I read the INSIDEOE site. Good stuff. Is there a similar site for Outlook? I tried the same address for just Outlook and didn't find anything. This is genealogically related since 95% of all email I send and receive (minus spam) is genealogically related to research or sharing information or learning about genealogy. I often move messages to folders within Outlook for reading when I have time particularly from Rootsweb lists and from the Legacy users list etc and I wonder if those I've deleted in Outlook are really not deleted but are taking up disc space and slowing down the program. I will keep looking through search engines but tomsterdam doesn't seem to have a section for Outlook. Sidenote: AND Thank you, Lance!! Mailwasher really HAS cut way down on spam. It did take awhile as you said, but wow!! How nice!! AND I don't know how I could live without PowerMarks!! I used to physically copy websites, transfer them into word files for categories such as Military, Obituaries, Vital Records, names of states with their archives or other related information, DAR sites, etc... and then enter a description. I could find things, but what a long painful convoluted way to store websites!! Power marks does in about 30 seconds what it used to take me about 15 minutes to do before!! Thank you again, Lance!! My research has moved into the 20th Century thanks to you and PowerMarks!!! Thank you so much for your help. Marie -----Original Message----- From: Maureen S Cassidy [mailto:maureen.s.cassidy@worldnet.att.net] Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 10:26 PM To: GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Gen-Comp-Tips] moving emails Lance....Help!!!! I just went to the site you provided, copied the directions re "store folder" and before I could decide if I wanted to do this, a dialog box came up and said that changes would take effect when I shut off and restarted my computer. Now I'm afraid to shut off my computer in case ALL my emails move. How can I either get back to my old default store method or transfer only the emails I want put in the new store?? Thanks, Maureen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lance" <hty31b5@hotmail.com> To: <GEN-COMP-TIPS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 11:42 PM Subject: RE: [Gen-Comp-Tips] moving emails "How many", Phil, will depend on the available space on your hard drive, so there is no defined limit. All you need to do is maintain good "housekeeping" with your OE files and don't accumulate more messages than your drive can handle. Again, there is good advice on INSIDEOE about compacting your OE folders, and in particular good advice about NOT using the auto compact feature: http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/files/maintain.htm#auto Lance -----Original Message----- From: Phil Stevens [mailto:joe2phil@drizzle.com] Sent: Thursday, 12 August 2004 12:36 To: Gen. Comp. Tips Mail List; hty31b5@hotmail.com Subject: Re: [Gen-Comp-Tips] moving emails Hello Lance an list , Tell us please , what number would be considered as " to many messages " , I am not seeing any ' slow down ' , , I am not looking forward to saving / exporting part of it , Phil --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 0433-2, 2004-08-10 Tested on: 12/08/2004 1:42:16 PM avast! - copyright (c) 2000-2004 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com ==== GEN-COMP-TIPS Mailing List ==== Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites of the Internet: http://www.cyndislist.com ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 ==== GEN-COMP-TIPS Mailing List ==== DO NOT open unexpected file attachments from people, even if you know them. Verify with the sender first. This may be your only line of defence, other than AV Software, against mail "viruses" ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.735 / Virus Database: 489 - Release Date: 8/6/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.735 / Virus Database: 489 - Release Date: 8/6/2004