First, move all messages that are still there from the Inbox to local
folders you create. Do not exceed 100MB. After you have done this, reboot.
There is a very small chance the messages will reappear, but probably not.

If they don't, these tools should retrieve them.

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

DBXpress: {much faster for large files}
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx

****AFTER**** you have retrieved the lost messages, compact your folders:

Click on Outlook Express at the top of the folder tree so no folders are
open. Then: File | Work Offline (or double click Working Online in the
Status Bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything until
the compacting is completed.

To avoid this in the futu

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.

And backup often.

Backup and Resto

http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/

http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx

http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Gary" wrote in message
...
We have a user who "suddenly" lost all inbox email after September 5,
2005!
He insists he hasn't done anything special.

Is there some kind of "filter" which can be set up in OE to keep him from
seeing the new mail?

The INBOX.DBX is huge (over 350K) and he has dozens of folders and
subfolders. When new mail comes in he can hear the "ding" and see the "new
message count" increase (it's about 2200), but he doesn't see the message.
He
doesn't use rules. Recently SENT items do appear.

Any thoughts on what to do? I'm thinking of creating a new identity and
importing everything, but I'm not optomistic that will work.


--
Gary