Re: TBB files

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Hello Jack,

On Mon, 16 Jun 2025 07:28:56 -0500 GMT (16/06/2025, 19:28 +0700 GMT),
Jack S. LaRosa wrote:

> Hello Thomas,

> On Sunday, June 15, 2025 you wrote:

TFM>> Hello Jack,

TFM>> On Sun, 15 Jun 2025 18:21:35 -0500 GMT (16/06/2025, 06:21 +0700 GMT),
TFM>> Jack S. LaRosa wrote:

>>>>> My  SDD "C" drive is 93% full. I ran WinDirStat which shows me that
>>>>> the  largest block of files are TBB files. Can I safely delete all TBB
>>>>> files or should I just get a larger drive?

CK>>>> If you delete the TBB files, then you are losing all of your message=
s.

CK>>>> You may get through your messages and save the attachments to another
CK>>>> drive. You can sort the messages by size.

CK>>>> Then do a folder maintenance (menu Folder - Folder maintenance - che=
ck
CK>>>> all actions).

CK>>>> But a new SSD sounds good if it is 93% full.

>>> Thanks   for   the  information  Christoph.  That's what I thought TBB
>>> files were but I wanted to make sure. I think in this case I will
>>> go with a bigger HDD.

TFM>> Have you ever done any maintenance? (Folder / Maintenance
TFM>> Center). If not, the TBB files will also contain all messages
TFM>> that you have ever deleted, they will just not be shown. I
TFM>> regularly use Folder / Compact for this reason.

TFM>> If you have only 7% left on your HD, this will probably not work
TFM>> anymore, as compacting reequires a lot of space for swapping. I
TFM>> would suggest you give it a try anyway. I would think the worst
TFM>> that could happen is "not enough disc space to perform this
TFM>> operation". (No guarantees or warranties from my side though.)

> Thanks for the idea Thomas, I was never aware of this function. I
> learned your fears of not having enough disk space were unfounded as I
> performed all 4 options with every folder ticked and never got an
> error message. Alas, I regained only 1% of disk space. I will continue
> to  pursue  replacing  my almost full HDD . Again, my appreciation for
> continuing my education in ways TB!.

OK, so you didn't have many deleted messages. Thanks for your feedback, and=
 I am glad to have been of assistance by introducing this feature to you.

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Cheers,
Thomas.

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