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Getting "could not be compacted because writing to folder failed.

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TB is now asking me to compact my folders several times a day (probably due the large number of messages I deleted). When I select Compact, I keep getting the message in the title. Since I have 118GB available on my disk, I checked my profile and found that the Mail folder and all the folders below it are marked "read only". However, when I unselect the Read Only button and select Apply and then select the "this folder and all folders below it goes through the process but when I go back into Properties, it is still marked Read Only. I do have an inordinate amount of messages in my account folders that I know I must delete. I am unclear as to what else I can do.

TB is now asking me to compact my folders several times a day (probably due the large number of messages I deleted). When I select Compact, I keep getting the message in the title. Since I have 118GB available on my disk, I checked my profile and found that the Mail folder and all the folders below it are marked "read only". However, when I unselect the Read Only button and select Apply and then select the "this folder and all folders below it goes through the process but when I go back into Properties, it is still marked Read Only. I do have an inordinate amount of messages in my account folders that I know I must delete. I am unclear as to what else I can do.

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This error can be ignored until it gets fixed in an update, hopefully in a month or two.

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