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Saved folders disappeared
Suddenly, most saved folders have disappeared. There was a sub-category
"saved folders", with a number of saved folders in it, which each contained a number of messages. Any hints on where to look? |
Saved folders disappeared
The two most common reasons for what you describe is disruption of the
compacting process, (never touch anything until it's finished), and bloated folders. More on that below. Why does OE insist on compacting folders when I close it?: http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/why.htm#compact Why Mail Disappears: http://www.insideoe.com/problems/bugs.htm#mailgone About File Corruption: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...orruption.mspx Recovery tools: If you are using a fully patched version of XP/SP2, see: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918069/en-us If not: DBXpress run in Disk Mode is the best chance to recover messages: http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx And see: http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#4 A general warning if you don't want to lose your messages 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~ "Happy" wrote in message ... Suddenly, most saved folders have disappeared. There was a sub-category "saved folders", with a number of saved folders in it, which each contained a number of messages. Any hints on where to look? |
Saved folders disappeared
See point 4 he www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#4
Also see points 2 and 3 for the future. steve "Happy" wrote in message ... Suddenly, most saved folders have disappeared. There was a sub-category "saved folders", with a number of saved folders in it, which each contained a number of messages. Any hints on where to look? |
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