"Windows Mail can compact the message store"

If you want to turn it off, go to:

Tools>Options>Advanced>Maintenace

and uncheck the box which says "Compact the database on shutdown every..."

However, its a good idea to do it, it doesn't delete any messages, but can
spped up WM.

"U2ooner" wrote:

> 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?

Bad idea.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
Do not send mail.

"DarkMaster108" <DarkMaster108@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B0F5C085-7069-44F5-A6FC-DA0BCA0906AD@microsoft.com...
> If you want to turn it off, go to:
>
> Tools>Options>Advanced>Maintenace
>
> and uncheck the box which says "Compact the database on shutdown every..."
>
> However, its a good idea to do it, it doesn't delete any messages, but can
> spped up WM.
>
> "U2ooner" wrote:
>
>> 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?

"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.
>
> -- So, does this mean to click "OK"
>
>
> 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?
>
>

Yeah I have been wondering that exact same thing. I had emails and then they
were gone, and I can't find them!!



"Jim Parker" wrote:

> 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?
> >
> >

Well...Whatis this? It keeps popping up every few seconds.
--
slee


"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?

Click on OK, and Windows Mail will remove the deleted messages, and reclaim
the space they took up.



"slee" <slee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3219A85B-9812-4E1D-89E0-9BDFC647E3EE@microsoft.com...
> Well...Whatis this? It keeps popping up every few seconds.
> --
> slee
>
>
> "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?

"Dave" <dave@beepbeep.com> wrote in message
news:e74FCyr$HHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Click on OK, and Windows Mail will remove the deleted messages, and
> reclaim the space they took up.
>
>
>
> "slee" <slee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:3219A85B-9812-4E1D-89E0-9BDFC647E3EE@microsoft.com...
>> Well...Whatis this? It keeps popping up every few seconds.
>> --
>> slee
>>
>>
>> "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?
>

Unlike Outlook Express, WinMail does not store messages in a DBX file.
Instead, each message is an individual EML file. What gets compacted is the
database that WinMail uses to keep track of all the messages. Like any
database, "deleting" a message just marks the record to be deleted. Then
the message is actually deleted, but the database still has the record until
it is compacted. This means the database keeps getting bigger (and slower)
until it is compacted.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
I won't answer email.

Hi
So in plain english is it a good thing to say yes to compact messages or
not? Will I lose my messages if I compact them or is it just compacting old
ones. I am not great with computers and I don't like saying yes to things I
don't know what they are. So just a simple answer if you please should we do
this and will it create problems with my computer if I do? It sounds like
other people have had problems after they have done this. Thank you in
advance for your help.

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:

> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:u1SYnfxUHHA.996@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> > 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.
>
>
> Actually, WinMail does not keep the message itself in the database. It does
> store all sorts of information about the message there, though, and that
> space is not recovered until the database is compacted. Steve Cochran has
> written a nice little free program dealing with the database, WMUtil:
> http://www.oehelp.com/WMUtil/Default.aspx
>
> --
> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
> http://www.fjsmjs.com
> Answer in newsgroup. Don't expect an answer to email.
>
>

Yes, it is a good thing. It should not create problems.

Gary VanderMolen

"Geri" <Geri@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:C05A979E-A005-4A48-9183-2B67C3E7ACF9@microsoft.com...
> Hi
> So in plain english is it a good thing to say yes to compact messages or
> not? Will I lose my messages if I compact them or is it just compacting old
> ones. I am not great with computers and I don't like saying yes to things I
> don't know what they are. So just a simple answer if you please should we do
> this and will it create problems with my computer if I do? It sounds like
> other people have had problems after they have done this. Thank you in
> advance for your help.
>
> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:
>
>> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:u1SYnfxUHHA.996@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> > 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.
>>
>>
>> Actually, WinMail does not keep the message itself in the database. It does
>> store all sorts of information about the message there, though, and that
>> space is not recovered until the database is compacted. Steve Cochran has
>> written a nice little free program dealing with the database, WMUtil:
>> http://www.oehelp.com/WMUtil/Default.aspx
>>
>> --
>> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
>> http://www.fjsmjs.com
>> Answer in newsgroup. Don't expect an answer to email.
>>
>>

How do you stop the window that keeps popping up everytime you read an email?
This is very annoying.
--
slee


"Geri" wrote:

> Hi
> So in plain english is it a good thing to say yes to compact messages or
> not? Will I lose my messages if I compact them or is it just compacting old
> ones. I am not great with computers and I don't like saying yes to things I
> don't know what they are. So just a simple answer if you please should we do
> this and will it create problems with my computer if I do? It sounds like
> other people have had problems after they have done this. Thank you in
> advance for your help.
>
> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:
>
> > "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:u1SYnfxUHHA.996@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> > > 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.
> >
> >
> > Actually, WinMail does not keep the message itself in the database. It does
> > store all sorts of information about the message there, though, and that
> > space is not recovered until the database is compacted. Steve Cochran has
> > written a nice little free program dealing with the database, WMUtil:
> > http://www.oehelp.com/WMUtil/Default.aspx
> >
> > --
> > Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
> > http://www.fjsmjs.com
> > Answer in newsgroup. Don't expect an answer to email.
> >
> >