Deleting emails

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Bill S

I recently tried to delete an email after reading, and the
delete keys donot work, and I cannot remove any emails
from my reader..Windows 98 Outlook Express 6
 
Bill S said:
I recently tried to delete an email after reading, and the
delete keys donot work, and I cannot remove any emails
from my reader..Windows 98 Outlook Express 6
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Deleted Items is probably corrupt.
Go to Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder and see where OE is
storing its data files.
Close OE.
Go to the store folder with Windows Explorer and delete Deleted Items.dbx.
With Win2K and WinXP it will be a hidden file.
OE will build a new one when you reopen it.

If Deleted Items has messages you want to keep, instead of deleting it move
(not copy) it to an empty Windows folder. Then use DBXtract on the old
Deleted Items.dbx.
DBXtract (free): http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/
You can drag the recovered messages from the Windows folder back into an OE
folder in the Folder List in an open OE.
 
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Deleted Items is probably corrupt.
Go to Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder and see where OE is
storing its data files.
Close OE.
Go to the store folder with Windows Explorer and delete Deleted Items.dbx.
With Win2K and WinXP it will be a hidden file.
OE will build a new one when you reopen it.

If Deleted Items has messages you want to keep, instead of deleting it move
(not copy) it to an empty Windows folder. Then use DBXtract on the old
Deleted Items.dbx.
DBXtract (free): http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/
You can drag the recovered messages from the Windows folder back into an OE
folder in the Folder List in an open OE.

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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
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.Thanks Frank. I deleted the deleted items file and
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rebooted and everything is working fine..Thanks again
Bill S.
 
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