"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
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Further to previous email - only my in mail has gone, as the compacting
was
stopped before it got to the end.
Judy
/q

Disrupting the compacting process is what caused a loss of messages.

DBXpress: (Run in Disk Mode)
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx is your only hope of getting
(some of) your messages back.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Judy L" Judy@home wrote in message
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"PA Bear" wrote in message
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Why it happens:

http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/probl...s.htm#mailgone

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...orruption.mspx

Recovering data: http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#4
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DBXtract
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/Default.aspx

DBXtend (additional functionality)
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtend/Default.aspx

DBXpress (faster, more powerful, with even greater functionality)
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx

OEX (OE Enhancement Program)
http://www.oehelp.com/OEX/Default.aspx
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Avoid Such Corruption in Futu

- 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 [N/A in SP2] and frequently perform a
manual compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/files/maintain.htm.

- WinXP SP2 only: Do not shut down your machine while Windows is
automatically compacting your message store.

- 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, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

Judy L wrote:
I must admit I did have miles too many emails in my folders, but
someone
accidentally compacted them, and now I only have two emails. I need
to
get the other emails back as there is information on them that has to
be
transferred.

Can anyone help please

xp Home Edition and Outlook Express 6

Judy

Further to previous email - only my in mail has gone, as the compacting
was stopped before it got to the end.
Judy

Thanks Bruce - bought both programs at a cost of $30, and Techy costs as
well - no luck. At least I learnt something.
Judy