Compressing Drawers When you delete messages and folders, empty space is left in the drawer from which the messages or folders were deleted. To make this empty space available for reuse, select the drawer to be compressed and choose Compress Drawer from the main window's Maintenance menu. You cannot compress an open drawer. When a drawer is compressed, the original (uncompressed) drawer is saved in a file. A message is displayed showing the name of the file. After ensuring that the compression has been successful, you should delete the uncompressed drawer. If multiple drawers are selected, all selected drawers will be compressed. Individual messages appear prompting you to delete each uncompressed drawer. Ask your system manager how often to perform this task. Additional topics: * Deleting a Message