"Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message
news:ePOr$VF5FHA.3976@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> If you are having trouble compacting the message store, then its likely to
> be corrupt. You need to set up a new Identity via File | Identities and
> then do points 2 and 3 here (www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx) to help prevent
> message loss.

## Will do thanks. I know it has to be corrupt because nothing ever leaves
that folder - ever - and messages can't be compacted.

> Once you get it working in that Identity, you can go to File | Identities
> and import from the older, corrupt identity.

> Then backup the message store. See the links on that page above for that.

## Lets hope I can do it without screwing it up! :-|

FS~