Cannot delete some emails in Outlook Express

Cannot delete some emails in Outlook Express
Hello,

I can not delete emails in outlook express. I have a box that I share with my wife. Each receive a copy. Sometimes I can not delete some mail. My wife arrived on her side but not all. Where is the problem?
Another thing, how many emails can I keep in Outlook Express or how many Mo.

Thank you in advance

#2
17-03-2009

deveritt
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 2,528
Re: Cannot delete some emails in Outlook Express
The maximum limit of emals is determined by the amount of free space available on your hard disk drive (usually C).

#3
17-03-2009

Jackson2
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 2,265
Re: Cannot delete some emails in Outlook Express
Outlook Express has a bug that's related to file size of its data file. Once the file gets too big, you can no longer delete emails in the file.
Outlook Express, like some other email programs, keeps most of the emails that it receives in one big file.
The first time you delete a particular email, the email remains intact, but OE changes its location to the Deleted Items folder.
The second step is to delete the items from the Deleted Items folder. You might click on the Deleted Items folder and, then, highlight and delete the emails. Or, you could rightt-click on the Deleted Items folder in the Folders section in the left column of the OE window, and pick Empty 'Deleted Items' Folder.
But, neither of these does the final step. The email is still there.
The final step, which you ought to do at least every couple months, is to compress or compact the email folder. In Outlook Express, the process is easy — File > Folder > Compact All Folders.

#4
17-03-2009

Navman
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 210
Re: Cannot delete some emails in Outlook Express
Seek out and destroy (delete) the file called Deleted Items.dbx which is probably corrupted. It'll get recreated next time you delete something.

It's a hidden system file so you have to disable hide hidden files.

#5
13-05-2009
Adnimistartor

Posts: n/a
Re: Cannot delete some emails in Outlook Express
Oh, thank you, Navman, that works.
Do you know how to make an owersized OE dbx smaller?