While compacting I lost my files. Recovered the .bak files in Recycle bin.
but my main Inbox file was not restored. I may have had OE open when I tried
this procedure. The file I renamed 'inboxold1' is still there but I don't
know what to do restore to original Inbox? Help

Here is the correct way to restore a bak file. See what you did
differently.

All e-mail items may be missing when you start Outlook Express 6 Service
Pack 1:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918069

To restore a bak folder to the message store folder, first locate the
Message Store in Windows Explorer.

In OE: Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the
location of your Outlook Express files. Write the location down.

In WinXP, the dbx files are by default marked as hidden. To view these
files in Windows Explorer, you must enable Show Hidden Files and Folders
under Start | Control Panel | Folder Options Icon | View, or in Windows
Explorer | Tools | Folder Options | View.

In Windows Explorer, click on the dbx file for the missing, or empty,
folder and drag it to the Desktop. It can be deleted later once you have
successfully restored the bak file. Minimize the Message Store.

Open OE and, if the folder is missing, create a folder with the *exact*
same name as the bak file you want to restore but without the .bak. Eg: If
the file is Saved.bak, the new folder should be named Saved. Open the new
folder and then close OE. If the folder is there, but just empty, continue
on to the next step.

First, check if there is a bak file already in the message store. If there
is, and you removed the dbx file, go ahead and rename it to dbx.

If it isn't already in the message store, open the Recycle bin and right
click on the bak file for the folder in question and click Restore. Open
the message store back up and change the file extension from .bak to .dbx.
Close the message store and open OE. The messages should now be back in
the folder.

If the messages are successfully restored, you can go ahead and delete the
old dbx file that you moved to the Desktop.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"amstoryteller" wrote in message
...
While compacting I lost my files. Recovered the .bak files in Recycle
bin.
but my main Inbox file was not restored. I may have had OE open when I
tried
this procedure. The file I renamed 'inboxold1' is still there but I
don't
know what to do restore to original Inbox? Help

Why it happens:

http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/probl...s.htm#mailgone
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...orruption.mspx

Recovering the missing data: http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx (#2 and #4)
and http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=918069 (see Notes section under
Resolution section; Please note that you do NOT need to install KB923694 or
KB918766 if your computer is fully-patched at Windows Update!)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DBXpress (faster, more powerful, with even greater functionality than
DBXtract)
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Avoiding 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.

- Frequently perform a manual compact of all OE folders while "working
offline". More at http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm

- Do not cancel Automatic Compacting, should it occur, and do not attempt to
close OE via Task Manager or shutdown your machine if Automatic Compacting
is taking place.

- Disable email scanning by your anti-virus application. It can cause
corruption (i.e., loss of messages) and provides no additional protection:

Why you don't need your anti-virus to scan your email
http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tuto...ning/index.htm


amstoryteller wrote:
While compacting I lost my files. Recovered the .bak files in Recycle bin.
but my main Inbox file was not restored. I may have had OE open when I
tried
this procedure. The file I renamed 'inboxold1' is still there but I don't
know what to do restore to original Inbox? Help

Use the method to import a single dbx file on the bak file. See www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#imp1

steve

"amstoryteller" wrote in message ...
While compacting I lost my files. Recovered the .bak files in Recycle bin.
but my main Inbox file was not restored. I may have had OE open when I tried
this procedure. The file I renamed 'inboxold1' is still there but I don't
know what to do restore to original Inbox? Help

weclom

"amstoryteller" wrote in message
...
While compacting I lost my files. Recovered the .bak files in Recycle bin.
but my main Inbox file was not restored. I may have had OE open when I
tried
this procedure. The file I renamed 'inboxold1' is still there but I don't
know what to do restore to original Inbox? Help

Here is the correct way to restore a bak file. See what you did
differently.

All e-mail items may be missing when you start Outlook Express 6 Service
Pack 1:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918069

To restore a bak folder to the message store folder, first locate the
Message Store in Windows Explorer.

In OE: Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the
location of your Outlook Express files. Write the location down.

In WinXP, the dbx files are by default marked as hidden. To view these
files in Windows Explorer, you must enable Show Hidden Files and Folders
under Start | Control Panel | Folder Options Icon | View, or in Windows
Explorer | Tools | Folder Options | View.

In Windows Explorer, click on the dbx file for the missing, or empty,
folder and drag it to the Desktop. It can be deleted later once you have
successfully restored the bak file. Minimize the Message Store.

Open OE and, if the folder is missing, create a folder with the *exact*
same name as the bak file you want to restore but without the .bak. Eg: If
the file is Saved.bak, the new folder should be named Saved. Open the new
folder and then close OE. If the folder is there, but just empty, continue
on to the next step.

First, check if there is a bak file already in the message store. If there
is, and you removed the dbx file, go ahead and rename it to dbx.

If it isn't already in the message store, open the Recycle bin and right
click on the bak file for the folder in question and click Restore. Open
the message store back up and change the file extension from .bak to .dbx.
Close the message store and open OE. The messages should now be back in
the folder.

If the messages are successfully restored, you can go ahead and delete the
old dbx file that you moved to the Desktop.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"amstoryteller" wrote in message
...
While compacting I lost my files. Recovered the .bak files in Recycle
bin.
but my main Inbox file was not restored. I may have had OE open when I
tried
this procedure. The file I renamed 'inboxold1' is still there but I
don't
know what to do restore to original Inbox? Help

Why it happens:

http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/probl...s.htm#mailgone
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...orruption.mspx

Recovering the missing data: http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx (#2 and #4)
and http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=918069 (see Notes section under
Resolution section; Please note that you do NOT need to install KB923694 or
KB918766 if your computer is fully-patched at Windows Update!)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DBXpress (faster, more powerful, with even greater functionality than
DBXtract)
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Avoiding 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.

- Frequently perform a manual compact of all OE folders while "working
offline". More at http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm

- Do not cancel Automatic Compacting, should it occur, and do not attempt to
close OE via Task Manager or shutdown your machine if Automatic Compacting
is taking place.

- Disable email scanning by your anti-virus application. It can cause
corruption (i.e., loss of messages) and provides no additional protection:

Why you don't need your anti-virus to scan your email
http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tuto...ning/index.htm


amstoryteller wrote:
While compacting I lost my files. Recovered the .bak files in Recycle bin.
but my main Inbox file was not restored. I may have had OE open when I
tried
this procedure. The file I renamed 'inboxold1' is still there but I don't
know what to do restore to original Inbox? Help

Use the method to import a single dbx file on the bak file. See www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#imp1

steve

"amstoryteller" wrote in message ...
While compacting I lost my files. Recovered the .bak files in Recycle bin.
but my main Inbox file was not restored. I may have had OE open when I tried
this procedure. The file I renamed 'inboxold1' is still there but I don't
know what to do restore to original Inbox? Help

weclom

"amstoryteller" wrote in message
...
While compacting I lost my files. Recovered the .bak files in Recycle bin.
but my main Inbox file was not restored. I may have had OE open when I
tried
this procedure. The file I renamed 'inboxold1' is still there but I don't
know what to do restore to original Inbox? Help