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Old 04-12-2008   #6 (permalink)
Papa Bear


 
 

Re: Windows Mail can compact the message store."

I actually do compact mine when asked, however i thought it was just to free
up space. Is that correct or not? What is the importance of actually
performing this if it isn't for clearing up some space?

Regards,

BigNic

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
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> That's like turning off the seatbelt warning buzzer on your car...
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> There is a good reason why compaction should be done periodically.
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> Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]
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> "Mr. Ray" <cloutier.mail@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:5ADDEB56-20BD-4B47-9C7A-EB780E692D0F@xxxxxx
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> > You can stop the pop up from coming up everytime by going to the mail "tool"
> > then click "options" then click "advanced" then click "maintenance" then
> > unclick the box that says " Compact the database on shutdown every 100 runs.
> > The popup messages should cease.
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> > RC
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