This is weird; I go to my Inbox, read an email, then go to another
folder...say, "sent items", then when I go back to my "inbox", the email I
was reading is NOT there.

My folders are "inbox", "outbox", "sent items", "deleted items", "drafts"
and my "Norton AntiSpam Folder". The email I've read is not in ANY of
those.

What is happening? and How can I get that email back?

"Bob Mendenall" wrote in message
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This is weird; I go to my Inbox, read an email, then go to another folder...say, "sent items",
then when I go back to my "inbox", the email I was reading is NOT there.

My folders are "inbox", "outbox", "sent items", "deleted items", "drafts" and my "Norton AntiSpam
Folder". The email I've read is not in ANY of those.

What is happening? and How can I get that email back?

Could you have the VIEW - CURRENT VIEW setting to "hide read messages" ?

Besides what Richard offered:

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/

This is a great two click program:

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB)
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

"Bob Mendenall" wrote in message
...
This is weird; I go to my Inbox, read an email, then go to another
folder...say, "sent items", then when I go back to my "inbox", the email I
was reading is NOT there.

My folders are "inbox", "outbox", "sent items", "deleted items", "drafts"
and my "Norton AntiSpam Folder". The email I've read is not in ANY of
those.

What is happening? and How can I get that email back?