Chad Harris
2004-01-16 19:15:28 UTC
I'm trying to help someone using OE6SP1 IE6SP1 (all updates for both) WinXP
Home inbox closes before they can change folders who has an excessively full
delete folder. I saw Tom Koch's article on his site on slow folder
switching, and wonder what the best way is to handle this. In his slow
switch article below, Tom finds the origin for this the bulging folder--but
this is a little different--may be another symptom from the same cause. The
other issue is compacting. I noticed Tom recommends compacting, and I
thought a lot has been written to same never to compact--that it can promote
corruption. If that's true, why would Microsoft keep it as an option and
not work out something that would not corrupt. If it's not, I'll appreciate
learning that.
Here are the two Tomsterdam article I looked at that weren't exactly the
same problem but suggestively in the ball park:
*OE Slow To Switch Mail Folders*
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/problems/performance.htm#slow
*Messages in Inbox or Other Folders Disappear
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/problems/bugs.htm
These don't really disappear because they'll reappear if OE is opened
backup, but I believe the switching problem is definitely due to that full
delete mail folder--and the paradox is trying to get to it to empty it when
it's the cause. I also wondered if inbox corruption could play a roll, and
if running system file checker could help this situation.
TIA much,
Chad Harris
Home inbox closes before they can change folders who has an excessively full
delete folder. I saw Tom Koch's article on his site on slow folder
switching, and wonder what the best way is to handle this. In his slow
switch article below, Tom finds the origin for this the bulging folder--but
this is a little different--may be another symptom from the same cause. The
other issue is compacting. I noticed Tom recommends compacting, and I
thought a lot has been written to same never to compact--that it can promote
corruption. If that's true, why would Microsoft keep it as an option and
not work out something that would not corrupt. If it's not, I'll appreciate
learning that.
Here are the two Tomsterdam article I looked at that weren't exactly the
same problem but suggestively in the ball park:
*OE Slow To Switch Mail Folders*
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/problems/performance.htm#slow
*Messages in Inbox or Other Folders Disappear
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/problems/bugs.htm
These don't really disappear because they'll reappear if OE is opened
backup, but I believe the switching problem is definitely due to that full
delete mail folder--and the paradox is trying to get to it to empty it when
it's the cause. I also wondered if inbox corruption could play a roll, and
if running system file checker could help this situation.
TIA much,
Chad Harris