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Duplicate .DBX Files
This morning I noticed that all the old messages in my InBox had gone
altho' I wasn't that bothered . Looking at the Store Folder I see that several folders have duplicates like inbox,inbox(1) inbox(2) etc and some other folders have them as well. The Sent Items has 6 The ones with the latest number suffixes seem to be the latest ones . I know how to reintroduce folders that have gone altogether but not sure what to do with these duplicate folders so I can see whats in them . If I drag them out of the Store Folder and then create a new folder with the same name ,open it then close OE and drag them back in will that work if I say yes to overwrite ? thx Stuart |
Duplicate .DBX Files
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 (Notes section under Resolution) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DBXpress (faster, more powerful, with even greater functionality) 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. - Disable Background Compacting [not available in SP2] and frequently perform a manual compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm - WinXP SP2 only: Do not shut down your machine while Windows is automatically compacting your message store. - Your anti-virus application's email scanning feature can also cause such corruption. Disable it. It provides no additional protection. -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User) AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org Stuart B wrote: This morning I noticed that all the old messages in my InBox had gone altho' I wasn't that bothered . Looking at the Store Folder I see that several folders have duplicates like inbox,inbox(1) inbox(2) etc and some other folders have them as well. The Sent Items has 6 The ones with the latest number suffixes seem to be the latest ones . I know how to reintroduce folders that have gone altogether but not sure what to do with these duplicate folders so I can see whats in them . If I drag them out of the Store Folder and then create a new folder with the same name ,open it then close OE and drag them back in will that work if I say yes to overwrite ? thx Stuart |
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