Outlook Express and Recycle Bin contents (many .BAK files)

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Michael T. - 30 May 2008 19:00 GMT

OE6 is filling the Recycle Bin with BAK files from my OE Identity.

These are all backup files with the .BAK extension for the many folders I
have. There are over 256K in files being saved here and I keep having to run
Disk Cleanup.

How do I rid myself of this?

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Tom [Pepper] Willett - 30 May 2008 19:02 GMT

They get put there when you compact OE.
Empty the recycle bin.

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Bruce Hagen - 30 May 2008 19:08 GMT

You don't rid yourself if it.

This is due to the OE update, (KB923694). Now when you compact, a copy of
your dbx files are sent to the Recycle Bin in the event that something
should go wrong and messages, or entire folders, are lost when you are
compacting.

Many people do not back up Outlook Express on a regular basis. This new
mandatory backup is something people have been asking for quite awhile as we
spend a lot of time helping people getting their messages back, and they
have to purchase a tool to recover messages.

You can empty the Recycle Bin any time you want and the bak files will go
away until you compact again.

For more info, see the information outlined in red here:
www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#2

If you don't currently back up OE regularly, I would suggest you get this,
or a similar tool, (freeware):

This freeware tool backs up everything in OE in seconds. Disregard what is
written in red. That is referring to a different program.

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB):
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx

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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

> OE6 is filling the Recycle Bin with BAK files from my OE Identity.
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> How do I rid myself of this?

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Michael T. - 30 May 2008 19:52 GMT

> You don't rid yourself of BAK files in the Recycle Bin.
>
> This is due to the OE update, (KB923694). Now when you compact, a copy of
> your dbx files are sent to the Recycle Bin in the event that something
> should go wrong and messages, or entire folders, are lost when you are
> compacting.

Thanks Bruce, as now I know that it is when I compact my folders that these
BAK files are put in my Recycle Bin.

I have been using OE since my Windows 95 days and I am still learning new
things (or features).

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PA Bear [MS MVP] - 30 May 2008 21:12 GMT

[Technically, this functionality was introduced in Hotfix KB918069 which was
released on 31 May-06. This functionality was later included in KB920214
(MS06-043; 08 Aug-06) and KB923694 (MS06-076; 12 Dec-06). In the meantime,
KB918766 (originally released on 20 Apr-06) was revised on 11 May-06 to
include this functionality (despite what KB918069 and the listed file
versions says). Not that I keep track of such things... <eg>]

> You don't rid yourself if it.
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> This is due to the OE update, (KB923694)...

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