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Thread ID: 13277 2001-11-29 03:54:00 OutLook Express .dbx files Guest (0) Press F1
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25977 2001-11-29 03:54:00 My .dbx files for deleted items now equal 10mb. can I safely delete these?? Guest (0)
25978 2001-11-29 04:30:00 The mailboxes can get quite bit after a while.

Find options in the menus and have a look for a button called compact mailboxes.

Of course if you have heaps of stuff in the folder it won't compact much. You should be able to right click on it and select empty trash (or similar).
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25979 2001-11-29 12:07:00 If you have nothing you want to keep in your .dbx folder, it is perfectly safe to delete. It will simply remake itself next time but without the size. I include this procedure as part of my regular cleanup, and have no problems. Guest (0)
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