"Sent Items" too large

CLR · Joined: 12 Aug 2007 Posts: 3

Hi All........
I have AMD 1.2Ghz, 512MB RAM, IE5, OE5..........my Sent Items file got so
large that it will not open. I can rename it and start a new one and
Outlook Express continues to function, but what I want to know is there any
way I can get that old sent Items file open so that I can retrieve some
messages from it?

TIA
Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3

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Michael Santovec · Joined: 12 Aug 2007 Posts: 182

If any DBX file gets over 2 GB OE can't access it.

Even before that, the larger a DBX file gets the more prone to
corruption it is. It's best to keep them under a few hundred MB.

At this point you can try some recovery utilities.

DBXtract - http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/Default.aspx
DBXpress - http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx
DBXtend - http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtend/Default.aspx
OEX Enhancements - Import/Export/Resend/Duplicates/Attachments, etc.
http://www.oehelp.com/OEX/Default.aspx

The cheapest program (DBXtract) could take days to process a large DBX
file.

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm

"CLR" wrote in message %23ZHHA.2320@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Hi All........
> I have AMD 1.2Ghz, 512MB RAM, IE5, OE5..........my Sent Items file got
> so
> large that it will not open. I can rename it and start a new one and
> Outlook Express continues to function, but what I want to know is
> there any
> way I can get that old sent Items file open so that I can retrieve
> some
> messages from it?
>
> TIA
> Vaya con Dios,
> Chuck, CABGx3
>
>
>

CLR · Joined: 12 Aug 2007 Posts: 3

Thanks Michael for that............hmmmm, mine is only a little over 400K,
so maybe now that I've run AdWare and Spybot and RegistryMech, and OE5 seems
to be a little more stable, I might try to rename them again and see if it
will open before purchasing a special program...

At least I know that it's possible now.......thanks much.

Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3

"Michael Santovec" wrote in message@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> If any DBX file gets over 2 GB OE can't access it.
>
> Even before that, the larger a DBX file gets the more prone to
> corruption it is. It's best to keep them under a few hundred MB.
>
> At this point you can try some recovery utilities.
>
> DBXtract - http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/Default.aspx
> DBXpress - http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx
> DBXtend - http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtend/Default.aspx
> OEX Enhancements - Import/Export/Resend/Duplicates/Attachments, etc.
> http://www.oehelp.com/OEX/Default.aspx
>
> The cheapest program (DBXtract) could take days to process a large DBX
> file.
>
>
> --
>
> Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
>
>
> "CLR" wrote in message
> %23ZHHA.2320@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> > Hi All........
> > I have AMD 1.2Ghz, 512MB RAM, IE5, OE5..........my Sent Items file got
> > so
> > large that it will not open. I can rename it and start a new one and
> > Outlook Express continues to function, but what I want to know is
> > there any
> > way I can get that old sent Items file open so that I can retrieve
> > some
> > messages from it?
> >
> > TIA
> > Vaya con Dios,
> > Chuck, CABGx3
> >
> >
> >
>
>

CLR · Joined: 12 Aug 2007 Posts: 3

Well, I went back and tried it again, after my "cleanup", and it still
wouldn't open.....so I guess all that's left is to try one of the retireval
programs...........
Thanks much for your time and advice Michael........

Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3

"CLR" wrote in message#1SAWDaHHA.1240@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Thanks Michael for that............hmmmm, mine is only a little over 400K,
> so maybe now that I've run AdWare and Spybot and RegistryMech, and OE5
seems
> to be a little more stable, I might try to rename them again and see if
it
> will open before purchasing a special program...
>
> At least I know that it's possible now.......thanks much.
>
> Vaya con Dios,
> Chuck, CABGx3
>
>
>
> "Michael Santovec" wrote in message
> @TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> > If any DBX file gets over 2 GB OE can't access it.
> >
> > Even before that, the larger a DBX file gets the more prone to
> > corruption it is. It's best to keep them under a few hundred MB.
> >
> > At this point you can try some recovery utilities.
> >
> > DBXtract - http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/Default.aspx
> > DBXpress - http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx
> > DBXtend - http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtend/Default.aspx
> > OEX Enhancements - Import/Export/Resend/Duplicates/Attachments, etc.
> > http://www.oehelp.com/OEX/Default.aspx
> >
> > The cheapest program (DBXtract) could take days to process a large DBX
> > file.
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
> >
> >
> > "CLR" wrote in message
> > %23ZHHA.2320@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> > > Hi All........
> > > I have AMD 1.2Ghz, 512MB RAM, IE5, OE5..........my Sent Items file got
> > > so
> > > large that it will not open. I can rename it and start a new one and
> > > Outlook Express continues to function, but what I want to know is
> > > there any
> > > way I can get that old sent Items file open so that I can retrieve
> > > some
> > > messages from it?
> > >
> > > TIA
> > > Vaya con Dios,
> > > Chuck, CABGx3
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

Michael Santovec · Joined: 12 Aug 2007 Posts: 182

You are welcome.

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm

"CLR" wrote in message @TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Well, I went back and tried it again, after my "cleanup", and it still
> wouldn't open.....so I guess all that's left is to try one of the
> retireval
> programs...........
> Thanks much for your time and advice Michael........
>
> Vaya con Dios,
> Chuck, CABGx3
>
>
>
> "CLR" wrote in message
> #1SAWDaHHA.1240@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Thanks Michael for that............hmmmm, mine is only a little over
>> 400K,
>> so maybe now that I've run AdWare and Spybot and RegistryMech, and
>> OE5
> seems
>> to be a little more stable, I might try to rename them again and see
>> if
> it
>> will open before purchasing a special program...
>>
>> At least I know that it's possible now.......thanks much.
>>
>> Vaya con Dios,
>> Chuck, CABGx3
>>
>>
>>
>> "Michael Santovec" wrote in message
>> @TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> > If any DBX file gets over 2 GB OE can't access it.
>> >
>> > Even before that, the larger a DBX file gets the more prone to
>> > corruption it is. It's best to keep them under a few hundred MB.
>> >
>> > At this point you can try some recovery utilities.
>> >
>> > DBXtract - http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/Default.aspx
>> > DBXpress - http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx
>> > DBXtend - http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtend/Default.aspx
>> > OEX Enhancements - Import/Export/Resend/Duplicates/Attachments,
>> > etc.
>> > http://www.oehelp.com/OEX/Default.aspx
>> >
>> > The cheapest program (DBXtract) could take days to process a large
>> > DBX
>> > file.
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> >
>> > Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
>> >
>> >
>> > "CLR" wrote in message
>> > %23ZHHA.2320@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> > > Hi All........
>> > > I have AMD 1.2Ghz, 512MB RAM, IE5, OE5..........my Sent Items
>> > > file got
>> > > so
>> > > large that it will not open. I can rename it and start a new one
>> > > and
>> > > Outlook Express continues to function, but what I want to know is
>> > > there any
>> > > way I can get that old sent Items file open so that I can
>> > > retrieve
>> > > some
>> > > messages from it?
>> > >
>> > > TIA
>> > > Vaya con Dios,
>> > > Chuck, CABGx3
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

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