PC Win: Alternatives to CHKMMF (131917)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Mail for Windows 3.2
  • Microsoft Mail for Windows 3.2a
This article was previously published under Q131917

SYMPTOMS

When you use versions 3.2 and 3.2a of Microsoft Mail for Windows, and you have a large mail message file (MMF), the program may terminate with a message indicating that there is not enough free hard drive space available.

WORKAROUND

The following alternatives may be used:

Method 1

  • Export mail from the MMF to an export file. (This will move mail out of the MMF and into an export file that may reside on another drive.)
  • Rename the old MMF, then create a new one.
  • Import mail back into the new MMF.

Method 2

Compress the MMF (Hold the F5 key down when you launch Mail). This may reduce the MMF to a more manageable size.

Method 3

Delete unnecessary mail to reduce the size of the MMF file.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/30/2003
Keywords:KB131917
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