"Windows Mail can compact the message store"

Yes. It removes old entries in the database and cleans it up.

steve

"TK" <TK@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
> So what I get from this is that it is a good thing to compact the message
> store? I have just been saying no, because I wasn't sure what it was.
> Thanks.
> "Steve Cochran" wrote:
>
>> In WinMail, unlike OE, the messages don't get compacted, only the
>> database
>> does. So they won't be affected.
>>
>> See also www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#wm
>>
>> steve
>>
>> "Ellen" <Ellen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:95998923-6A87-4382-B7E1-4AAD861C8188@microsoft.com...
>> > What is the best way to store important e-mail messages before they get
>> > compacted?
>> >
>> > "Justin" wrote:
>> >
>> >> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in
>> >> message
>> >> news:4BCBAC61-140A-4AD0-ADE0-5C4E03C4C9EA@microsoft.com...
>> >> > "Justin" <None@None.com> wrote in message
>> >> > news:ui3uuF5ZHHA.984@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> >> >> What are the advantages of that program?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> You can compact the DB yourself. To repair the DB, seems to me you
>> >> >> are
>> >> >> better off just deleting it and letting it rebuild. Even with
>> >> >> 7,000+
>> >> >> emails it didn't take very long.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > I don't see how to compact the database yourself, and deleting it
>> >> > must
>> >> > be
>> >> > done in both locations and then the rebuilding causes me problems
>> >> > with
>> >> > duplicate messages.
>> >>
>> >> Dups - That's odd. No problems here.
>> >>
>> >> I believe by default WM will compact every 100 runs. Change it to 1
>> >> and
>> >> exit. Then put it back.
>> >>
>> >>
>>

"Carol in GA" wrote:

> I've had Vista installed for almost a month now and this evening I keep
> getting a message when I close Windows Mail that says:
>
> "Windows Mail can compact the message store. This can take a few minutes."
> and asks "OK or Cancel"
>
> What is this?

when you delete mail it leaves holes in the data base.
compacting just gets rid of the holes and makes WM run more smoothly.
just do not disturb the compacting till it gets done.
personally I find that 100 closing is too long to wait, and have mine set to compact at 5 closings.



mikeyhsd@comcast.net



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"Carol in GA" wrote:

> I've had Vista installed for almost a month now and this evening I keep
> getting a message when I close Windows Mail that says:
>
> "Windows Mail can compact the message store. This can take a few minutes."
> and asks "OK or Cancel"
>
> What is this?

I'm trying to post this as a new question ... but that button is not
responding to enable me to do so ... what a pain!! Anyway ... is there any
way this notification can be turned off? I keep getting it and it's very
annoying...

"Carol in GA" wrote:

> I've had Vista installed for almost a month now and this evening I keep
> getting a message when I close Windows Mail that says:
>
> "Windows Mail can compact the message store. This can take a few minutes."
> and asks "OK or Cancel"
>
> What is this?

If you want the message store to be compacted occasionally (highly
desirable) you will need to see this message to allow you to choose to do
so.

You can change the frequency of the compacts. On a fresh install of Vista -
not an upgrade from Windows XP - the default is once for every 100 times you
exit Windows Mail. I would NOT suggest you go any higher that this setting.
I have it set to compact every 25 exits.

--


Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

"Captain Dan" <CaptainDan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I'm trying to post this as a new question ... but that button is not
> responding to enable me to do so ... what a pain!! Anyway ... is there any
> way this notification can be turned off? I keep getting it and it's very
> annoying...
>
> "Carol in GA" wrote:
>
>> I've had Vista installed for almost a month now and this evening I keep
>> getting a message when I close Windows Mail that says:
>>
>> "Windows Mail can compact the message store. This can take a few
>> minutes."
>> and asks "OK or Cancel"
>>
>> What is this?

"Carol in GA" wrote:

> I've had Vista installed for almost a month now and this evening I keep
> getting a message when I close Windows Mail that says:
>
> "Windows Mail can compact the message store. This can take a few minutes."
> and asks "OK or Cancel"
>
> What is this?

where do they go?

I have not been able to locate e mails like I could with OUTLOOK

??THANKS
JIM

"Richard Urban" wrote:

> When you delete messages the space isn't necessarily freed up. By compacting
> the store occasionally, every 100 shutdowns by default, it keeps the store
> smaller than it otherwise would be. This is a good thing BTW.
>
> --
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>
> Quote from George Ankner:
> If you knew as much as you think you know,
> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>
>
>
> "Carol in GA" <CarolinGA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:42087CFE-CBA9-4715-9C3C-94F8E469BA00@microsoft.com...
> > I've had Vista installed for almost a month now and this evening I keep
> > getting a message when I close Windows Mail that says:
> >
> > "Windows Mail can compact the message store. This can take a few
> > minutes."
> > and asks "OK or Cancel"
> >
> > What is this?
>
>

I agree very much
--


Chaz


"Richard Urban" wrote:

> When you delete messages the space isn't necessarily freed up. By compacting
> the store occasionally, every 100 shutdowns by default, it keeps the store
> smaller than it otherwise would be. This is a good thing BTW.
>
> --
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
> (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
>
> Quote from George Ankner:
> If you knew as much as you think you know,
> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>
>
>
> "Carol in GA" <CarolinGA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:42087CFE-CBA9-4715-9C3C-94F8E469BA00@microsoft.com...
> > I've had Vista installed for almost a month now and this evening I keep
> > getting a message when I close Windows Mail that says:
> >
> > "Windows Mail can compact the message store. This can take a few
> > minutes."
> > and asks "OK or Cancel"
> >
> > What is this?
>
>

My question is the same as Carol in GA. How do you get rid of the message?

"Jim Parker" wrote:

>
>
> "Carol in GA" wrote:
>
> > I've had Vista installed for almost a month now and this evening I keep
> > getting a message when I close Windows Mail that says:
> >
> > "Windows Mail can compact the message store. This can take a few minutes."
> > and asks "OK or Cancel"
> >
> > What is this?

Let it do its thing. The message store needs to be compacted periodically.

Gary VanderMolen


"U2ooner" <U2ooner@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:C6E82FAA-6400-4A5F-B28D-F06E88132231@microsoft.com...
> My question is the same as Carol in GA. How do you get rid of the message?
>
> "Jim Parker" wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> "Carol in GA" wrote:
>>
>> > I've had Vista installed for almost a month now and this evening I keep
>> > getting a message when I close Windows Mail that says:
>> >
>> > "Windows Mail can compact the message store. This can take a few minutes."
>> > and asks "OK or Cancel"
>> >
>> > What is this?