Thanks. Great help
"Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@mymail.invalid> wrote in message
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> Crossposted to Outlook Express general newsgroup.
>
> ***Visit Windows Updates before you continue***. You are running and
> older, less secure version of Outlook Express.
>
> 1: The size for this folder is too large and corruption is likely to
> happen in the near future. Create more folders and spread the messages
> between them. Keep them all under 200MB.
>
> 2: Now that you have done this, compact you folders.
>
> Click on Outlook Express at the top of the folder tree so no folders are
> open. Then: File | Work Offline (or double click Working Online in the
> Status Bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything
> until the compacting is completed.
>
> 3: How are you backing up? Even with files like you have, a freeware tool
> like this should only take a few seconds.
>
> 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
>
> If you still want the messages out of your current OE identity, create a
> new identity and import the folders you want to archive to it. This will
> free up space in your primary identity and only one backup of the new
> identities folders would be needed until you added to them.
>
> General precautions for Outlook Express:
>
> Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They will eventually become
> corrupt. Create your own user defined folders for storing mail and move
> your mail to them. Empty Deleted Items folder regularly. Keep user created
> folders under 100MB, and Default folders as empty as is feasible.
>
> After you are done, follow up by compacting your folders manually while
> working *offline* and do it often.
>
> Click on Outlook Express at the top of the folder tree so no folders are
> open. Then: File | Work Offline (or double click Working Online in the
> Status Bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything
> until the compacting is completed.
>
> Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant
> layer of protection that eats up CPUs and causes a multitude of problems
> such as time-outs and account setting changes. Your up-to-date A/V program
> will continue to protect you sufficiently. For more, see:
> http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3
>
> In Tools | Options | Maintenance: Uncheck Compact messages in background
> and leave it unchecked. {N/A if running XP/SP2}.
>
> And backup often.
>
> Backup & Restore:
> http://www.insideoe.com/backup/
>
> This is a great two click program:
>
> Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB)
> http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
> --
> Bruce Hagen
> MS-MVP Outlook Express
> Imperial Beach, CA
>
>
> "Trish" <Nobodyknowsabcdef@unknown.com> wrote in message
> news:Ovn3LqYkIHA.5396@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> My email client is Outlook Express6. One of my dbx (local storage file)
>> is almost 1 gb in size. I wish to move that particular dbx file to a
>> separate place from the outlook folder. The reason for this is the backup
>> takes a long time.
>>
>>
>> Is it possible to add that .dbx later on to OE6 folder to view the
>> contents? How to make OE6 recognize the .dbx file?
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Trish
>>
>