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Slim Down and Speed Up
ARTICLE DATE: 05.04.04
By Alan Cohen, PCMag.com
Outlook Express folders can bulk up faster than Charlize Theron, increasing OE's load time and slowing its performance. But keeping folders trim means more than deleting messages. When you delete a message, it's simply tagged for removal the next time OE performs a process known as compacting. By default, compacting is automated, happening every now and then in the background. But the process takes a while and can slow down your PC's performance at an inopportune time (like when you're writing your fan letter to Charlize Theron). Instead, compact manually. First, go to Tools | Options, click on Maintenance, and remove the check next to Compact messages in the background. Then, once a week, go to File | Folder | Compact All Folders. (If you get an error message, close OE, then open it and try again.)