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
DBXpress (faster, more powerful, with even greater functionality)
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/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.
- WinXP SP2 only: If your machine is fully up-to-date at Windows Update, installing the following patch (KB918766) will help to avoid such data loss in the futu
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...2-98af2256ccc3
This patch will be included in the next Cumulative Update for Outlook Express/WinXP SP2.
- Your anti-virus application's email scanning feature can also cause such corruption. Disable it. It provides no additional protection.
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)
Quest wrote:
I have a lot of emails in my inbox and never deleted it before. Yesterday
when I opened my outlook, all the emails in my inbox are gone. I checked
inbox.dbx file. The size is about 2gb. I think all the emails are still in
there but somehow outlook failed to load it. What can I do to recover all my
inbox emails ?