outlook express compacting folders automatically

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1. In Outlook Express, on the Tools menu, click Options.
2. Click the Maintenance tab, click to clear the Compact messages in the
background check box, and then click OK.
3. Quit and then restart Outlook Express.
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[[To recover disk space and keep your files as small as possible, you need
to compact your folders regularly.]]
Compact Your OE Folders
http://www.insideoutlookexpress.co [...] tm#compact

Automatic Maintenance (background compaction)
http://www.insideoutlookexpress.co [...] n.htm#auto

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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes

In newsDlpkpj3EHA.1976@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl,
arass <doNOTreply@aol.com> hunted and pecked:
> maybe this was a SP2 so called improvement, but i do not like it.
> every once in a while outlook express starts compacting my folders
> without warning.
> i prefer this to be done manually when i don't have to sit and wait
> for it to finish, of course i can press cancel, but why is it doing
> this now?
>
> for most this may not be a problem, but i have rather large documents
> and sub folders and such and it literally would take 20 minutes to
> finish if i let it.
>
> i've looked for a setting to turn this off or schedule a more
> convenient time, but have found none.
>
> please assisst me.
>
>
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