I let outlook express automatically compact.
When I cam back the next morning. My computer was locked up.
Had to restart the computer manually.
Now several of my folders are empty.

Inbox
Purchase orders
....
....
....

How can I retrieve the emails with the attachments.

Is there any way.

Thank you for all you help.

Win XP
Outlook express 6.0

Gary

DBXPress will probably end up being what you will have to use if the dbx
files are "gone" or empty.
http://www.oehelp.com


"gary" wrote in message
news:AyKDf.59191$M94.1735@trnddc01...
I let outlook express automatically compact.
When I cam back the next morning. My computer was locked up.
Had to restart the computer manually.
Now several of my folders are empty.

Inbox
Purchase orders
...
...
...

How can I retrieve the emails with the attachments.

Is there any way.

Thank you for all you help.

Win XP
Outlook express 6.0

Gary

Gary,

Earlier today I responded to your problem suggesting that using System
Restore might correct your problem. Even though it probably woul, you could
try running a "Check Disk" first. It would be the more conservative option:
If check disk doesn't restore your folders, then you may have to try system
restore. Instructions below. Let me know if it helps.

ajhale
How To Run Check Disk (CHK DSK) for Windows







1. Double Left Click "My Computer" on desktop to open.



2. On next screen, Right Click on "Local Disk C"



3. In box that appears, Choose "Properties"



4. In Properties, Open Tab for "Tools"



5. In Tools, Click "Check Now"



6. In the screen that appears, be sure to place checks in boxes in front of:



Automatically fix system errors

and

San for and attempt recovery of bad sectors



7. After you have completed the above and Start Now

A box will come up telling you that the Check disk will be run the next time
you start your computer.



8. You can Restart Computer and the computer will go into Check Disk mode
during the reboot. If you do not restart, the check disk will run the next
time you do restart your computer. The check will take at least an hour so
do this when you know you will not need the computer for a while.








"DGuess" wrote in message
...
DBXPress will probably end up being what you will have to use if the dbx
files are "gone" or empty.
http://www.oehelp.com


"gary" wrote in message
news:AyKDf.59191$M94.1735@trnddc01...
I let outlook express automatically compact.
When I cam back the next morning. My computer was locked up.
Had to restart the computer manually.
Now several of my folders are empty.

Inbox
Purchase orders
...
...
...

How can I retrieve the emails with the attachments.

Is there any way.

Thank you for all you help.

Win XP
Outlook express 6.0

Gary

System restore won't get his messages back. He needs to run the extract
from disk function of DBXpress. www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/

steve

"ajhale" wrote in message
...
Gary,

Earlier today I responded to your problem suggesting that using System
Restore might correct your problem. Even though it probably woul, you
could try running a "Check Disk" first. It would be the more conservative
option: If check disk doesn't restore your folders, then you may have to
try system restore. Instructions below. Let me know if it helps.

ajhale
How To Run Check Disk (CHK DSK) for Windows







1. Double Left Click "My Computer" on desktop to open.



2. On next screen, Right Click on "Local Disk C"



3. In box that appears, Choose "Properties"



4. In Properties, Open Tab for "Tools"



5. In Tools, Click "Check Now"



6. In the screen that appears, be sure to place checks in boxes in front
of:



Automatically fix system errors

and

San for and attempt recovery of bad sectors



7. After you have completed the above and Start Now

A box will come up telling you that the Check disk will be run the next
time you start your computer.



8. You can Restart Computer and the computer will go into Check Disk mode
during the reboot. If you do not restart, the check disk will run the next
time you do restart your computer. The check will take at least an hour so
do this when you know you will not need the computer for a while.








"DGuess" wrote in message
...
DBXPress will probably end up being what you will have to use if the dbx
files are "gone" or empty.
http://www.oehelp.com


"gary" wrote in message
news:AyKDf.59191$M94.1735@trnddc01...
I let outlook express automatically compact.
When I cam back the next morning. My computer was locked up.
Had to restart the computer manually.
Now several of my folders are empty.

Inbox
Purchase orders
...
...
...

How can I retrieve the emails with the attachments.

Is there any way.

Thank you for all you help.

Win XP
Outlook express 6.0

Gary

See:
http://www.insideoe.com/problems/bugs.htm#mailgone
Recovering lost messages
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#4


--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"gary" wrote in message
news:AyKDf.59191$M94.1735@trnddc01...
I let outlook express automatically compact.
When I cam back the next morning. My computer was locked up.
Had to restart the computer manually.
Now several of my folders are empty.

Inbox
Purchase orders
...
...
...

How can I retrieve the emails with the attachments.

Is there any way.

Thank you for all you help.

Win XP
Outlook express 6.0

Gary

You could consider running System Restore.


Have you ever tried using System Restore in Windows XP? This will restore
your computer to earlier date when your computerwas running smoothly. Pick
the date closest to the present date (but right before you had the lock-up
with it's complications). To Run System Resto

Left click Start

Choose Help and Support

In the Help and Support window look under "Tasks".

The third choice under Tasks is:
"Undo changes to my computer by restroing my computer to an earlier date".
Click that.

At this point instructions on how to proceed will be given.

If you choose to do this, be sure to put anything that you have saved on a
disk since you will lose those things you have saved (including email
messages) that occured between the current date and the date ro which you
are restoring. Your email folders should be restored however with a
successful System Restore. Good Luck.



"gary" wrote in message
news:AyKDf.59191$M94.1735@trnddc01...
I let outlook express automatically compact.
When I cam back the next morning. My computer was locked up.
Had to restart the computer manually.
Now several of my folders are empty.

Inbox
Purchase orders
...
...
...

How can I retrieve the emails with the attachments.

Is there any way.

Thank you for all you help.

Win XP
Outlook express 6.0

Gary