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Question

Unable to clear some e-mails from Windows live.

Sep 3, 2012 4:33AM PDT

Dear All, I have a batch of about 30 emails I received sometime last year, from a wide range of sources, that stubbornly refuse to disappear from the "unread email" folder of Windows Live Mail on my computer. I am unable to open them and they will not respond to being tagged as "read". I get the message: "A problem has occurred - try again." I try again to no avail!

I think that they are all messages that came via Hotmail, but I cannot be sure - I several email accounts that I use thro' Windows Live Mail.

Any suggestions would be gratefully received. It is an irritation!

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Did you try the old trick?
Sep 3, 2012 4:36AM PDT

That is you select some other email that you can delete then CONTROL + CLICK to add the one that does not. TWO EMAILS are highlighted then you tap the DELETE key.

It's an old school trick but I find today's owners rarely know it.
Bob

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Did you try the old trick?
Sep 3, 2012 7:26AM PDT

Bob, Many thanks for this. I tried it, but they still will not shift!

Thanks

Adrian

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Next up? Kees notes the other method.
Sep 3, 2012 8:18AM PDT

It's a play of a different type but you get the idea. Since you can't delete the one or two, you toss out the container or folder.

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Re: deleting
Sep 3, 2012 8:16AM PDT

Move all other mails from that folder to a new one, then delete the whole folder. Either inside WLM or, if that fails, delete the dbx-file in Explorer.

Kees

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Still no joy..
Sep 3, 2012 6:05PM PDT

I have tried to do this, but the emails still appear as unread in the unread emails folder. I am not given the option of deleting this folder. The emails do not appear unread anywhere else. Is this a problem with headers????

Adrian

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Re: deleting
Sep 3, 2012 6:28PM PDT