When I delete my messages in my inbox they go to my deleted messeges folder. Thats fine. But when I try to delete the message out of my deleted messsages folder it says "Some of the items in the deleted items folder could not be deleted. An error has occurred"
Could anybody please help me. My deleted items folder is filling up

This behavior can occur if the Deleted Items folder is damaged. Move all messages you want to keep out of the Deleted Items folder and into another mail folder. Close OE, then delete the file "Deleted Items.dbx" in your Identity's store folder. OE will create a new one when it is reopened.

To find where your data files are stored, go to Tools>> Options>> Maintenance>> Store Folder and see where OE is keeping its data files.

Note: Deleted Items.dbx is a hidden file on XP. In order to find this file you will need to be able to see hidden files.

Go to Start>> My Computer>> Tools>> Folder Options>> View. Under the "Hidden files and folders" folder, click inside the "Show hidden files and folders" option.

Yes!!!It worked.Thank you very much for the help!

Hello Sampson,

I’m definitely not a computer person and was seriously considering chucking my computer out the window because while trying to delete about 1 million messages in my Outlook “Deleted Items” folder, I kept getting the following message: 'Some items in the "Deleted Items" folder could not be deleted. An error has occurred." Then I remember that our computer programmer told me if I ever had a problem with my computer, go to "Google", type it in and hopefully there'll be a solution posted. That's how I found your solution to this problem. Long story short - Thank you, you've saved my computer's life!