Help, I Lost My Message!
 

"Steve Cochran" escreveu na mensagem
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You have to do 2 things.

One is to allow showing hidden folders, as Bruce indicated.

Second, if you search for it, you have to check also the advanced search
option to include hidden files.

steve

"Ron" wrote in message
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Thanks, but I can't find that file anywhere in the OE folder.

Ron

Help, I Lost My Message!
 

I lost a recent important email message and would like to re-download
it off of the server. Once I knew how to do this, but I've long since
forgotten what to do. Can somebody tell me which of the OE6 files to
temporarily delete so the messages can be received again?

Ron

Help, I Lost My Message!
 

If you have the account set to leave messages on the server under Tools |
Accounts | Mail | Properties | Advanced, then delete the pop3uidl.dbx file
with OE closed and you will redownload all the messages on the server that
are still there.

If you didn't set it to leave the message on the server, then its gone.

steve

"Ron" wrote in message
oups.com...
I lost a recent important email message and would like to re-download
it off of the server. Once I knew how to do this, but I've long since
forgotten what to do. Can somebody tell me which of the OE6 files to
temporarily delete so the messages can be received again?

Ron

Help, I Lost My Message!
 

Thanks, but I can't find that file anywhere in the OE folder.

Ron

Help, I Lost My Message!
 

You can't find pop3uidl.dbx?

ToolsOptionsMaintenanceStore folder will reveal the location
of your Outlook Express files. Press the Tab key to highlight the folder
location, then Ctrl+C. Close OE, then StartRunCtrl+V will put the location
in the box - Click OK and you'll see the OE files. Otherwise, write the
location down and navigate to it in Windows Explorer.

In WindowsXP, 2K & 3K, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default
marked as hidden. To view these files in Explorer, you must enable
Show Hidden Files and Folders under StartControl PanelFolder
OptionsView.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Ron" wrote in message
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Thanks, but I can't find that file anywhere in the OE folder.

Ron

Help, I Lost My Message!
 

You have to do 2 things.

One is to allow showing hidden folders, as Bruce indicated.

Second, if you search for it, you have to check also the advanced search
option to include hidden files.

steve

"Ron" wrote in message
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Thanks, but I can't find that file anywhere in the OE folder.

Ron

Help, I Lost My Message!
 

Did all that, using both the old Winfile program and some of the newer
file management programs but none of them, and not even the search
function, found pop3uidl.dbx anywhere in the entire OE folder or on the
C: drive for that matter. I know in the past I've had such a file when
dealing with Outlook Express, but it's not here now.

Ron

Help, I Lost My Message!
 

If you replied in-sync, all previous messages would be included. Not doing
so makes this post worthless to anyone that does not currently have it and
all its replies.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Ron" wrote in message
oups.com...
Did all that, using both the old Winfile program and some of the newer
file management programs but none of them, and not even the search
function, found pop3uidl.dbx anywhere in the entire OE folder or on the
C: drive for that matter. I know in the past I've had such a file when
dealing with Outlook Express, but it's not here now.

Ron

Help, I Lost My Message!
 

The file is located under the path specified under Tools | Options |
Maintenance | Store Folder.

If you can't find it, try setting up your mail account again to get a second
copy of the same account (you can use a new Identity or not) and then,
before downloading the messages, go to Tools | Accounts | Mail | Properties
| Advanced and check the option to leave the messages on the server.

Alternatively, you can delete your email account, close OE, and then open it
again and add the account back and it should then download all the messages
(but set it to leave them on the server before downloading).

More than one way to skin a cat. G

steve

"Ron" wrote in message
oups.com...
Did all that, using both the old Winfile program and some of the newer
file management programs but none of them, and not even the search
function, found pop3uidl.dbx anywhere in the entire OE folder or on the
C: drive for that matter. I know in the past I've had such a file when
dealing with Outlook Express, but it's not here now.

Ron

Help, I Lost My Message!
 

"Ron" wrote in message
oups.com...
I lost a recent important email message and would like to re-download
it off of the server. Once I knew how to do this, but I've long since
forgotten what to do. Can somebody tell me which of the OE6 files to
temporarily delete so the messages can be received again?

Ron