computer crashed while OE6 was compacting folders
 

DBXpress also has its own search feature for dbx and dbt files that will
find them on the hard drive regardless of whether or not they are hidden.
DBXtract will only find the files if you browse to the directory, or it
preloads what it finds as the message store in the registry (for each
Identity).

steve

"Gerry Cornell" wrote in message
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Thanks Steve for the explanations.


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Gerry
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"Steve Cochran" wrote in message
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There are many dbx files that would appear to have messages in them, but
when examined are full of zeroes.

There are all types of conditions.

DBXtract is an outdated program that can rescue a number of messages, but
these are limited in scope, as it hasn't been updated for quite some
time, and I don't intend to do so.

DBXpress uses a completely different algorithm for detection than
DBXtract and as such does not require updating as DBXtract did, and it is
also much more accurate that DBXtract in terms of its ability to seek out
messages. And it is the _only_ program I know of that will read the
entire hard drive and pull the messages of it, when they are no longer
associated with files. I specifically designed it to do that, when I saw
all the heartache people have when their messages are gone.

If one has lost messages and wants to ensure the greatest chance of
recovery, then DBXpress is what they should get. Its also much cheaper
than some of these other programs that don't work any better.

steve

"Gerry Cornell" wrote in message
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Steve

"It has to be part of the message store"

By that I think you mean that the dbx file has to be referenced from
within the folders.dbx of a current identity? It being possible to have
more than one store folder.

I was trying to figure out the difference between DBXtract and
DBXpress. Your summary he
http://www.oehelp.com/Default.aspx

make the points about formatted disks. Presumably if not written
over? Also that it can handle larger / more files better. However,
DBXTract would presumably be adequate for a limited
number of modestly sized files except where the disk has been
formatted.

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Gerry
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"Steve Cochran" wrote in message
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See he www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#4 for message recovery
techniques.

If your folders no longer have messages in them, then your only chance
is
DBXpress via its extract from disk mode.

The dbx files have no file association and are not meant to. They do
not
open in another program except for OE, and you can't just click on a
dbx
file and have OE open it. It has to be part of the message store.

steve

"David" wrote in message
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16Mb, not 16 K duh!

the link everyone keeps sending me seems to attached to a program I'll
have
to purchase. Am I correct?

david