Marck- But... some warnings...
Tuesday, August 5, 2003, 2:16:11 AM, you wrote: MDP> The messages.tbi file is safe to delete. In fact, it's far safer to MDP> delete it than to replace it with an older copy. If it is missing, MDP> TB will recreate it. MDP> The result may yet reveal that the messages.tbb file has its own MDP> problems, in which case the mailbox repair utility may help. ...always make a backup copy of both the .TBB and .TBI files before doing anything like this, just to be safe. You can always delete the copies later on. I've said "yes" to the "repair?" message and had it delete six months worth of emails. Having the backup files allowed me to get back to where I was and try some other options. MDP> You certainly should set your Inbox folder to "Compress on exit" in MDP> the Inbox folder options to ensure that it doesn't become clogged MDP> with relics of moved/deleted messages. ...but not until you've cleared up the problem with your corrupted inbox, or else you'll never be able to shut down cleanly. ------------------------ And here's the story on "compress": when you delete messages, they are only flagged for deletion, they are not actually removed from the .TBB file. You can see them later on by selecting "Browse deleted messages" from the menu. The "compress" command does the actual deletion and compaction of the database, but can take some time, depending on the number of deleted messages in the file. If you've never done this then the size of your .TBB file will probably decrease dramatically. Also TB will run faster, since there are fewer messages in the database to go through. The .TBI file contains, among other things, an index into the .TBB file for faster access. If something gets out of sync then you will get the "rebuild" message from TB. If there's no .TBI file then TB will generate a new one for you. This process takes a bit more time when starting up TB since it has to look at each message to get the message counts and headers. -Mark Wieder Using The Bat! v1.63 Beta/7 on Windows 2000 5.0 Build 2195 Service Pack 2 -- ________________________________________________ Current version is 1.62r | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
