Re: FIXED Re: Deleted Messages can't be deleted from "Deleted Item

I HAD TO CLICK ON LOCAL FOLDERS, RIGHT CLICK ON DELETED ITEMS FOLDER, CLICK
ON EMPTY DELETED ITEM AND DELETE ONE BY ONE FROM THERE, PAIN IN THE @SS BUT I
GOT RID OF MINE.
DONNA

"Steve Cochran" wrote:

>
> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:BB874D0C-979D-44E4-A389-1DB03FF0C704@microsoft.com...
> > "Joe" <Joe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:0F15ACE4-8A24-4B87-838F-A1C9CEE04155@microsoft.com...
> >> I've got the same issue and nothing works.
> >>
> >> "Clemens Kaiser" wrote:
> >>
> >>> Nothing that was suggested does work. The message bodies appear to have
> >>> been
> >>> deleted in the reading pane but the actual message list is still filled.
> >>> There is a consistent error message in the reading pane saying
> >>> "Message could not be displayed. Windows Mail encountered an unexpected
> >>> problem while displaying this message. Check your computer for low
> >>> memory or
> >>> low disk space and try again". Now neither memory nor disk space is low.
> >>> Messages that properly display the content of emails can be deleted,
> >>> nothing
> >>> work for the debris that's left in the "Deleted Items" box. Annoying.
> >>>
> >>> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in message
> >>> news:EC2B21FD-1816-48D9-A117-B09FF9E7A71F@microsoft.com...
> >>> > "RN" <RN@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >>> > news:6CECAB34-8FC0-462A-A8DD-BEB643AEEB4D@microsoft.com...
> >>> >> Deleting "everything else first" doesn't work either, it does nothing
> >>> >> and
> >>> >> elicits the same error.
> >>> >>
> >>> >> The problem is NOT solved and it is not "easy" because it does NOT
> >>> >> solve
> >>> >> the
> >>> >> problem.
> >>> >>
> >>> >> The deleted items folder simply will not empty and I cannot delete
> >>> >> message
> >>> >> one by one either.
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> > View | Layout
> >>> > Turn off the Preview Pane and then try.
> >>> >
> >>> > --
> >>> > Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
> >>> > http://www.fjsmjs.com
> >>> > Answer in newsgroup. Don't send mail.
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>>
> >>>
> >
> > You posted to a thread where the problem was the Inbox. Where is your
> > problem?
> >
> > Deleted Items is probably corrupt.
> > Go to Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder and see where OE is
> > storing its data files.
> > Close OE.
> > Go to the store folder with Windows Explorer and delete Deleted Items.dbx.
> > With Win2K, WinXP and Win2K3 it will be a hidden file.
> > OE will build a new one when you reopen it.
> >
> > If Deleted Items has messages you want to keep, instead of deleting it
> > move (not copy) it to an empty Windows folder. Then use DBXtract on the
> > old Deleted Items.dbx.
> > DBXtract ($5): http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/
> > You can drag the recovered messages from the Windows folder back into an
> > OE folder in the Folder List in an open OE.
> >
> > See http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/faqs/why.htm#cantdel
> >
> > --
> > Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
> > http://www.fjsmjs.com
> > Answer in newsgroup. Don't send mail.
> >
> >
>
> I think you got the NGs mixed up. There ain't no stinkin' dbx files in
> Vista. <G>
>
> steve
>

"DONNAMELO" wrote:

I HAD TO CLICK ON LOCAL FOLDERS, RIGHT CLICK ON DELETED ITEMS FOLDER, CLICK
ON EMPTY DELETED ITEM AND DELETE ONE BY ONE FROM THERE, PAIN IN THE @SS BUT I
GOT RID OF MINE.
DONNA


I can confirm that this method works. I had about 60 messages that I was
unable to delete so I tried the right click method, after deleting about 10
messages individually it suddenly deleted the whole lot. This is still an
annoying problem.