many .BAK files)

 

"Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@mymail.invalid> wrote in message

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>

> You don't rid yourself of BAK files in the Recycle Bin.

>

> This is due to the OE update, (KB923694). Now when you compact, a copy of

> your dbx files are sent to the Recycle Bin in the event that something

> should go wrong and messages, or entire folders, are lost when you are

> compacting.

>

> --

> Bruce Hagen

> MS-MVP Outlook Express

> Imperial Beach, CA

>

 

 

Thanks Bruce, as now I know that it is when I compact my folders that these

BAK files are put in my Recycle Bin.

 

I have been using OE since my Windows 95 days and I am still learning new

things (or features).

[Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Re: Outlook Express and Recycle Bin contents (many .BAK files)

 

[Technically, this functionality was introduced in Hotfix KB918069 which was

released on 31 May-06. This functionality was later included in KB920214

(MS06-043; 08 Aug-06) and KB923694 (MS06-076; 12 Dec-06). In the meantime,

KB918766 (originally released on 20 Apr-06) was revised on 11 May-06 to

include this functionality (despite what KB918069 and the listed file

versions says). Not that I keep track of such things... <eg>]

 

Bruce Hagen wrote:

> You don't rid yourself if it.

>

> This is due to the OE update, (KB923694)...