Just for the sake of explanation, let's call the original folder Temp.

Where is Temp.bak now?

Is there a Temp.dbx and a Temp(1).dbx file in the message store?
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"hmdotcom" wrote in message
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Hi Bruce,
thks for sticking with me.
Yes I did the first 6 things you indicated, with one proviso, i.e.
before I got your instruction, I experimented and dragged the .bak folder
out of the recycle-bin to the desktop and re-nenamed it .dbx,
I could not do anything with it so I left it till I got your instruction.
I did then do the reverse, i.e. renamed it back to .bak and returned it to
the bin. Then I started your procedure.

The other funny thing is that the .dbx folder now in the message store has
(1) added to its' filename, so I also opened a similar empty folder with
(1) added in OE,
in the hope this would work. Unfortunately not.
The size of the folder in the message store is 181,771KB which tallies
with the original folder.

Did I do something wrong ? Is there still a solution ?
Thanks,
hmdotcom

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
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You did drag the original dbx file out of the message store first?

You then right clicked on the bak file in the Recycle Bin and chose
Restore?

You created a folder in OE with the same name, (minus the dbx or bak
extension)?

Did you open the folder and then close OE?

You now renamed the file from bak to dbx?

You opened OE an the folder is empty?

What is the size of the file for the folder in the message store?
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"hmdotcom" wrote in message
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Don, Ken and Bruce, many thks for your quick responses. Highly
appreciated you took the time and trouble..

I followed Bruce's instructions, and have now a restored .dbx folder
(from the .bak in the recycle bin) inside my message store folder.
but the contents do not yet show up in Outlook Express.
I did create an empty folder within OE with the same name, but it
remains empty.
How do I get the contents of the restored .dbx folder in my OE6.
Any ideas ?

Thks for any further advice.
hmdotcom

"hmdotcom" wrote in message
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Hi,
I have Windows XP and OE6. Stupidly (in retrospect) I lost part of a
folder-content when I interrupted an automatic compacting process, by
switching off my PC.
Reading thru previous messages on this group I noted Bruce Hagen's
comments to look for .bak files in my Recycle-bin.
Indeed the folder.bak is there. Is there a way to restore this folder
to the original .dbx and return it to my OE6 ?
Thks for any advise.
hmdotcom