The messages are *probably* there. I was hoping they would show up when
restored in the new identity. Did you get that far yet? You can also try a
File | Import | Messages and point to the old identity. That *may* work.

Either way, if the messages don't show up, and the dbx file size indicates
there are messages in there, then you would have to resort to a extracting
tool.

DBXtract:
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/Default.aspx

DBXpress has the best chance of recovery when run in disk mode:
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Peter" ex-brit AT rogers DOT com wrote in message
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Thanks Bruce, can he retrieve what's in that Inbox.dbx or are they lost?
(No idea how to do that).

--
Peter
Toronto, Canada
XP Home SP2 Fully Updated
P4 HT @ 3.0ghz, 360gb HDD, 2.0gb DDR.
"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
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Create a new identity and test it. Then backup your dbx files and restore
them to the new identity. If all is well, you can go ahead and delete the
old identity.

Backup & Resto
http://www.insideoe.com/backup/

A general warning:

Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They will eventually become
corrupted. Create your own user defined folders for storing mail and move
your mail to them. Empty Deleted Items folder regularly. Keep user
created folders under 100MB, and Default folders as empty as is feasible.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Peter" ex-brit AT rogers DOT com wrote in message
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A friend has this problem...his OE6 inbox has completely vanished.
I tried sfc /scannow, repair installation of XP, but not sure how to go
about using the Add/Remove Windows option to repair OE6. I tried it and
it merely said installed OK and no repair option given. Still no inbox.
I did locate an inbox.dbx somewhere in the machine.
Any suggestions anyone?

--
Peter
Toronto, Canada
XP Home SP2 Fully Updated
P4 HT @ 3.0ghz, 360gb HDD, 2.0gb DDR.