The problem i have is that i can´t delete a half of all the messages in the outlook express inbox. Other options such as moving to other folders are well, but after moving i still can´t delete them. Thanks Bkupfer

What stops you from deleting them? Your wife because they are her emails? Surely I jest but what happens when you try to delete them and is there anything different about those you can and cannot delete? Bryan

Thanks, but the message are the same.

I have the solution Maybe you have too many messages in these folders. If you are using almost any Windows version other than Vista, turn off the connection to the internet. Open OE. Click File|Folder|Compact all Folders. When finished you can turn the connection to the internet back on, but perhaps reboot. Any better success? If indeed the problem is too many messages, another action to take (before the above) is to create new folders (like "Old Messages1, 2, etc.) in OE and move messages you use seldomly there. That could solve the problem, but Compacting usually is also adviseable. You may find this article of interest. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE... Note the role of Folders.dbx. P.S. If after deleting you find you have lost any messages, you may find them in the Recycle Bin in .bak files. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918... __________________