Resolved XP Seamonkey: Slow compacting Email folder

XP Seamonkey:
Why does it take so long to compact The Email folder?:
I get a ton of junk Email and can't change my Email address. I have Mailwasher trained but also delete a lot manually. Even when I have only a few deleted Emails it takes a very long time to compact the Email folder.

I have another XP Seamonkey unit in another state with the same problem. I accidentally deleted a key dll and had to have it repaired. When the unit was returned it compacted much faster...so there seems to be a fix.

Thanks!
Carl

 

It is the least of my problems. Starting today, I have had "problems" with my POP3 server, so no mail has been delivered. Not as bad as Thunderbird which began this on May 28. Since I am getting mail as Webmail, according to the ISP, it is a problem problem.

 

The response has little to do with my problem.

When I mentioned a long time to compact...I mean 20-30 minutes to compact. If I delete 500-600 Email's I accept that amount of time. The problem is it takes that long with 30-40.

 

It compacts EVERY folder if I am not mistaken.

 

Oh!!! OK.
Thank you very much,
Carl
I'll mark this solved.

 

With my SeaMonkey there are two ways to compact folders. One is to click on File in the menu bar. That opens a drop-down menu, and one of the options listed is Compact Folders. Clicking on that should compact all the folders. Another way is to have the panel to the left that lists the different folders. You can right-click on any single folder, which then opens a drop-down menu that will include the listed option to Compact This Folder. So one way you compact all the folders, the other way you can compact a single folder or any combination of them you choose in any sequence you choose.

Does that help any?

 

Bobbo-
Thanks for responding after I closed my question. GREAT TIP!!! I tried it by deleting just 4-5 Emails. Unfortunately, it still took 20 minutes to process the job.

In my original question I mentioned I had the same problem with another older XP PC. After service compacting was 10 times faster. There must be something slowing the operation. I've used several top rated registry cleaners and tune up programs. They didn't help.

Any other ideas?

Again, THANKS!
carl

 

It may not help, and you may have already done it, but defragging can often speed up some operations. I use the Auslogics Disk Defragger. It's free, quick, and should work on your system.

 

Thanks again. I've done it...but I'll try again using your suggestion. I'll let you know if it helps.
Carl

 

Nifty program! It only took 6 minutes to defrag. and only found 1.2% needed doing.

It did not change the compacting speed. As a trial I compacted 5 Emails. It took about 15 minutes.

Keep my problem in mind.

Again, I appreciate your suggestions.
Carl

 

Glad you like the Auslogics defragger. Interesting that compacting shrunk from 20 minutes to 15.

Is compressing SeaMonkey folders the only operation that's slow on your system? It's possible you have a problem within Windows itself or with some system component. You might consider opening a new thread in the Windows XP forum. More people look at that section than this one, too.

 

Auslogics defragger is built off of MS Defragger.

 

"Is compressing SeaMonkey folders the only operation that's slow on your system? It's possible you have a problem within Windows itself or with some system component. You might consider opening a new thread in the Windows XP forum. More people look at that section than this one, too. "

Only Email compressing: I'd say yes...although start-up takes quite a while...like 9 minutes. I open a lot of programs and it's an older PC.

Do you have a suggestion how would I word the title line for a new thread?

Thanks AGAIN!
Carl

 

Go to this link and download it, save it to the Desktop. Then post the log here and somebody will tell you what you can stop from running at boot up.

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/dds/

Then Download this program, Mike Lin's Startup Manager and use it to stop what needs to be stopped. DO NOT use MSCONFIG.

 

Bobbo & Mr. Bill-
Thank you!!! Thank you!!!

Carl
This Emachine is 2002-03. 40 Gig. HD, 2.20 GHz & 1.5 RAM. It's never had a problem I couldn't fix. Though I have a Windows 7 unit running through a KVM switch...this my baby. All important stuff & around 12,000 saved Emails (My filing cabinet) are on it. I've got a mover program but... I have a PhD in procrastination!

 

I would strongly urge you to make a backup copy of those emails and any other documents, photos or programs that you don't want to lose. My wife and I bought a relatively inexpensive external hard drive from Costco and all of our important files reside on it rather than our computers. Just a suggestion.

Also: check this link: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Thunderbird_:_Tips_:_Compacting_Folders

 

You're placing an awful lot of trust in that hard drive.

You might want to consider keeping a copy of the files you do not ever want to lose in more than one location.

 

Many of the images are on external servers (i.e. SkyDrive, Flikr, Opera, PhotoBucket). Many of the documents have been downloaded and made into hard copies and stored in a safety deposit box. The bulk is backed up onto the external hard drive so that should something happen to the computers, they would be safe (i.e. they can't be hacked). How do you protect your documents and other important files?

 

Encrypted, in several locations offsite.

 

My documents are not that important. I'm just an ordinary guy now retired from a teaching career. I would not want to lose our pictures of family and that's why I suggested backing them up on an external hard drive as well as storing them on online services. Anyway, thanks for sharing.