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My deleted items folder has dissappeared from view and the delete function no
longer works, a search could not find "deleted items.dbx" yet when I tried to create a folder with that name it told me that it already existed, any idears out there , thanks....Stuart Hoskins |
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Have you closed and opened OE since it disappeared?
If that doesn't do it, you may have a damaged identity especially if it is the default Main Identity. File | Identity | Add New Identity. Create a new one and test it. If all is well, you can import your messages and Address Book from the old identity and delete it. How to Create and Use Identities in Outlook Express http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=209169 General precautions for Outlook Express: Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They will eventually become corrupt. 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. After you are done, follow up by compacting your folders manually while working *offline* and do it often. 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. Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer of protection that eats up CPUs and causes a multitude of problems such as time-outs and account setting changes. Your up-to-date A/V program will continue to protect you sufficiently. For more, see: http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3 In Tools | Options | Maintenance: Uncheck Compact messages in background and leave it unchecked. {N/A if running XP/SP2}. And backup often. Backup & Resto http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/ -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express ~IB-CA~ "thedowser" wrote in message ... My deleted items folder has dissappeared from view and the delete function no longer works, a search could not find "deleted items.dbx" yet when I tried to create a folder with that name it told me that it already existed, any idears out there , thanks....Stuart Hoskins |
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![]() "thedowser" сообщил/сообщила в новостях следующее: ... My deleted items folder has dissappeared from view and the delete function no longer works, a search could not find "deleted items.dbx" yet when I tried to create a folder with that name it told me that it already existed, any idears out there , thanks....Stuart Hoskins |
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For a corrupted Deleted Items folder:
- Close Outlook Express. - OE5+: Locate the file Deleted Items.dbx in the mail directory and delete it. You can use Start, Find (or Search), Files or Folders, "Deleted Items.dbx" to find it. On Win2000 you need enable the display of Hidden or System files in the folder options and XP you need to use the advanced options to find Hidden or System files. (You can also determine the location by looking in OE at Tools, Options, Maintenance, Store Folder.) - Open Outlook Express again. It will create a new empty Deleted Items. -- Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm "thedowser" wrote in message ... My deleted items folder has dissappeared from view and the delete function no longer works, a search could not find "deleted items.dbx" yet when I tried to create a folder with that name it told me that it already existed, any idears out there , thanks....Stuart Hoskins |
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![]() "thedowser" wrote: My deleted items folder has dissappeared from view and the delete function no longer works, a search could not find "deleted items.dbx" yet when I tried to create a folder with that name it told me that it already existed, any idears out there , thanks....Stuart Hoskins |
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![]() "thedowser" wrote in message ... "thedowser" wrote: My deleted items folder has dissappeared from view and the delete function no longer works, a search could not find "deleted items.dbx" yet when I tried to create a folder with that name it told me that it already existed, any idears out there , thanks....Stuart Hoskins |
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![]() "Michael Santovec" wrote in message ... For a corrupted Deleted Items folder: - Close Outlook Express. - OE5+: Locate the file Deleted Items.dbx in the mail directory and delete it. You can use Start, Find (or Search), Files or Folders, "Deleted Items.dbx" to find it. On Win2000 you need enable the display of Hidden or System files in the folder options and XP you need to use the advanced options to find Hidden or System files. (You can also determine the location by looking in OE at Tools, Options, Maintenance, Store Folder.) - Open Outlook Express again. It will create a new empty Deleted Items. -- Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm "thedowser" wrote in message ... My deleted items folder has dissappeared from view and the delete function no longer works, a search could not find "deleted items.dbx" yet when I tried to create a folder with that name it told me that it already existed, any idears out there , thanks....Stuart Hoskins |
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![]() "thedowser" wrote in message ... My deleted items folder has dissappeared from view and the delete function no longer works, a search could not find "deleted items.dbx" yet when I tried to create a folder with that name it told me that it already existed, any idears out there , thanks....Stuart Hoskins |
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