One way to save hard drive space and boost OE's performance is to get messages off your system entirely. What you don't want to delete, you can archive: In Outlook Express, create a new folder called Archives (you can call it whatever you want; just use the same name in the subsequent steps). Move the messages you want to archive into this folder, then close OE. In Windows Explorer, find the Archives.dbx file, which is kept in OE's Store folder with the rest of OE's folders and messages. (Click on Tools | Options, the Maintenance tab, then the Store folder button to locate it.) Back up Archives.dbx, then open OE and delete the Archives folder. To restore your messages, create a new folder in OE called Archives. Open the folder, then close OE. Delete the file Archives.dbx from the Store folder, and replace it with the backup copy of Archives.dbx. Open OE, and voilà! Your backed-up messages are back in the Archives folder.

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