increase the space allocation on the drive is the best outcome.

Thanks for your message.

What is the procedure to change space allocation. (my 77 yr old brain is in the fog1)

Thankyou

re:Currently it will not compress email folders.

Please note it is not compressing the file, it is compacting it. Compressing does not lose data. Compacting removes all the old hidden copies of previously moved emails. Thus cleaning up file and reducing it's size.

Have you tried to do this one folder at a time ? Start with 'Drafts' and then do the 'Junk'. Right click on 'Drafts' folder and select 'Compact'.

re : I can move a lot of emails (not critical emails) to a folder that will allow more space to compress.

It is much better to have several smaller folders than have a couple of folders containing everything. Old emails can be stored in folders by year. You can set up 'Archives' to do this.