I said no a few times and then Outlook Express wiped out every single one of my emails, so I'd go with the compacting. Although I had backed up my emails, I haven't been able to restore the folder yet.
That's what I was afraid of. I've created folders within OE for loads of sent and received emails that I'll need to keep for a while - do you know if these are also regarded as 'compactable' or can I/should I move them out of OE completely?
Problem is, when compacting before, I lost quite a few random emails as well.
Will they be safe in my new folders or do I have alternatives?