[Ham-Computers] Removing Old Mail Storage Files

[Brian K. Gaskamp]

Duane from my past experience with doing that I think you are safe.
I stumbled across that same problem quite a while back, I knew that email 
had to be stored somewhere and took quite a while to find it.

I use Outlook express and about once a month I delete the following, sent 
items.dbx,
deleted items.dbx...Also make sure that after you delete them that you go to 
you're Recycle box and delete it from there also.

Also if you want to see how much a difference it makes jot down how much 
free space you have on you're HD and after you do the above in deleting all 
the .dbx items, then see how much space those boxes were actually taking 
up...It will amaze you!

Hope this info helps.

73
Brian
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Duane Fischer, W8DBF" <dfischer at usol.com>
To: <ham-computers at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 3:18 PM
Subject: [Ham-Computers] Removing Old Mail Storage Files


>
>
> Hi All,
>
> Question: is it "safe" to delete the .dbx files that deleted e-mail is 
> being
> stored in? I noticed one labeled "deleted items.dbx" had over 33 Meg in 
> it!
> Am I going to get myself into trouble killing the file or is it just 
> useless
> debris niether I nor the computer really need any longer?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Duane Fischer, W8DBF - WPE8CXO
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