On 1/4/03 6:45 AM, "O'Brien" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a huge file (340Megs) named "Old Messages" in my Main Identity > folder. There are also files named "Old Database" and "Old Database Cache". > Interestingly, the first two files are dated 12AM Jan 1, 1904. The "Cache" > file is dated Sep 21, 2002. > > How might these files have come to exist? What are they? Can I look at the > old messages? How? Do I need these files or, can I delete them?
The files are created when you do a rebuild. It allows you to go back to the original in case something goes wrong with the rebuild. Once you know your rebuild was successful, it's ok to throw them away. -- Diane Ross, Microsoft MVP for Entourage Entourage Help Page........Find answers to FAQs and help learning Entourage <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/> -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To search the archives: <http://athena.doe.com> Unofficial Outlook Express Page: <http://www.macemail.com/oe/>
