Whenever I compact my folders in Outlook Express 6, a box pops up that
indicates the program is copying from one folder to another. What is
it copying and where is it copying to? I'm trying to free up disk
space when I compact my mail and news folders. Is the program just
moving all the items I delete to somewhere else?

This is due to the OE update, (KB923694). Now when you compact, a copy of
your dbx files are sent to the Recycle Bin in the event that something
should go wrong and messages, or entire folders, are lost when you are
compacting.

Many people do not back up Outlook Express on a regular basis. This new
mandatory backup is something people have been asking for quite awhile as we
spend a lot of time helping people getting their messages back, and they
have to purchase a tool to recover messages.

You can empty the Recycle Bin any time you want and the bak files will go
away until you compact again.

For more info, see the information outlined in red he
www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#2

If you don't currently back up OE regularly, I would suggest you get this,
or a similar tool, (freeware):

This freeware tool backs up everything in OE in seconds. Disregard what is
written in red. That is referring to a different program.

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB):
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


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Whenever I compact my folders in Outlook Express 6, a box pops up that
indicates the program is copying from one folder to another. What is
it copying and where is it copying to? I'm trying to free up disk
space when I compact my mail and news folders. Is the program just
moving all the items I delete to somewhere else?

Welcome to a fully patched version of WinXP SP2! See Bruce's reply.
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

wrote:
Whenever I compact my folders in Outlook Express 6, a box pops up that
indicates the program is copying from one folder to another. What is
it copying and where is it copying to? I'm trying to free up disk
space when I compact my mail and news folders. Is the program just
moving all the items I delete to somewhere else?

wrote:
Whenever I compact my folders in Outlook Express 6, a box pops up that
indicates the program is copying from one folder to another. What is
it copying and where is it copying to? I'm trying to free up disk
space when I compact my mail and news folders. Is the program just
moving all the items I delete to somewhere else?

Yes. They go to the Recycle Bin.

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Whenever I compact my folders in Outlook Express 6, a box pops up that
indicates the program is copying from one folder to another. What is
it copying and where is it copying to? I'm trying to free up disk
space when I compact my mail and news folders. Is the program just
moving all the items I delete to somewhere else?