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Prevent E-Mail Corruption
If you send and receive large quantities of e-mail on a regular basis, there are several guidelines you should follow to keep Outlook Express 6 running smoothly and to protect your e-mail folders from becoming corrupt (which could prevent you from accessing them):
• Do not store all of your e-mail in your Inbox. Instead, create new folders, and then move your messages into them.
1. Open Outlook Express.
2. Right-click the Inbox folder.
3. Select New Folder.
4. A window opens. In the empty box, type a name for your new folder.
5. Click the OK button.Your new folder is created as a subfolder below your Inbox.
6. Return to your Inbox, and then drag e-mail messages from it and drop them into your new folder.
• Keep each e-mail folder small. If a folder is stuffed with too many messages, it could become corrupt.
• Do not allow your Sent folder to grow too large. Make a habit of emptying its contents every few weeks.
• Compact your folders at least once a month.
• Install Service Pack 2 for Windows XP, which will improve the way Outlook Express manages and maintains your e-mail.
• Back up your e-mail on a regular basis — particularly if you rely on it for your job.
• Do not store all of your e-mail in your Inbox. Instead, create new folders, and then move your messages into them.
1. Open Outlook Express.
2. Right-click the Inbox folder.
3. Select New Folder.
4. A window opens. In the empty box, type a name for your new folder.
5. Click the OK button.Your new folder is created as a subfolder below your Inbox.
6. Return to your Inbox, and then drag e-mail messages from it and drop them into your new folder.
• Keep each e-mail folder small. If a folder is stuffed with too many messages, it could become corrupt.
• Do not allow your Sent folder to grow too large. Make a habit of emptying its contents every few weeks.
• Compact your folders at least once a month.
• Install Service Pack 2 for Windows XP, which will improve the way Outlook Express manages and maintains your e-mail.
• Back up your e-mail on a regular basis — particularly if you rely on it for your job.
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