Vista - How do you compact folders in Windows Mail?

Can anyone tell me how to compact folders in Windows Mail? I can't find the
option to this manually, as I could in Outlook Express. I'm finding the
program to be quite sluggish. Thanks!

"Rebecca Thomas" <RebeccaThomas@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E8FBAD4F-641B-4CA3-8A6B-DA786E12C662@microsoft.com...
> Can anyone tell me how to compact folders in Windows Mail? I can't find
> the
> option to this manually, as I could in Outlook Express. I'm finding the
> program to be quite sluggish. Thanks!

Tools > Options > Advanced > Maintenance

Unfortunately, the manual option was removed. Can't imagine why. To work
around it, reset Compact Database on ever ### runs to 1 (in Tools / Advanced
/ Maintenance). Exit W Mail, restart and exit again and it will compact.
Then reset ### back to the default 100 or your other preference.

"Rebecca Thomas" <RebeccaThomas@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E8FBAD4F-641B-4CA3-8A6B-DA786E12C662@microsoft.com...
> Can anyone tell me how to compact folders in Windows Mail? I can't find
> the
> option to this manually, as I could in Outlook Express. I'm finding the
> program to be quite sluggish. Thanks!

Rebecca,

Go to

www.oehelp.com/wmutil

and download Steve Cochran's utility. Then run the utility (after unzipping
the file) to compact your e-mail.

I hope this helps.

Dick in sunny AZ

"Rebecca Thomas" <RebeccaThomas@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E8FBAD4F-641B-4CA3-8A6B-DA786E12C662@microsoft.com...
> Can anyone tell me how to compact folders in Windows Mail? I can't find
> the
> option to this manually, as I could in Outlook Express. I'm finding the
> program to be quite sluggish. Thanks!

"GTS" <x@y.net> wrote in message
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> Unfortunately, the manual option was removed. Can't imagine why. To work
> around it, reset Compact Database on ever ### runs to 1 (in Tools /
> Advanced / Maintenance). Exit W Mail, restart and exit again and it will
> compact. Then reset ### back to the default 100 or your other preference.

Because it doesn't mean the same thing in Windows Mail. The actual folder
for Windows Mail are Windows Folders with a separate EML file for each
message instead of the terrible DBX files that OE used.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
Do not send mail.

I have discovered that every few days a box pops up in WM asking if I want
the database compacted. I click and it's done. Is that what you asked? Wayne.
--



Wayne L.


"Dick Wagner" wrote:

> Rebecca,
>
> Go to
>
> www.oehelp.com/wmutil
>
> and download Steve Cochran's utility. Then run the utility (after unzipping
> the file) to compact your e-mail.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> Dick in sunny AZ
>
> "Rebecca Thomas" <RebeccaThomas@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E8FBAD4F-641B-4CA3-8A6B-DA786E12C662@microsoft.com...
> > Can anyone tell me how to compact folders in Windows Mail? I can't find
> > the
> > option to this manually, as I could in Outlook Express. I'm finding the
> > program to be quite sluggish. Thanks!
>

That's an interesting utility. Unfortunately, I found that running it
significantly increased the storage being used by WM. I use Windows Mail as
a news reader only, and maybe it would be different for the mail store
alone.
--

"Dick Wagner" <rw13204@cox.net> wrote in message
news:43F2F54F-6F05-4494-AF48-73029ECC8900@microsoft.com...
> Rebecca,
>
> Go to
>
> www.oehelp.com/wmutil
>
> and download Steve Cochran's utility. Then run the utility (after
> unzipping the file) to compact your e-mail.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> Dick in sunny AZ
>
> "Rebecca Thomas" <RebeccaThomas@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:E8FBAD4F-641B-4CA3-8A6B-DA786E12C662@microsoft.com...
>> Can anyone tell me how to compact folders in Windows Mail? I can't find
>> the
>> option to this manually, as I could in Outlook Express. I'm finding the
>> program to be quite sluggish. Thanks!
>

The repair function creates a backup copy of the database file. Once its
finished and things are working okay, you can delete the backup. That's
what is increasing the size.

steve

"GTS" <x@y.net> wrote in message
news:uBsyjlFrHHA.4836@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> That's an interesting utility. Unfortunately, I found that running it
> significantly increased the storage being used by WM. I use Windows Mail
> as a news reader only, and maybe it would be different for the mail store
> alone.
> --
>
> "Dick Wagner" <rw13204@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:43F2F54F-6F05-4494-AF48-73029ECC8900@microsoft.com...
>> Rebecca,
>>
>> Go to
>>
>> www.oehelp.com/wmutil
>>
>> and download Steve Cochran's utility. Then run the utility (after
>> unzipping the file) to compact your e-mail.
>>
>> I hope this helps.
>>
>> Dick in sunny AZ
>>
>> "Rebecca Thomas" <RebeccaThomas@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message news:E8FBAD4F-641B-4CA3-8A6B-DA786E12C662@microsoft.com...
>>> Can anyone tell me how to compact folders in Windows Mail? I can't find
>>> the
>>> option to this manually, as I could in Outlook Express. I'm finding the
>>> program to be quite sluggish. Thanks!
>>
>