Another WindowsMail question

WindowsMail keeps trying to compress the messages but cannot. I keep getting
the "other ap using the application" or something similar. How do I
compact the messages? Nothing else was using the mail program.

"Valorie McLaughlin" <> wrote:

>WindowsMail keeps trying to compress the messages but cannot. I keep getting
>the "other ap using the application" or something similar. How do I
>compact the messages? Nothing else was using the mail program.

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"Valorie McLaughlin" <> wrote in message news:...
> WindowsMail keeps trying to compress the messages but cannot. I keep getting
> the "other ap using the application" or something similar. How do I
> compact the messages? Nothing else was using the mail program.
>

Apparently you have to go offline before closing to get that
compress option to run.
File > Work offline.

"Dave-UK" <Here@home> wrote in message
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> "Valorie McLaughlin" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> WindowsMail keeps trying to compress the messages but cannot. I keep
>> getting the "other ap using the application" or something similar. How
>> do I compact the messages? Nothing else was using the mail program.
>
> Apparently you have to go offline before closing to get that
> compress option to run.
> File > Work offline.
>


Thank you. How do I bring it up (the compress messages thing) and get it to
run after File/WorkOffline is chosen?

"Valorie McLaughlin" <> wrote in message news:...
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> "Dave-UK" <Here@home> wrote in message
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>> "Valorie McLaughlin" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> WindowsMail keeps trying to compress the messages but cannot. I keep
>>> getting the "other ap using the application" or something similar. How
>>> do I compact the messages? Nothing else was using the mail program.
>>
>> Apparently you have to go offline before closing to get that
>> compress option to run.
>> File > Work offline.
>>
>
>
> Thank you. How do I bring it up (the compress messages thing) and get it to
> run after File/WorkOffline is chosen?
>

Tools > Options > Advanced tab > Maintenance.
'Compact the database on shutdown every xx runs'.
If you are hoping to get rid of the "Recovered items" folders that keep
appearing it wont work.
I keep deleting these folders but they always return.
When I first noticed them I thought it was because I upgraded to Windows 7
from Vista, but I did a clean install of Windows 7 and then Windows Live Mail
and I still get 'recovered' folders appearing.

"Dave-UK" <Here@home> wrote in message
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> "Valorie McLaughlin" <> wrote in message
> news:...
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>> "Dave-UK" <Here@home> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>>
>>> "Valorie McLaughlin" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> WindowsMail keeps trying to compress the messages but cannot. I keep
>>>> getting the "other ap using the application" or something similar.
>>>> How do I compact the messages? Nothing else was using the mail
>>>> program.
>>>
>>> Apparently you have to go offline before closing to get that
>>> compress option to run.
>>> File > Work offline.
>>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you. How do I bring it up (the compress messages thing) and get it
>> to run after File/WorkOffline is chosen?
>
> Tools > Options > Advanced tab > Maintenance.
> 'Compact the database on shutdown every xx runs'.
> If you are hoping to get rid of the "Recovered items" folders that keep
> appearing it wont work.

I haven't seen a "Recovered Items" folder anywhere. I wanted to get rid of
the constant "Windows can't compact messages" error.

> I keep deleting these folders but they always return.

What folders are you talking about?

> When I first noticed them I thought it was because I upgraded to Windows 7
> from Vista, but I did a clean install of Windows 7 and then Windows Live
> Mail
> and I still get 'recovered' folders appearing.

I haven't seen anything like that.

>
>

"Valorie McLaughlin" <> wrote in message news:...
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> "Dave-UK" <Here@home> wrote in message
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>> "Valorie McLaughlin" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
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>>> "Dave-UK" <Here@home> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>>
>>>> "Valorie McLaughlin" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:...
>>>>> WindowsMail keeps trying to compress the messages but cannot. I keep
>>>>> getting the "other ap using the application" or something similar.
>>>>> How do I compact the messages? Nothing else was using the mail
>>>>> program.
>>>>
>>>> Apparently you have to go offline before closing to get that
>>>> compress option to run.
>>>> File > Work offline.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thank you. How do I bring it up (the compress messages thing) and get it
>>> to run after File/WorkOffline is chosen?
>>
>> Tools > Options > Advanced tab > Maintenance.
>> 'Compact the database on shutdown every xx runs'.
>> If you are hoping to get rid of the "Recovered items" folders that keep
>> appearing it wont work.
>
> I haven't seen a "Recovered Items" folder anywhere. I wanted to get rid of
> the constant "Windows can't compact messages" error.
>
>> I keep deleting these folders but they always return.
>
> What folders are you talking about?
>
>> When I first noticed them I thought it was because I upgraded to Windows 7
>> from Vista, but I did a clean install of Windows 7 and then Windows Live
>> Mail
>> and I still get 'recovered' folders appearing.
>
> I haven't seen anything like that.
>
>>
>>
>

Have a look here, in Live Mail:
View > Layout, select 'Folder Pane'.
Select ' Show Storage folders '.
In the left pane click on Storage Folders to drop the list.
Open out ' Recovered items '.
I have a list of dated folders and messages but have no clue as to why they need to be
recovered. I never get any notification about corrupt messages or whatever.
After I delete them they gradually get re-written with more random newsgroup messages.