Junk mail bin still shows one unread file

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dercliand

My junk mail bin still shows one unread file. Trouble is that when I go to the junk mail bin, no emails are present. I have right clicked and emptied the junk mail bin several times. It still shows some mysterious, invisible, and unread file present. When I click on it, an error message appears. "An unknown error (4362) occurred." It worked great up till a few days ago. I haven't changed a thing. Please help.
 
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Diane Ross

My junk mail bin still shows one unread file. Trouble is that when I go to the
junk mail bin, no emails are present. I have right clicked and emptied the
junk mail bin several times. It still shows some mysterious, invisible, and
unread file present. When I click on it, an error message appears. "An unknown
error (4362) occurred." It worked great up till a few days ago. I haven't
changed a thing. Please help.

This is a sign of database corruption. Do a database rebuild.

How to rebuild database:

As with any procedure like rebuild, it¹s a good idea to make a backup prior
to running. Your data should not be erased, but if something fails during
this process data could be lost. To be doubly sure, duplicate your Identity
folder prior to the rebuild.

Make sure you have enough hard disk space available for twice the size of
your database. As part of the rebuilding process, Entourage creates a second
database file. (Note: your HD also needs breathing room to function)

1. On the Entourage menu, click Turn Off Office Reminders.
2. Quit Messenger and all Microsoft Office applications, including
Entourage.

Hold down the Option key and re-launch the application. In a few seconds,
you¹ll be greeted with the database utility. You can verify and, if
necessary, rebuild the Entourage database by using the Microsoft Database
Utility.

During the rebuild process, the old files are renamed in case for some
reason the rebuild was not successful. After you¹ve rebuilt your database
and checked the application¹s performance, you can delete the old version
from your hard drive. Do NOT throw away these files unless you are satisfied
with the rebuild:

Old files are named:

Main [Backed up date and time will be shown] e.g. Main [Backed up 1.21.2007
13.35]

For help with older version of Entourage see:
<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/database/rebuild.html>
 
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dercliand

Thanks for trying to help. I followed the database rebuild instructions. First I checked the integrity of the database and no problem was reported. I rebuilt the database anyway just to see if that would help. Unfortunately... no luck. What's odd is I've noticed that some emails are not showing up in my inbox either. I use IMAP so I checked to see if the emails were in my inbox using Webmail. Sure enough, they were in my inbox. So now I really have two problems, I suppose. Please help.
 

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