deleting messages

Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location of
your Outlook Express files. Write the location down and navigate to it in
Windows Explorer or, copy and paste it into Start | Run.

In WinXP, the .dbx files are by default marked as hidden. To view these
files in Explorer, you must enable Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start
| Control Panel | Folder Options | View.


"Babs" <Babs.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C139C4B5-E54D-4323-A310-BC439F6D3C28@microsoft.com...

| Okay, I found the Store Folder but it only allows me to change where I
want
| files stored, does not allow me to delete anything, and I don't see
Deleted
| Items.dbx...where is that?
|
| "Michael Santovec" wrote:
|
| > You can determine the location by looking in OE at Tools, Options,
| > Maintenance, Store Folder.
| >
| > --
| >
| > Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
| >
| >
| >
| > "Babs" <Babs.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
| > news:0DA67AD2-3854-4A9A-89D2-A657EAA96263@microsoft.com...
| > > where is the "message store folder"?
| > >
| > > "Jim Pickering" wrote:
| > >
| > >> Then the problem is most likely with a corrupted deleted items
| > >> folder.
| > >> Close OE, go to the message store folder, find and delete "Deleted
| > >> Items.dbx" and then restart Outlook Express. Also make sure you
| > >> compact
| > >> your message store folder often while working offline.
| > >> --
| > >> Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
| > >> Please reply to newsgroup only.
| > >>
| > >>
| > >> "mike" <mike.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
| > >> news:B0563126-416E-4839-BF6B-B4BCFBD98517@microsoft.com...
| > >> > It is not with certain folders. I restart, open OE, read some
| > >> > email,and
| > >> > delete or move it to a folder. At some point, I am unable to delete
| > >> > any
| > >> > email
| > >> > from any folder. The deleted folder does empty upon exit.
| > >> >
| > >> > "Jim Pickering" wrote:
| > >> >
| > >> >> If it's only with certain folders, the folders may be corrupted.
| > >> >> Try
| > >> >> creating new folders, and move the messages into those new
| > >> >> folders, then
| > >> >> close Outlook Express, and use Windows Explorer (WinKey+E) to
| > >> >> navigate to
| > >> >> the message store folder and find and delete the DBX files with
| > >> >> the names
| > >> >> of
| > >> >> the problem folders. You can also try a compact of your message
| > >> >> store
| > >> >> while
| > >> >> working offline since that can often repair "minor" corruption in
| > >> >> the DBX
| > >> >> files in the store.
| > >> >> --
| > >> >> Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
| > >> >> Please reply to newsgroup only.
| > >> >>
| > >> >>
| > >> >> "mike" <mike.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
| > >> >> news:EFDF6A99-98ED-4F8D-9561-BA2E2EF83A20@microsoft.com...
| > >> >> >I use WINME,MSExp6,Firefox,EZArmor Security. I did have NAV and
| > >> >> >had this
| > >> >> >same
| > >> >> > problem. I am ususally unable to delete email messages from
| > >> >> > various
| > >> >> > folders.
| > >> >> > Set to empty deleted folder upon exit and this works. I have
| > >> >> > used
| > >> >> > repair
| > >> >> > tool
| > >> >> > in add/remove programs, but problem persists.Any suggestions?
| > >> >>
| > >> >>
| > >>
| > >>
| >
| >