OLEXP: How to Compact the Message Store in Outlook Express 5 for Macintosh (248335)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0 for Macintosh
This article was previously published under Q248335
For information about the differences between Microsoft Outlook Express and Microsoft Outlook e-mail clients, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

257824 OL2000: Differences Between Outlook and Outlook Express

SUMMARY

This article describes how to compact the message store file in Outlook Express 5 for Macintosh.

MORE INFORMATION

To compact the message store, press OPTION while starting Outlook Express 5.

You receive the following message:
Would you like to compact the database?
If you click Yes, the messages are compacted, any unused spaces are removed from the database. If you click No, you receive the following message:
Would you like to do a complex rebuild of the database?
If you click Yes to compact the database, any unused spaces are removed from the database, data that is corrupted is removed and links are broken . If you click No, a rebuild of the database is not done.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/2/2002
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