The file "Folders" is folders.dbx and it is located in the OE mail store folder. It contains info about your OE folders. OE should be the only program using it, so if it is reported as in use, then I would suggest that OE was open and a folder was being viewed or looked for. Don > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "donbriggs" <donbriggs@xxxxxxx> > To: "# PCTechTalk@Free" <PCTechTalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 7:35 PM > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Compacting OE Files > > >> Trying this one again, it seems the conversation changed but not the >> subject >> Line. LOL >> >> Hi, >> Every time I try to compact the mail folders in OE it returns an error >> message that the 'File Folders' is in use and halts the compacting. Where >> in the H*ll is the File Folder? OE was closed at the time and I had an >> automatic offer to compact the folders, Can anyone shed any light. >> Rocky de Dragon >> >> >> >> -- >> <Please delete this line and everything below.> >> >> To unsub or change your email settings: >> //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk >> >> To access our Archives: >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ >> //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ >> >> For more info: >> //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk >> > > -- > <Please delete this line and everything below.> > > To unsub or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > For more info: > //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > -- <Please delete this line and everything below.> To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk