Vista - Deleted Messages can't be deleted from "Deleted Items"

When I try to empty the Deleted Items folder I get an "unknown error has
occurred" message. In short, I can't delete items in the Deleted Items
folder. When I right-click and chose "empty folder" it deleted one item in
the folder but not all. Junk folder works fine. If I select items in the
Deleted Items folder and click delete the same error message pops up. Any
idea how to fix this?

"CVMax" wrote:

> When I try to empty the Deleted Items folder I get an "unknown error has
> occurred" message. In short, I can't delete items in the Deleted Items
> folder. When I right-click and chose "empty folder" it deleted one item in
> the folder but not all. Junk folder works fine. If I select items in the
> Deleted Items folder and click delete the same error message pops up. Any
> idea how to fix this?

I've got the same error. I've tried to restart my computer but nothnig seems
to work. If i try to display one of the mails which are in the delete folder,
I've ogt an error message...

Somebody knows how solve this issue ?

I've tried to delete manually the contents of the folder via the Explorer.
When I restart Windows Mail, "Deleted Items" are always here. It's amazing
!!

The problem is when you delete the top message in the box.
The work around is to delete everything else first, then delete the top
message.

Easy!

"Gerald Guyot" wrote:

> I've tried to delete manually the contents of the folder via the Explorer.
> When I restart Windows Mail, "Deleted Items" are always here. It's amazing
> !!
>
>

Deleting "everything else first" doesn't work either, it does nothing and
elicits the same error.

The problem is NOT solved and it is not "easy" because it does NOT solve the
problem.

The deleted items folder simply will not empty and I cannot delete message
one by one either.

"Toysrme" wrote:

> The problem is when you delete the top message in the box.
> The work around is to delete everything else first, then delete the top
> message.
>
> Easy!
>
> "Gerald Guyot" wrote:
>
> > I've tried to delete manually the contents of the folder via the Explorer.
> > When I restart Windows Mail, "Deleted Items" are always here. It's amazing
> > !!
> >
> >

"RN" <RN@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6CECAB34-8FC0-462A-A8DD-BEB643AEEB4D@microsoft.com...
> Deleting "everything else first" doesn't work either, it does nothing and
> elicits the same error.
>
> The problem is NOT solved and it is not "easy" because it does NOT solve
> the
> problem.
>
> The deleted items folder simply will not empty and I cannot delete message
> one by one either.


View | Layout
Turn off the Preview Pane and then try.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Answer in newsgroup. Don't send mail.

Nothing that was suggested does work. The message bodies appear to have been
deleted in the reading pane but the actual message list is still filled.
There is a consistent error message in the reading pane saying
"Message could not be displayed. Windows Mail encountered an unexpected
problem while displaying this message. Check your computer for low memory or
low disk space and try again". Now neither memory nor disk space is low.
Messages that properly display the content of emails can be deleted, nothing
work for the debris that's left in the "Deleted Items" box. Annoying.

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:EC2B21FD-1816-48D9-A117-B09FF9E7A71F@microsoft.com...
> "RN" <RN@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6CECAB34-8FC0-462A-A8DD-BEB643AEEB4D@microsoft.com...
>> Deleting "everything else first" doesn't work either, it does nothing and
>> elicits the same error.
>>
>> The problem is NOT solved and it is not "easy" because it does NOT solve
>> the
>> problem.
>>
>> The deleted items folder simply will not empty and I cannot delete
>> message
>> one by one either.
>
>
> View | Layout
> Turn off the Preview Pane and then try.
>
> --
> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
> http://www.fjsmjs.com
> Answer in newsgroup. Don't send mail.
>
>

I've got the same issue and nothing works.

"Clemens Kaiser" wrote:

> Nothing that was suggested does work. The message bodies appear to have been
> deleted in the reading pane but the actual message list is still filled.
> There is a consistent error message in the reading pane saying
> "Message could not be displayed. Windows Mail encountered an unexpected
> problem while displaying this message. Check your computer for low memory or
> low disk space and try again". Now neither memory nor disk space is low.
> Messages that properly display the content of emails can be deleted, nothing
> work for the debris that's left in the "Deleted Items" box. Annoying.
>
> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:EC2B21FD-1816-48D9-A117-B09FF9E7A71F@microsoft.com...
> > "RN" <RN@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:6CECAB34-8FC0-462A-A8DD-BEB643AEEB4D@microsoft.com...
> >> Deleting "everything else first" doesn't work either, it does nothing and
> >> elicits the same error.
> >>
> >> The problem is NOT solved and it is not "easy" because it does NOT solve
> >> the
> >> problem.
> >>
> >> The deleted items folder simply will not empty and I cannot delete
> >> message
> >> one by one either.
> >
> >
> > View | Layout
> > Turn off the Preview Pane and then try.
> >
> > --
> > Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
> > http://www.fjsmjs.com
> > Answer in newsgroup. Don't send mail.
> >
> >
>
>

"Joe" <Joe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0F15ACE4-8A24-4B87-838F-A1C9CEE04155@microsoft.com...
> I've got the same issue and nothing works.
>
> "Clemens Kaiser" wrote:
>
>> Nothing that was suggested does work. The message bodies appear to have
>> been
>> deleted in the reading pane but the actual message list is still filled.
>> There is a consistent error message in the reading pane saying
>> "Message could not be displayed. Windows Mail encountered an unexpected
>> problem while displaying this message. Check your computer for low memory
>> or
>> low disk space and try again". Now neither memory nor disk space is low.
>> Messages that properly display the content of emails can be deleted,
>> nothing
>> work for the debris that's left in the "Deleted Items" box. Annoying.
>>
>> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in message
>> news:EC2B21FD-1816-48D9-A117-B09FF9E7A71F@microsoft.com...
>> > "RN" <RN@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > news:6CECAB34-8FC0-462A-A8DD-BEB643AEEB4D@microsoft.com...
>> >> Deleting "everything else first" doesn't work either, it does nothing
>> >> and
>> >> elicits the same error.
>> >>
>> >> The problem is NOT solved and it is not "easy" because it does NOT
>> >> solve
>> >> the
>> >> problem.
>> >>
>> >> The deleted items folder simply will not empty and I cannot delete
>> >> message
>> >> one by one either.
>> >
>> >
>> > View | Layout
>> > Turn off the Preview Pane and then try.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
>> > http://www.fjsmjs.com
>> > Answer in newsgroup. Don't send mail.
>> >
>> >
>>
>>

You posted to a thread where the problem was the Inbox. Where is your
problem?

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, WinXP and Win2K3 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 ($5): 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.

See http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/faqs/why.htm#cantdel

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Answer in newsgroup. Don't send mail.

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:BB874D0C-979D-44E4-A389-1DB03FF0C704@microsoft.com...
> "Joe" <Joe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:0F15ACE4-8A24-4B87-838F-A1C9CEE04155@microsoft.com...
>> I've got the same issue and nothing works.
>>
>> "Clemens Kaiser" wrote:
>>
>>> Nothing that was suggested does work. The message bodies appear to have
>>> been
>>> deleted in the reading pane but the actual message list is still filled.
>>> There is a consistent error message in the reading pane saying
>>> "Message could not be displayed. Windows Mail encountered an unexpected
>>> problem while displaying this message. Check your computer for low
>>> memory or
>>> low disk space and try again". Now neither memory nor disk space is low.
>>> Messages that properly display the content of emails can be deleted,
>>> nothing
>>> work for the debris that's left in the "Deleted Items" box. Annoying.
>>>
>>> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in message
>>> news:EC2B21FD-1816-48D9-A117-B09FF9E7A71F@microsoft.com...
>>> > "RN" <RN@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> > news:6CECAB34-8FC0-462A-A8DD-BEB643AEEB4D@microsoft.com...
>>> >> Deleting "everything else first" doesn't work either, it does nothing
>>> >> and
>>> >> elicits the same error.
>>> >>
>>> >> The problem is NOT solved and it is not "easy" because it does NOT
>>> >> solve
>>> >> the
>>> >> problem.
>>> >>
>>> >> The deleted items folder simply will not empty and I cannot delete
>>> >> message
>>> >> one by one either.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > View | Layout
>>> > Turn off the Preview Pane and then try.
>>> >
>>> > --
>>> > Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
>>> > http://www.fjsmjs.com
>>> > Answer in newsgroup. Don't send mail.
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>
> You posted to a thread where the problem was the Inbox. Where is your
> problem?
>
> 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, WinXP and Win2K3 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 ($5): 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.
>
> See http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/faqs/why.htm#cantdel
>
> --
> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
> http://www.fjsmjs.com
> Answer in newsgroup. Don't send mail.
>
>

I think you got the NGs mixed up. There ain't no stinkin' dbx files in
Vista. <G>

steve