remove Live Mail files

After tried Windows Live Mail, I've uninstalled it.
Then I've noticed that even after uninstallation in the AppData User folder
a lot of files are still kept and occupy a huge amount of data...

Of course "amount of data" depends on how many email you had downloaded from
your own POP3 server

C:\Users\Name_of_User.DOMAIN\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Live
Mail\DomainName f14\Inbox\003507CF-000001F8.eml : OECustomProperty (709
bytes)

In WindowsLiveMail.log, generated on installation (found in
C:\Users\Name_of_User.DOMAIN\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Live Mail) it
looks like the program migrate dbx files from usual directory used by Windows
Mail to the Windows Live Mail folder.

This is an extract of the LOG file created on installation:
----cut----
Microsoft Windows Live Mail RT Lib
12.0.1606*********************************************************************************
[01:28:53.32] MIGRATEOE6: [db] Migrating dbx from directory:
C:\Users\Name_of_User.DOMAIN\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail\
[01:28:53.32] MIGRATEOE6: [db] 0x00001438: L(77), Info: found
default identity registry
[01:28:53.32] MIGRATEOE6: [db] 0x00001438: L(85), Info:
default identity registry doesn't have Accounts subkey. registry changed to
HKCU
[01:28:53.32] MIGRATEOE6: [db] importing winmail account files
from C:\Users\Name_of_User.DOMAIN\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail\
[01:28:53.40] MIGRATEOE6: [db] Failed to import account file
C:\Users\Name_of_User.DOMAIN\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows
Mail\account{138C6D8C-ACC3-490F-9B9B-C7653A7778DC}.oeaccount. hr=0x800CCDD0
[01:28:53.46] MIGRATEOE6: [db] Failed to import account file
C:\Users\Name_of_User.DOMAIN\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows
Mail\account{5AAC8859-DF01-4567-B6CC-3961DDE96845}.oeaccount. hr=0x800CCDD0
[01:28:53.47] MIGRATEOE6: [db] Failed to import account file
C:\Users\Name_of_User.DOMAIN\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows
Mail\account{85A1DE4C-FB5E-4325-98A5-6A7102387E9F}.oeaccount. hr=0x800CCDD0
[01:28:53.54] MIGRATEOE6: [db] Failed to import account file
C:\Users\Name_of_User.DOMAIN\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows
Mail\account{F5EFC98B-ECD2-4271-81E7-927B4DE8A84A}.oeaccount. hr=0x800CCDD0
[01:28:53.69] MIGRATEOE6: [db] old account
account{6072E024-1CDF-48E7-8866-7AFABF61821C}.oeaccount converted to new
account account{E65CAA4E-C1F0-499F-ACE6-D0749FBA6E90}.oeaccount
[01:28:53.74] MIGRATEOE6: [db] old account
account{5A653046-AA74-4C6D-B292-CA15E23B4DFA}.oeaccount converted to new
account account{E65CAA4E-C1F0-499F-ACE6-D0749FBA6E90}.oeaccount
[01:28:55.27] MIGRATEOE6: [db] 12 folders to migrate.
[01:28:55.27] MIGRATEOE6: [db]
=========================================================================
[01:28:55.27] MIGRATEOE6: [db] Begin migrating 1: Cartelle
locali (path=.\Local Folders (1)), pFolderInfo->idParent=0, idNewParent=0
----cut----

So, if I'm using Microsoft Outlook only and I'm not using Windows Live or
Windows Mail, is it possible to get rid of data stored in the Windows Live
Mail folder?

Thank you, regards.
Matteo

Run Disk Cleanup.
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*Report back, please*


"Matteo" <Matteo@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:0B1DD4BD-A71B-4DB7-B641-FD3FC2BAFB53@xxxxxx

dbx files are from OE, Windows Mail uses eml files.
The Windows Mail log entry for db refers to 'database' not OE's dbx files.

If the contents of your folder
C:\Users\Name_of_User.DOMAIN\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Live Mail are no longer useful, they can be deleted.

Note: Since this is Vista, you may be prompted to approve and/or be required to have full permission to do so.

--
...winston
ms-mvp windows live mail


"Matteo" <Matteo@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:0B1DD4BD-A71B-4DB7-B641-FD3FC2BAFB53@xxxxxx
After tried Windows Live Mail, I've uninstalled it.
Then I've noticed that even after uninstallation in the AppData User folder
a lot of files are still kept and occupy a huge amount of data...

Of course "amount of data" depends on how many email you had downloaded from
your own POP3 server

C:\Users\Name_of_User.DOMAIN\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Live
Mail\DomainName f14\Inbox\003507CF-000001F8.eml : OECustomProperty (709
bytes)

In WindowsLiveMail.log, generated on installation (found in
C:\Users\Name_of_User.DOMAIN\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Live Mail) it
looks like the program migrate dbx files from usual directory used by Windows
Mail to the Windows Live Mail folder.

This is an extract of the LOG file created on installation:
----cut----
Microsoft Windows Live Mail RT Lib
12.0.1606*********************************************************************************
[01:28:53.32] MIGRATEOE6: [db] Migrating dbx from directory:
C:\Users\Name_of_User.DOMAIN\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail\
[01:28:53.32] MIGRATEOE6: [db] 0x00001438: L(77), Info: found
default identity registry
[01:28:53.32] MIGRATEOE6: [db] 0x00001438: L(85), Info:
default identity registry doesn't have Accounts subkey. registry changed to
HKCU
[01:28:53.32] MIGRATEOE6: [db] importing winmail account files
from C:\Users\Name_of_User.DOMAIN\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail\
[01:28:53.40] MIGRATEOE6: [db] Failed to import account file
C:\Users\Name_of_User.DOMAIN\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows
Mail\account{138C6D8C-ACC3-490F-9B9B-C7653A7778DC}.oeaccount. hr=0x800CCDD0
[01:28:53.46] MIGRATEOE6: [db] Failed to import account file
C:\Users\Name_of_User.DOMAIN\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows
Mail\account{5AAC8859-DF01-4567-B6CC-3961DDE96845}.oeaccount. hr=0x800CCDD0
[01:28:53.47] MIGRATEOE6: [db] Failed to import account file
C:\Users\Name_of_User.DOMAIN\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows
Mail\account{85A1DE4C-FB5E-4325-98A5-6A7102387E9F}.oeaccount. hr=0x800CCDD0
[01:28:53.54] MIGRATEOE6: [db] Failed to import account file
C:\Users\Name_of_User.DOMAIN\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows
Mail\account{F5EFC98B-ECD2-4271-81E7-927B4DE8A84A}.oeaccount. hr=0x800CCDD0
[01:28:53.69] MIGRATEOE6: [db] old account
account{6072E024-1CDF-48E7-8866-7AFABF61821C}.oeaccount converted to new
account account{E65CAA4E-C1F0-499F-ACE6-D0749FBA6E90}.oeaccount
[01:28:53.74] MIGRATEOE6: [db] old account
account{5A653046-AA74-4C6D-B292-CA15E23B4DFA}.oeaccount converted to new
account account{E65CAA4E-C1F0-499F-ACE6-D0749FBA6E90}.oeaccount
[01:28:55.27] MIGRATEOE6: [db] 12 folders to migrate.
[01:28:55.27] MIGRATEOE6: [db]
=========================================================================
[01:28:55.27] MIGRATEOE6: [db] Begin migrating 1: Cartelle
locali (path=.\Local Folders (1)), pFolderInfo->idParent=0, idNewParent=0
----cut----

So, if I'm using Microsoft Outlook only and I'm not using Windows Live or
Windows Mail, is it possible to get rid of data stored in the Windows Live
Mail folder?

Thank you, regards.
Matteo

Thank you both for your reply.
I've done the disk cleanup but files (and folders) were not affected (or
deleted).

So I've deleted them manually as ...winston suggested
That works!

Thank you again, regards.
Matteo

"...winston" wrote: