Fix for "Unable delete mail" issue

 

                   It might be better than not receiving mail but not by much: Outlook Express keeps collecting emails and refuses to delete any. The best you can do is move mail you do not want to folders you never inspect.

Chances are, Outlook Express is trying to preserve any single email you get. Most probably, the Deleted Items folder has been damaged and it can be repaired. In this article our Texpert has provided a quick step to fix Outlook Express when deleting messages does not work

Steps to make Outlook Express delete messages again:

•     Go to the Deleted Items folder in Outlook Express.

•     Move all messages you may want to keep to your Inbox or another folder.

•     "Shut down" Outlook Express.

•     Open your Outlook Express "store" folder.

•     Delete the "Deleted Items.dbx" file.

•     "Restart" Outlook Express.

•     Make sure you "empty the Deleted Items folder frequently" (say, once a week).

 These steps can be followed in Outlook Express installed in Windows XP/2000/98 etc.