Outlook Express Disk is Full

Periodically I get an error message in Outlook Express that says I can't download mail because the disk is full. I've cleaned out all the old email, but I still can download mail. Is there any way to increase the size of the space for outlook express? Any other solutions I should try?
Thanks!

Quit all your Microsoft Applications.
Hold down the OPTION key as you launch OE.
Compact the database. Once completed, throw out the files prefixed with "old" in the MS Users folder.
try that.
Zap the PRAM on reboot as well.

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HT4796 on my windows XP pro PC i opened windows migration assistant and the first message is: "Cannot start Outlook Express. The application can not initialize the storage. The computer doesn't have enough memory or your disk is full. (0x80007114)"

on my windows XP pro PC i opened windows migration assistant and the first message is: "Cannot start Outlook Express. The application can not initialize the storage. The computer doesn't have enough memory or your disk is full. (0x80007114)"
On my windows PC outlook express is NOT running and as far as i know, NOT installed.
How do I install Outlook Express??
I want to use my new Imac.....

Disk storage issues frequently happen if the hard disc is over 85% full. Make sure your trash can is emptied after backing up any files you want to keep elsewhere.

Error 0x80007114 "Outlook Express could not be started" when trying to run Migration Assitant.

Trying to run Migration Assistant on a PC (Windows XP). Error message "Outlook Express could not be started. The application was unable to initialize the store directory. Your computer may be out of memory or your disk is full. Contact Microsoft support for further assistance. (0x80007114)" Then the Migration Assistant shows a box stating that Outlook Express must be stopped before running the assistant.
I have enough memory. The disk is not full. Outlook Express runs just fine on my PC. And it was not runing at the time.
Apple Support (two tries) and my Apple store have essentially said this is a Microsoft problem. Of course, Microsoft says it is an Apple program failing so it is an Apple problem.
MS info about the error indicates that it prevents OE from starting. Than is not my situation at all. The fix is draconian (as many are) and could risk my OE so I have not gone there - yet. Hopefully there is another way.
Does anyone have any experience on how to (easily) solve this dilemma. I am also trying on the MS side.
This is my first MAC. I was convinced to go Apple by several folks who touted the excellent support. It was purchased in July 2012 and has been a boat anchor since. Support??
Thanks for any info you can provide.

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Outlook Express Won't Launch/Freezes Computer?

I have a 5 yr old G4, running OS 9.1, Outlook Express 5.0.2
When I try to launch OE, the computer freezes (altho the cursor moves around, it can't do anything). The computer makes a sound of 4 drawn-out clicks (rasps) followed by 2-3 shorter ones. Then a an error message of Type 1 appears. The same thing had been happening with Simple Text for a couple of years (altho that said "Error of Type 113"), but we never really use it so it doesn't matter. I tried to open "Apple System Profiler" and the same thing happened today. Everything else seems to be working fine. Any thoughts, suggestions, help????
Thanks.
Power Mac G4 Mac OS 9.1.x Outlook Express 5.0.2

Hi, Rodney -
With regard to Outlook Express, try this -
1) Increase its Preferred memory allocation; adding 20 or 30 thousand, or even more, to its original Preferred amount is not excessive.
Article #18278 - Assigning More Memory to an Application
2) Then compact its database files. To do that, hold down the Option key while launching Outlook Express. A screen should appear offering to compact the database files - okay that, and follow the prompts.
Re Apple System Profiler, try increasing its Preferred memory allocation - doubling the original Preferred amount should suffice.
Re simpleText, increasing its Preferred memory allocation may also help. Note, though, that SimpleText has a finite limit of how large a file it can handle - 32MB. Any file larger than that, even if in SimpleText format, will not be openable by SimpleText.
One solution for that which many folk have gone to is to use a replacement program. One such is SimpleEdit.
The computer makes a sound of 4 drawn-out clicks (rasps) followed by 2-3 shorter ones.
That can be worrisome. It can indicate the OS is finding it difficult to open a file needed by the program; an overly full drive; damage to the disk directory; or, worst case, physical damage to the drive, such as one or more bad blocks.
• Difficulty in opening a file can be caused by the file having become damaged. This is not unusual particularly with preference files, and the solution for those is usually to throw away the appropriate preference file, then restart the machine. The next time a call is placed to use that prefs file a new one will be created with default settings.
The prefs file used by Apple System Profiler can be found 'loose' in the Preferences folder (in System Folder); its name is ASP Preferences.
Outlook Express uses at least two prefs files. One is named Outlook Express Prefs and is located loose in the Preferences folder. The other is named simply Preferences, and can be found in the account folder for the user account. OE 5 places that here - (hard drive) >> Documents >> Microsoft User Data >> Identities >> Main Identitiy >> Preferences. If you have created additional acccounts, there will be a separate folder for each in the Identities folder, each with its own Preferences file.
SimpleText has no prefs file.
• A too-full drive can result in extensive fragmentation of files, giving Finder a lot of grief when it tries to pull one together; it can also lead to erratic Finder behavior, including crashes and other events.
It is good practice to not let a drive get more than about 80 to 85% full; leaving the remainder unused allows room for files to grow normally, for Virtual Memory to use without incident, and for temporary files (such as are created during a printing operation).
• Damage to the disk directory can best be checked for by booting the Mac to the most recent OS 9 Install CD available (one valid for that model), and running Disk First Aid from the Utilities folder on the CD. Although DFA is somewhat limited in what it can fix, its diagnostics are excellent.
If DFA finds somethig it can not fix, it would be time to use a stronger utility, one such as Alsoft's DiskWarrior or Micromat's TechTool Pro.
• Physical Damage to the hard drive is more difficult to diagnose and fix.
If it is bad blocks, that can usually be fixed by doing a deep (zero-all-data) re-initialization of the drive, reformatting it as Mac OS Extended in the process. Once the re-initialization is completed, run the Test Disk item in Drive Setup's Function menu - doing so should map out any bad blocks.
Using Drive Setup
Note - re-initializing and reformatting a drive will erase it, so be sure your data has been backed up before doing that.
• If your drive was last formatted using Drive Setup on an OS 9.0.4 or earlier Install (or Restore) CD, that version of Drive Setup had a defect that could leave a drive vulnerable to incurring a wrapper error. The versions of Drive Setup that come on OS 9.1 and later Install CDs do not have that defect.
The version of Disk First Aid that comes with OS 9.1 and later install CDs can sometimes repair a wrapper error.
Alsoft's DiskWarrior (v. 2.x or later) can definitely repair a wrapper error. Note that the current versions of DiskWarrior (v. 3.x) boot to OSX - they have no problem repairing OS 9 volumes, but the machine should be OSX-ready before booting to that disk. If the latter is not the case, look for a v. 2.1 or v. 2.1.1 version of DiskWarrior.

HT4796 Error 0x80007114 Outlook Express cannot be started.

Window Migration Assistant fails immediately with the above error. OE runs fine on the PC.

Here is what I am trying to do:
Windows Migration brings the following information from your Windows PC (Windows XP SP3 or greater) to your Mac:
Email: IMAP and POP accounts from Outlook, Outlook Express, Windows Mail and Windows Live email accounts are transferred to Mail. Email metadata such as read, replied, and flagged are transferred from Outlook, Outlook Express and Windows Mail to Mail in OS X.
Contacts: Outlook and Outlook Express contacts, and Windows Contacts from the Contact home directory are transferred to Address Book.
Calendars: Outlook calendars are transferred to iCal
iTunes library, including music, photos, videos and apps and games for iOS devices, except rentals
Home directory folders and content, including Music, Pictures, Desktop, Documents, and Downloads
Browser bookmarks and homepage from Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Safari are transferred to Safari
User settings including localization, locale, and any customized desktop picture
The problem is obviously somewhere on the PC side since the Windows Migration Program fails on the PC but I am starting with questions here because surely someone in the Apple community has seen this problem and has a solution.
This is the first thing I have tried on my new Mac (first time Mac user) and it failed. Not a good start Apple!!
The full error on the PC side is "Outlook Express could not be started. Unable to initalize store directory. Out of memory or disk full. (0x80007114)" SInce OE runs fine on the PC, I have no idea what this means or how to get around it.
Any ideas/help would be appreciated. I really would hate to have to go to MS with this question...

Help!! Unable to launch Outlook Express - Error says 'end of file reached'

I double clicked on my icon to launch my email and got this message. I had Outlook Express 5.02 Tried rebooting twice. Backed up 5.02 on simple drive, then downloaded OE 5.06. Getting the same message... Unable to launch, end of file reached. anyone have any idea what is going on?? everything was fine yesterday!!! ps.. I am totally clueless with computers.. so need very specific (you are talking to a dummy) help here. PLEASE!!
Thanks!!!
imac Mac OS 9.0.x

Hi, tsam -
Welcome to Apple's Discussions.
That error is often returned when one or more of OE's databases gets too full.
Try compacting the databases in OE. This function is a built-in one, and can be done before the program actually loads. To do that, with OE not running hold down the Option key while opening OE.
• If you're opening OE directly, hold Option down while double-clicking OE's icon.
• If you're opening OE via the Mail icon in IE's toolbar, hold down Option while clicking that icon.
You'll receive a splash message asking if you want to compact the databases - click OK. Once that is done, you can get rid of the old database files (they'll have been renamed to indicate that they are the old ones).
OE keeps those files in its account (identity) folder(s). If you're not familiar with where those are -
• Current versions of OE keep them here - (hard drive ) >> Documents >> Microsoft User Data >> Identities >> Main Identity.
• Older versions of OE kept those in the Identities folder inside the program's folder.
"Main Identity" is the original default account (identity = account); if you've created additional accounts, there will be a separate folder for each in the Identities folder.
It would also be advisable to increase the Preferred memory allocation for OE. Adding 20 or 30 thousand to the original amount is not excessive - more is better.
Article #18278 - Assigning More Memory to an Application
• Whenever you replace or update a program, you must redo any changes made to its memory allocation amounts - the changes are not carried over to a new or replacement version.
Also, when you update OE or IE, particularly if you have both the old version and the new version on the drive at the same time, reset the default choices for those in the Internet control panel.

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Problem:
To connect with my AV software's email scanner POP3 server, so that it can scan incoming gmail in Outlook Express, I have to use a pop3 server and port setting with NO SSL.
This always worked perfectly until approx 16 March. since then it has consistently produced errors, such as: "The connection to the server has failed. Account: '...', Server: '127.0.0.1', Protocol: POP3, Port: 5001, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 10061, Error Number: 0x800CCC0E"
I have no problem receiving bt mail in Outlook Express from mail.btinternet.com in the normal way and it is correctly scanned by the AV program. I also have no problem receiving gmail in Outlook Express directly from pop.gmail.com, except that it is not scanned.
Question:
Is there now a security measure which blocks connection from Outlook Express to a pop3 server other than mail.btinternet.com, without SSL? Or any similar explanation?
I have taken the issue up with my AV program's help team, but they cannot so far resolve it. - I know it is not the one that BT supports.
However, because in mid-March there was a known issue with receiving BT-yahoo mail, and as my present problem only began as soon as that issue was reported as "fixed", I am interested to know whether any update to the BT Hub at that time could have triggered my problem?
I will be grateful for any advice.
Hi.
The port number looks weird, is that what AVG requires ?
Personally I have turned off email scanning on receipt, the AV program will check disk writes if there is a dodgy attachment. Also email scanning can seriously slow down the email fetch.
Certainly there is nothing in OE blocking any pop3 server apart from mail.btinternet.com, if there was no one else in the world would be able to use it !
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Decode Attachment in OutLook Express .dbx with MimeUtility?

Hi boys,
I want to extract an attachment (encoded in base64 format) from outlook express .dbx file.
I construct 2 classes :
- the first extract from dbx file the attachment data and write it to disk.
- the second read from disk and decode with MimeUtility class (JavaMail).
The result is that the final file decoded is 600 byte less the original.
sigh!.
Can Anyone help me?
Thanks Emanuele
These are the classes :
package dbxreader;
import java.io.*;
* Title: 
* Description: 
* Copyright: Copyright (c) 2004
* Company: 
* @author not attributable
* @version 1.0
public class Reading // THIS CLASS EXTRACT FROM DBX
private BufferedReader reader;
private FileOutputStream output;
private boolean complete = false;
public Reading()
public void parse(String archive,String fileName) throws IOException
reader= new BufferedReader(new FileReader(archive));
boolean found=false;
while(!found)
String line=reader.readLine();
if(line!=null)
int i=line.indexOf("filename=\""+fileName+"\"");
if(i!=-1)
found=true;
extractFile();
output.close();
reader.close();
private void extractFile() throws IOException
boolean finish=false;
boolean firstAttempt=true;
output= new FileOutputStream("solobyte.dat");
while (!finish)
char[] buffer=new char[2048];
byte[] dest;
int numberfBytes=reader.read(buffer);
if(firstAttempt)
dest=new byte[numberfBytes-2];
byte[] src=new String(buffer).getBytes("iso-8859-1");
System.arraycopy(src,2,dest,0,dest.length);
//String stringa=new String(dest);
firstAttempt=false;
else
byte[] src=new String(buffer).getBytes("iso-8859-1");
dest=new byte[numberfBytes];
System.arraycopy(src,0,dest,0,dest.length);
// controllo se il file e finito
// e scrivo l'array
String appoggio=new String(dest);
int index=appoggio.indexOf("------=_NextPart_");
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output.write(newdest);
output.flush();
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output.flush();
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try
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reading.parse("Posta in arrivo.dbx", "PathAssolutoW.exe");
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ex.printStackTrace();
THIS CLASS rRECONSTRUCT THE FILE
package dbxreader;
import java.io.*;
import javax.mail.internet.MimeUtility;
import javax.mail.*;
* Title: 
* Description: 
* Copyright: Copyright (c) 2004
* Company: 
* @author not attributable
* @version 1.0
public class Decode {
public Decode() {
public static void main(String[] args)
try {
// FileInputStream file = new FileInputStream(new File("Prova.txt"));
//FileInputStream file = new FileInputStream(new File("Temp64.txt"));
FileInputStream file = new FileInputStream(new File("solobyte.dat"));
InputStream stream = MimeUtility.decode(file, "base64");
FileOutputStream output =new FileOutputStream("PathAssolutoW.exe");
//FileOutputStream output =new FileOutputStream("PathAssolutow.exe");
int iter=0;
while(stream.available()>0)
byte[] buffer=new byte[4096];
int nbytes=stream.read(buffer);
output.write(buffer,0,nbytes);
output.flush();
stream.close();
output.close();
// FileOutputStream output =new FileOutputStream("path.exe");
output.close();
catch (MessagingException ex)
ex.printStackTrace();
catch (FileNotFoundException ex)
ex.printStackTrace();
catch(IOException ex)
ex.printStackTrace();
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The situation is this :
i have send to myself a mail with an attachment pathassolutow.exe.
The original file info are(from right click and properties)
- 85.854 byte dimension
- 86.016 byte on disk
When i launch my process (the two classes) the result is:
- 85.237 byte dimension
- 86.016 byte on disk
there is a difference :
85.854 before
85.237 after
If i try to launch the result file i get an error.
I open the result file(85.237 bytes) with visual studio tool depends.
I have get an error " NO PE SIGNATURE FOUND.This File is Not a valid win32 module.
This application write on c a text file.
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How to repair damaged DBX file of outlook express?

I am currently having 4 GB data available in inbox.dbx. But there is one problem with that. I am not able to see my mails as header corrupt the dbx files. This is very annoying. I tried many things to solve the problem from my side but it was not helpful
to me. So I am leaving the question over here so that I can get the response from you people that what should I do to repair the damaged DBX file of outlook express. Thank you so much in advance for reading and replying to this thread.

The manual solution starts with finding or locating the corrupted DBX file(s). You need to start the Registry
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Press Win+R to open the Run window.
Type regedit into
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Express > 5.0
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Now paste the path (copied earlier) on your Windows directory and press enter.
You can copy or move all the files from this location to a new location. After that, delete all the files from the
original location if you have copied them.
In the third step, you need to import the DBX file(s) into Outlook Express. It would be easy for Outlook
Express to import the file(s) without causing any trouble. Follow the steps given below to know how to do this:
Start Outlook Express on your system.
Click on File menu > Import.
The Outlook Express Import window
will be opened. Select the Outlook Express version in the list from which you want to import the emails. If you are unsure with that, you can select Outlook Express 6. Click on Next.
Now click on Browse to select the directory where the files are saved. This is the very same
directory in which you have moved the files from original location earlier. Click on Next.
Select the items you want to import. For example: you can import All folders or the Selected
folders. Click on Next.
Now start your Outlook Express and check your mailbox folders again.

On my home PC, I operate with Windows XP and use Outlook Express for my email. Can my Outlook Express address book be imported by my IPhone4

On my home PC, I operate with Windows XP and use Outlet Express for my email. Can my Outlook Express address list be imported to my IPhone4

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How Do I Import Outlook Express Address Book?

I have a PC running WXP using Outlook Express as a mail client. And, I have a MAC that I'm trying to get email set up on. I'm trying to get completely off WXP as a home computing environment. Accordingly, I'd like to import the Outlook Express address book from the PC into Address Book on the MAC so I don't have to re-key all those entries. But, I guess I'm not entering the correct magic words, because I haven't been able to find anywhere online exactly how to do this. The Address Book application implies that it can import a csv file, but I can't find out what the format of the CSV file is supposed to be. I exported the OE Address book to a WAB file on my WXP system, and mounted that disk to MAC, and I can see the file, but there doesn't seem to be any way to import it.
I can create a CSV file fairly easily in Windows if I know the format MAC address Book expects it to be in so I can import it.
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Haven't done this yet but when I was getting my new iMac, we googled it at the Apple store and saw a link to advice on how to do this through Mozilla - apparently you have to transfer it to Mozilla first and then to the Mac. Hope this helps.
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Outlook Express was being used with Windows XP

The Import option relies on the previous email application being installed. The usual advice would be to install TB alongside OE, do the import and them move the imported address book data to your new computer.
I appreciate that this isn't helpful when the previous computer dies and all you have is its hard disk or rescued data files.

"Disk almost full" after taking iBook to Apple store....

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I've read many posts in this forum, and when I try to download some software to see where the space is being taken up, it keeps referring back to that message "start up disk..." and the pinwheel keeps spinning and I have to force quit everything. Grrrr.
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Hi Trebornozel,
Welcome to Apple Discussions
I am thinking that when they sent your iBook away they archived your hard drive and then restored it. They might for some reason they might have left an archive of your hard drive on your computer. When you sent your computer in, did the same settings and files come back on your computer? Did you try WhatSize ?
I hope that helps,
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Outlook Express warning, and it is not used.

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I keep getting this message (in red), at log on all of a sudden. We do not use Outlook Express, but use Hotmail which is Outlook.com ... I believe?? They are two different things? Am I correct?
To free up disk space, Outlook Express can compact messages. This may take up to a few minutes.
I searched a few places and do not want to mess up the computer by using them with not being sure. I am not sure if Outlook Express can be completely removed without causing grief. Or go mess around in the registry with a hex key. Kind of scares me in case I mess it up? Here is what I found... but not real confident about what is correct and best move.
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_xp-networking/to-free-up-disk-space-outlook...
http://tom-popov.blogspot.ca/2012/02/to-free-up-disk-space-outlook-express.html
http://www.ehow.com/how_7270896_delete-outlook-express-xp.html remove Outlook Express
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ron3033

If you are referring to this, then I do recommend using the last option listed in it. The reason for this is that I do not have a Windows XP system with Outlook express installed to test this with. The first option's syntax, order of the command, doesn't look proper to me and I can't verify if it is correct or not. I do know that the second option is valid for a Windows OS.
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Outlook Express message database

Hi all,
After moving my Utilities folder (which contains the OE database) to an external hard disk, and then moving it back again (had to free up some space temporarily), Outlook Express starts as if for the first time: no preferences set, and what's worse, no messages in the Inbox and Sent Item folders.
The messages, all 1 GB of them, are still in Utilities: Documents: Microsoft User Data: Identities. I just can't get Outlook E to find them.
I'd greatly appreciate any suggestions or shared experiences. If I've lost my e-mail archives I'm up the creek...
Tomas
Pismo Mac OS 9.1.x

Hi, Tomas -
Welcome to Apple's Discussions.
Outlook Express expects its database files to be in one of two places.
In cases where an older version of OE was updated to 5.x, they may be in an Identities folder in the Outlook Express application folder (where the older versions kept them).
Otherwise, OE expects them to be here - (hard drive) >> Documents >> Microsoft User Data >> Identities. In the Identities folder should be at least one folder, Main Identity - that's the default account (identity). If additional accounts have been made, there will be additional folders in the Identities folder, one for each account.
OS 9 does not like having the Documents folder inside any other folder, and will usually create a new Documents folder if an existing one has been moved elsewhere.
If OS 9 has created a new Documents folder, move the Microsoft User Data folder into it. Any folder by the same name in the new Documents folder should not contain any old info, so replacing it should not cause any problems.
If OS 9 did not create a new Documents folder, try moving the old one out of the Utilities folder, so that the Documents folder is at the root level of the drive (same level as the System Folder and the Applications (Mac OS 9) folder). Then restart, and try OE again.
You may need to rebuild the desktop - not a bad thing to do when a lot of files have been moved around, or after installing a bunch of stuff.
Note - although OS 9 and many of its programs (MS apps, AppleWorks, etc.) use the Documents folder for some of their support files, you do not need to use that folder for the documents you create.

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