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**Will B. Dunne**

"Will B. Dunne" wrote in message
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"Mr Kite" wrote in message
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"Will B. Dunne" wrote in message
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Windows mail keeps trying to compact the the files when I close the
program.
It keeps trying and I get errors. How is this fixed? It's the most
annoying thing as it doesn't
quit, if I click OK - I get another error. How do I get it to compact
the news/mail
files? Never had this problem with OE

I am NOT an expert but this happened to me not long ago - this is how I
fixed it.

This is a problem with a max size being reached.
It happened to me when I had a large database (4Gb) of news articles
across 25+ newsgropups.
Mostly binaries.

Quick fix is to delete stuff, then try and keep your newsbase to moderate
limits.

I would;
Make a news filter to delete posts after 1 or 2 days. (Apply it!)
Be ruthless, if you need to keep posts, archive them, copy them somwwhere
outside winmail.
Decrease number of binary newsgroups subscribed to.
Right-click on each newsgroup in your folders pane, you should be able to
go to 'properties' and see how many articles are in your database.
Select 'Local File' where you can remove message bodies, delete or reset
each newsgroup. I would delete.

If all this hasn't cleared out enough...
Find your news folder;
c:/users/yourname/AppData/Local/Microsoft/WindowsMail (You may have to
'show hidden files and folders')

You should see a folder for your news account, containing a folder for
each newsgroup you sub to.
Hover your mouse over each to check for any biggies. You can safely
delete the contents of these.

HTH

Thank you, that worked. :-)))

It only worked until I closed the program a few times. It wants to compact
empty folders.