Gerry,
Thank you. I don't think there is any evidence of folder corruption. I
enabled show hidden files & folders. I found the inbox file, which is an
Internet Explorer file, and it is dated today 6/9. How do I know if it has
the lost emails in it and what do I do from here?
Thank you,
Sammie
"Gerry" wrote:
Sammie
Is there any evidence of folder corruption? Using Windows XP you
need to enable show hidden files. Start, Control Panel, Folder
Options, View, Advanced Settings. Next enter Windows Explorer.
Using Tools, Find, Files and Folders search your C drive with
"inbo*.dbx" without quotes as the search criteria and see if you can
find more than one folder. Note the date / time stamp on the files
and the older folder will contain your missing messages. 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.
http://www.insideoe.com/problems/bugs.htm#mailgone
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Hope this helps.
Gerry
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"Sammiejax" wrote in message
...
Full Windows version
- WinXP
Norton antivirus - Is your subscription current? When does it expire?
- Yes, just renewed it in February.
My ISP provides McAfee but I don't believe it's running on my
computer. Find out.
- How?
"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
Please state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; Vista x64
SP2) when
posting to this newsgroup.
...I use Norton antivirus
Is your subscription current? When does it expire?
My ISP provides McAfee but I don't believe it's running on my
computer.
Find out.
I also have system mechanic software installed that performs
regular
scans.
Ugh. If you think your Registry needs to be "cleaned" or "repaired,"
read
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=28099 and draw your own conclusions.
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
Sammiejax wrote:
The other day I realized that messages dated from the end of 2005
until
the
end of May 2009 were missing from my Inbox. All old messages in
all of my
other folders including sent are still there. I didn't compact
anything
(knowingly) and I have the view set to show all messages. I don't
know of
anything that I may have done to cause this. I use Norton
antivirus and
also have system mechanic software installed that performs regular
scans.
My ISP provides McAfee but I don't believe it's running on my
computer.
Can anyone tell me what process to use to restore these emails
without
going to any expense if possible? Thank you!!