After deleting the folder in OE,did you delete the like named Dbx file in the OE store folder.
...winston

"Jack B" wrote in message ...
:I am updating my address book. In doing that, I removed some sub-folders
: that were underneath the main (Jack's Contacts).
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: One sub-folder removed was Kinfolks, but I left a group that was named
: Kinfolks. In updating that group, I copied the appropriate addresses over
: from Jack's Contacts.
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: Now, I'm trying to once again create a Kinfolks sub-folder, but OE is not
: letting me do that. I keep getting a pop-up that says, "An entry with this
: name already exists in your address book."
:
: I've compacted all folders, and rebooted the pc but still get the same
: results. How do I overcome this problem? I used to have both a sub-folder
: and a group with the name "Kinfolks."
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: Jack
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