Windows 10: Windows Mail

Since upgrading to Win10 and getting my WinMail to run, I have been unable to get the application to compact my mail. I can go in and set the Compact settings to compact after 1 run, but after exiting the advanced options mode and closing the tools, the settings appear to revert back to 20 runs.

Does anyone know where that data is actually stored? Is it in the registry or in a file somewhere?

Thanks

p.s. one of the recent builds did break WinMail and had to go through the copying of saved files once again

 

Hmmm, I never noticed that before.
I see Windows 8 is set to default 100 but won't stay if I set it lower after clicking apply.
I will have to check it out more thoroughly on Windows 8 and 10 at another time when I have more time, and if true will add it to the WinMail bugs list on the WinMail page.

fwiw, there is Absolutely no reason to compact messages less than that anyway!

Reinstating WinMail on any OS other than what it was intended for is not perfect, and certainly has some bugs. Only dedicated WinMail and/or expert users should even bother with it, seriously.

To your other question, all mail data is stored within:
''C:\Users\<yourname>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail'' ...and within multiple folders there depending on your WinMail folder setup structure, and within the 'WindowsMail.MSMessageStore' file, but do yourself a favor, only expert users should even attempt to manipulate any files there.

As to your PS, that is a known, and has been explained already on the main WinMail link I gave above, or below.

Instructions on how to reinstate WinMail on Windows 8 or 10

(for diehard WinMail or expert users only! ...otherwise move onward to supported email clients)

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Edit:
To manually compact if your WinMail client bug won't let you, then use this little program to manually compact it for you: Windows Mail Utilities

Tested / Working ..on WinMail in Windows 8 and Windows 10

 

To manually compact if your WinMail client bug won't let you, then use this little program to manually compact it for you: Windows Mail Utilities

Tested / Working ..on WinMail in Windows 8 and Windows 10

 

Hi Guys,

i have latest version of win10 , and i have installed winmail, works well but when i do right click on a file and choose "send to" "email user" , i have an error from Outlook, "there is not email client..." how to solve ?


i have alredy add the reg file from win8 forum: WinMailEdit.reg.zip

thanks

 

You said Outlook, but you meant WinMail right? !
For WinMail,
Then one way is to go to Control Panel and navigate to Default Programs> Set Default Programs..
Click ''Windows Mail'' in the list, and click ''Set This Program As Default''
Here's a screenshot I just made for you: (click to open it full if needed to see it better)

 

Thanks endeavor,

i already made that Yesterday, but doesn't works...

https://www.dropbox.com/s/rnpe8rvowj...e0009.jpg?dl=0

here is the message that is of Microsoft Office Outlook, i think is a conflict. I have already installed winmail on old version of win10 and works perfectly, but with the latest works but not that fonction...

see u soon

thanks

NB i have also disabled Outlook in his option as predefinited program of mail

 

And so you do have Outlook installed? What version is it?

I am not able to read your error prompt because it's not in English sorry, I only know one language *Sad and I can't copy/paste the text into a translator because it's a picture and not text; but I do get the gist of it.
I'm curious why do you have WinMail installed if you also have Outlook installed on Windows 10?

Anyway, I do not have Outlook installed on Windows 10 yet ..and so I am not able to trouble-shoot in order to develop a work around, you understand that right?
I can say with all certainty though that without Outlook installed - a stock Win10 install with WinMail reinstated - the Send To: Mail Recipient - Does Work! ..and so it must be something with what the Outlook install sets up, and that's not surprising. What version is your Outlook?

I'm sure somebody has run across this issue in Vista so there has to be an easy way to resolve..
I'm sure I could develop a way around the problem, but I would have to install whatever version Outlook you have, and work out the details, and that would take time and effort - and time to do that is not in abundant supply on my end; besides how important is this issue to (how many people) to warrant a fix?

I can say for sure that on 'Windows 7' ..that I do have Office 2003 with Outlook installed, along with WinMail reinstated - and WinMail is set as the default email client, and when I use my Send To: Mail Recipient it only opens WinMail; but of course when installing and prompted by Office, I specifically said no when it asked if I wanted Outlook to be set as the default client. I do not use Outlook much though, and I had only installed it with the office suite at the time just to make sure Outlook (2003) and WinMail could exist together, and of course the answer was/is yes.

 

i have installed office 2016 and office install also Outlook 2016, and i don't have configured outllok...so i don't know how to fix

hope to fix soon this...

thanks

 

Updated version of Mail and Calendar in Store App
So if anyone having problems it might have a fix

 

Just an update on my post above on windows mail now
When you delete you now get a chance to undo it if you have deleted it out the folder by mistake.
This also works for your junk mail as well
Works on
Outlook.com
Gmail.com
Yahoo
aol

 

my version of mail is 17.6525.42271.0

and yours??

 

I have not checked but was updated from the store today along with the Calendar App.
On all my systems it appears in Red at bottom of Mail app when you click to delete your mail.
It comes up Deleted then on right hand side at bottom a little arrow with Undo.
It only appeared today since updated.
Nice to know now you can get mail back if you by accident you hit the wrong button

Update have tested it and works also on mail in deleted folder when you want to clear completely all folders

 

People are talking about Windows Mail, the mail client used in Windows Vista, NOT the stupid Mail app in Windows 10.

 

Where at top of post does it say Vista Mail
It said
Windows Mail

 

The OP did talk about Windows Mail - the Vista type, not the Mail App. There is a way of getting it to work in 10 (& 8/8.1 as well as 7), post #10 here: How to use Winmail on Windows 8.