Bruce
Mon Mar 24 07:27:30 PDT 2008
View | Current View. Make sure Show All Messages is checked and nothing
else.
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
"Don Burklo" <Dwburklo@nktelco.net> wrote in message
news:eGcdQVZjIHA.4740@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>I have a problem with e-mail disappearing from a personal folder. I have a
>message rule setup to move e-mail from the inbox to a specified personal
>folder. The personal folder had Approx. 500 messages in it and the started
>to disappear one by one each time I opened the folder. I am running IE6 and
>system is virus free. Is there a limitation on personal folder size? If
>not, does anyone have any idea what is causing this problem?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Don Burklo
>