Is there any evidence of folder corruption?

Have you looked ay the files relating to your Outlook Express Store
Folder using Windows Explorer for anything unusual? In Outlook Express
ascertain the file path to the Store Folder -Tools, Options,
Maintenance, Store Folder. Next place the cursor on Local Folders and
select File, Work Offline followed by File, Folder, Compact All. Do not
attempt to interupt or stop the process until it has completed. Close
Outlook Express when it has completed.

Now go to Start, Control Panel, Folder Options, View, Advanced Settings
and verify that the box before "Show hidden files and folders" is
checked and "Hide protected operating system files " is unchecked. You
may need to scroll down to see the second item. You should also make
certain that the box before "Hide extensions for known file types" is
not checked. Next in Windows Explorer make sure View, Details is
selected and then select View, Choose Details and check before Name,
Type, Total Size, and Free Space.

In Windows Explorer using the file path obtained earlier locate
Inbox.dbx and any variants.Note their size and date / time stamp. The
original inbox will appear as inbox. dbx. The next as inbox (01) dbx,
then inbox (02) dbx etc. The file extension can also appear as .dbt i.e.
a temporary folder. Please let us know what you find.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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StringerBell wrote:
Thanks for your reply,

but there is no bloat. There are currently no messages in my
Inbox. I started noticing the depletion on tuesday. This morning
there were about 17 messages in the Inbox and just shrunk until they
were all gone. Lost some important stuff too.

Very weird--
so if you have any ideas...........