Let's start all over.
Why it happens:
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/probl...s.htm#mailgone
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...orruption.mspx
Recovering the missing data:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx (#2 and #4)
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DBXpress (faster, more powerful, with even greater functionality)
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx
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Avoiding Such Corruption in Future (Win9x-specific):
- Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to local
folders created for this purpose.
- Empty Deleted Items folder daily.
- Disable Background Compacting and frequently perform a manual compact of
all OE folders while "working offline". More at
http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm
- Your anti-virus application's email scanning feature can also cause such
corruption. Disable it. It provides no additional protection.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org
italianjetli wrote:
Hello, all.
Before asking my questions below, please note I searched for threads that
might address how to recover the messages missing from my Inbox folder in
OE. I don't mean to piggyback on the original poster's question; I just
figure that the more questions and replies in a thread, the better --
especially in a type of thread that probably gets started every two days.
:-)
My latop is running on Windows 98. I found the Store folder easily, and
therefore, the *.dbx files. I am fortunate because I have the backup of
the
original Inbox.dbx file, which is 24 MB. I have copied this backup file
into
the Store folder and then tried compacting the folders in OE -- this
didn't
work. (The Inbox.dbx file in the Store folder shows a size of 59 KB, and
my
messages didn't reappear.)
After reading the Web pages linked in various posts in numerous threads,
my
questions are as follows:
1. I figure my best options are to use DBXtract or Macallan Mail Software,
but not DBXpress (based upon the Known Issues listed at
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx). Am I right?
2. If I opt to go with a Macallan solution
(http://macallan.club.fr/index.htm), do I download the WOE5Extract.zip
file
or OutlookExtract.zip file (which is a DOS version)? Why is OE5, rather
than
OE6, in the filename of the former file?
3. When I upgrade to XP in a few weeks, what can I do to avoid the
problems
some users have with missing OE mail, adress books, and folders after
upgrading? (I've already saved that KB article in case this happens.)
Thanks in advance for anyone who can help. Even if I don't recover my
messages, I've learned a lot and hope to pass on what I've learned to my
friends who, like me, are not tech-savvy and are still running computers
on
old technology.
"Michael Santovec" wrote:
If you are talking about the Gmail web site, then you need to ask them.
If the problem is in Outlook Express set to download the Gmail, then
see:
Messages in Inbox or other mail folders disappear
http://www.insideoe.com/problems/bugs.htm#mailgone
Recovering lost messages
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#4
--
Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
wrote in message
ups.com...
Can anyone help?! I am not technically-inclined, but today logged on
to my Gmail account and my inbox has totally dissappeared to be
replaced with a blank page saying No New Mail. I have not deleted my
inbox. Is there anything I can do or is this a common google slip up?
Thanks
Sarah