Sent Items

[whiskeyjack]

Is there any way to delete Sent Items from Entourage 2008? Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[Adam Bailey]

Is there any way to delete Sent Items from Entourage 2008? Thanks in
advance for your help.

Can you be more specific? Do you want it to happen automatically?
Periodically? Manually?

Your question is something like asking if you can butter your toast.

 

[whiskeyjack]

Thanks for your reply...I can delete all but some Sent Messages from 2006 which were transferred over when I upgraded to MS Office 2008 from MS Office 2004. BTW I prefer blackberry jam on my toast.

 

[Diane Ross]

Thanks for your reply...I can delete all but some Sent Messages from 2006
which were transferred over when I upgraded to MS Office 2008 from MS Office
2004. BTW I prefer blackberry jam on my toast.

Your original question seemed to imply that you wanted all of your Sent
messages deleted after they were sent. Your question seems to be that you
have some old messages that were in your sent folder that you want deleted.
Two different scenarios.

If I have misunderstood, you need to be more specific.

When a message will not delete, it indicates database corruption. Rebuild
your database.

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
in the Finder folder prior to the rebuild.

Your Identity is located in Your User's Document folder inside the Microsoft
User Data folder.

<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/database/index.html#db1>

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>

 

[Guest]

Diane,
Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your answer and very detailed solution...N