System 7 Pro: IPM Bin Folder (10/93)


I'm using System 7 Pro on a Macintosh IIfx with 20MB of RAM. A folder
called "IPM Bin" is inside the PowerTalk Data folder, which is inside
the System Folder. This folder occupies approximately 7MB. It
contains many files that have numbers for names. A few of these files
are as large as 1.2MB. I believe the files in the IPM Bin folder use
more disk space as the computer sits idle.

The IPM Bin folder is where all the incoming and outgoing messages are
saved. (Without a server the messages must be stored locally.) If you
start deleting items in the Out Tray and/or In Tray you'll see that the
files with the number names will be deleted.

Although the computer may be sitting idle, it can be receiving mail
which would create a new file in the IPM Bin folder. This accounts for
an increase in disk space used.

Published Date: Feb 19, 2012