jinbrother1 Posted July 1, 2005 Report Share Posted July 1, 2005 Hi. Couple days ago, I was befuddled by the sudden loss of hard drive space when in fact, I haven't done anything new to my computer (no installation, etc.). I lost about .5 gig of space in just 2 days or so. After searching around Google for awhile, I realized that MSN9 automatically saves emails in C:/Documents and Settings/Local Settings/Application Data/Microsoft/MSN/db/Mail of my computer. Is it safe to delete files in this folder, and if so, which ones? I see couple different file extensions and I don't want to mess things up by accidently deleting important files. And if I do delete these files, will it have any detrimental effect on my computer or MSN9?The reason why I ask this is that my hard drive is nearly full and the stored emails are taking a heavy toll on my space. I have over 11 gigs of stored emails! So far, Google hasn't helped me in finding answers to my questions.Also, is there a way to prevent MSN from storing emails onto my computer? Any help will be much appreciated. Thanks a lot in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted July 2, 2005 Report Share Posted July 2, 2005 I cannot give you any advice on MSN, but to quicly clear up wasted disk space, download, install, and run CCleaner - you will be surprised how much disk space you get back.Make sure that you look at the configuration options before you run the cleaner; there are things you may want to keep - cookies, or certain settings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilkiah Posted July 2, 2005 Report Share Posted July 2, 2005 wow, nice program... i cleared 18.9mb.... thanks pwillerer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jinbrother1 Posted July 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2005 Much appreciative for your reply pwillener. I do use CCleaner from time to time, but it doesn't erase the stored emails that I was talking about. Thanks for your suggestion however.Anyways, I just went on to erase the files under the ....\MSN\db\mail save for a few files such as index, metadata, index.new, and export (any files that sounded important to keep :D ). I was able to save 11 gigs of space without having any problems (at least so far). I must warn to those who have a similar problem that if they plan to do the same, they should NOT delete the files located under ...\MSN\db. I deleted them into my recycle bin and when I tried to view my mails on MSN, all my current mails received were completely blank. Good thing I restored them back.I sure wish there's a way to stop the automatic storing of emails onto my computer. But that's just me complaining. Thanks again, and by the way, nice forum :D! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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