Can you please tell me how many folders OE can support? I receive a lot of
email and like to archive it keeping my inbox empty. However, I've ended up
with a rather large number of folders.

Also, how many identities can OE support? Thanks in advance.
sheana

I don't believe there is a limit on how many folders you have. The concern
is not letting any one folder get to. large.

I don't know of a limit of identities either, but you run into problems if
you have 32+ accounts.

Can send and receive messages in only 32 POP3 accounts in Outlook Express 6:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=296513

General precautions for Outlook Express:

Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They will eventually become
corrupt. Create your own user defined folders for storing mail and move your
mail to them. Empty Deleted Items folder regularly. Keep user created
folders under 100MB, and Default folders as empty as is feasible.

After you are done, follow up by compacting your folders manually while
working *offline* and do it often.

Click on Outlook Express at the top of the folder tree so no folders are
open. Then: File | Work Offline (or double click Working Online in the
Status Bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything until
the compacting is completed.

Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer
of protection that eats up CPUs and causes a multitude of problems such as
time-outs and account setting changes. Your up-to-date A/V program will
continue to protect you sufficiently. For more, see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

In Tools | Options | Maintenance: Uncheck Compact messages in background and
leave it unchecked. {N/A if running XP/SP2}.

And backup often.

Backup & Restore:
http://www.insideoe.com/backup/

This is a great two click program:

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB)
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"sheana" <sheana@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:O4Ji5xA6IHA.1280@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Can you please tell me how many folders OE can support? I receive a lot of
> email and like to archive it keeping my inbox empty. However, I've ended
> up with a rather large number of folders.
>
> Also, how many identities can OE support? Thanks in advance.
> sheana
>

In theory, the number of folders is unlimited. (I have well over 50 of 'em,
not including newsgroups.)

sheana wrote:
> Can you please tell me how many folders OE can support? I receive a lot of
> email and like to archive it keeping my inbox empty. However, I've ended
> up
> with a rather large number of folders.
>
> Also, how many identities can OE support? Thanks in advance.
> sheana

Bruce,

In OE I went to Tools--->Option-->Maintenance and there was nothing in
regards to "compact messages in the background". I have Win XP media home
edition. I could swear I've seen this choice to stop automatic compacting,
but it's not there. Here is what's on my Maintenance tab:
Cleaning Up Messages:

1.Empty messages from the "deleted items" folder on exit

2.Purge deleted messages when leaving IMAP folders

When compacting messages"

1. Delete read message bodies in newgroups

2.Delete news messages 5 days after being downloaded (This was checked but I
unchecked it.)

Kindly advise. Thanks in advance.



"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

> I don't believe there is a limit on how many folders you have. The concern
> is not letting any one folder get to. large.
>
> I don't know of a limit of identities either, but you run into problems if
> you have 32+ accounts.
>
> Can send and receive messages in only 32 POP3 accounts in Outlook Express 6:
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=296513
>
> General precautions for Outlook Express:
>
> Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They will eventually become
> corrupt. Create your own user defined folders for storing mail and move your
> mail to them. Empty Deleted Items folder regularly. Keep user created
> folders under 100MB, and Default folders as empty as is feasible.
>
> After you are done, follow up by compacting your folders manually while
> working *offline* and do it often.
>
> Click on Outlook Express at the top of the folder tree so no folders are
> open. Then: File | Work Offline (or double click Working Online in the
> Status Bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything until
> the compacting is completed.
>
> Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer
> of protection that eats up CPUs and causes a multitude of problems such as
> time-outs and account setting changes. Your up-to-date A/V program will
> continue to protect you sufficiently. For more, see:
> http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3
>
> In Tools | Options | Maintenance: Uncheck Compact messages in background and
> leave it unchecked. {N/A if running XP/SP2}.
>
> And backup often.
>
> Backup & Restore:
> http://www.insideoe.com/backup/
>
> This is a great two click program:
>
> Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB)
> http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
> --
> Bruce Hagen
> MS-MVP Outlook Express
> Imperial Beach, CA
>
>
> "sheana" <sheana@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:O4Ji5xA6IHA.1280@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> > Can you please tell me how many folders OE can support? I receive a lot of
> > email and like to archive it keeping my inbox empty. However, I've ended
> > up with a rather large number of folders.
> >
> > Also, how many identities can OE support? Thanks in advance.
> > sheana
> >
>
>

You missed this in regards to Background Compacting: {N/A if running
XP/SP2}. XP prompts you to compact after 100 closings instead. We all advise
to let it compact, or better yet, get in the habit of doing it manually
about once a week and you will never see the prompt.

Why does OE insist on compacting folders when I close it?:
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/why.htm#compact

About File Corruption:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...orruption.mspx

Compacting your folders periodically is a must to keep OE functioning well
and at some point, you may lose all your saved messages if you don't. When
you delete, or move messages, the space they had used remains until you
compact.

***Never touch anything until the compacting is finished.***

See:
www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#2

With SP2, automatic background compacting was removed due to problems it
caused. Now you will get a prompt to compact after 100 OE closings, which
you should do, and don't touch anything until it has finished. If you
compact manually, at your convenience, this will also set the counter back
to zero. See this for more information:
http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm#compact

Let me know if I can help more.
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA




"sheana" <sheana@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0FE27A3A-305A-4646-86BF-ABEE83E96548@microsoft.com...
> Bruce,
>
> In OE I went to Tools--->Option-->Maintenance and there was nothing in
> regards to "compact messages in the background". I have Win XP media home
> edition. I could swear I've seen this choice to stop automatic
> compacting,
> but it's not there. Here is what's on my Maintenance tab:
> Cleaning Up Messages:
>
> 1.Empty messages from the "deleted items" folder on exit
>
> 2.Purge deleted messages when leaving IMAP folders
>
> When compacting messages"
>
> 1. Delete read message bodies in newgroups
>
> 2.Delete news messages 5 days after being downloaded (This was checked but
> I
> unchecked it.)
>
> Kindly advise. Thanks in advance.
>
>
>
> "Bruce Hagen" wrote:
>
>> I don't believe there is a limit on how many folders you have. The
>> concern
>> is not letting any one folder get to. large.
>>
>> I don't know of a limit of identities either, but you run into problems
>> if
>> you have 32+ accounts.
>>
>> Can send and receive messages in only 32 POP3 accounts in Outlook Express
>> 6:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=296513
>>
>> General precautions for Outlook Express:
>>
>> Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They will eventually become
>> corrupt. Create your own user defined folders for storing mail and move
>> your
>> mail to them. Empty Deleted Items folder regularly. Keep user created
>> folders under 100MB, and Default folders as empty as is feasible.
>>
>> After you are done, follow up by compacting your folders manually while
>> working *offline* and do it often.
>>
>> Click on Outlook Express at the top of the folder tree so no folders are
>> open. Then: File | Work Offline (or double click Working Online in the
>> Status Bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything
>> until
>> the compacting is completed.
>>
>> Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant
>> layer
>> of protection that eats up CPUs and causes a multitude of problems such
>> as
>> time-outs and account setting changes. Your up-to-date A/V program will
>> continue to protect you sufficiently. For more, see:
>> http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3
>>
>> In Tools | Options | Maintenance: Uncheck Compact messages in background
>> and
>> leave it unchecked. {N/A if running XP/SP2}.
>>
>> And backup often.
>>
>> Backup & Restore:
>> http://www.insideoe.com/backup/
>>
>> This is a great two click program:
>>
>> Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB)
>> http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
>> --
>> Bruce Hagen
>> MS-MVP Outlook Express
>> Imperial Beach, CA
>>
>>
>> "sheana" <sheana@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:O4Ji5xA6IHA.1280@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> > Can you please tell me how many folders OE can support? I receive a lot
>> > of
>> > email and like to archive it keeping my inbox empty. However, I've
>> > ended
>> > up with a rather large number of folders.
>> >
>> > Also, how many identities can OE support? Thanks in advance.
>> > sheana
>> >
>>
>>