See the info at this link for some possible help:

The Other E-Mail Threat: File Corruption in Outlook Express:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...orruption.mspx

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Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6
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"Caryl" wrote in message
...
I am missing lots of .dbx files in several of my file folders in OE. I am
using OE6, IE6 SP2. I have downloaded Macallan Outlook Express Extraction
and
tried using it with one of the dbx files found in my OE identity folder in
Windows Explorer. I must be doing something wrong, as nothing happened.

A couple of times recently when I have closed OE I have received a message
that my files were being compacted or archived--I do not remember which.
Since I did not ask for that to be done, I tried to stop it, but I now
have
read that I may have corrupted the files doing that.

Is there anyway to get back my missing e-mails, or are they corrupted too
much for me to do so? Also, in reading some of the messages in this forum,
it
appears that I should change my Norton AntiVirus to "no" for scanning
incoming and outgoing e-mails. Before I make this change, I would
appreciate
someone confirming that I should do so.

Thank you for your help.