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February 23rd 06, 12:50 AM
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I must admit I did have miles too many emails in my folders, but someone
accidentally compacted them, and now I only have two emails. I need to get the other emails back as there is information on them that has to be transferred. Can anyone help please xp Home Edition and Outlook Express 6 Judy 
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February 23rd 06, 01:13 AM
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Why it happens:
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/probl...s.htm#mailgone http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...orruption.mspx Recovering data: http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DBXtract http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/Default.aspx DBXtend (additional functionality) http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtend/Default.aspx DBXpress (faster, more powerful, with even greater functionality) http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx OEX (OE Enhancement Program) http://www.oehelp.com/OEX/Default.aspx ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Avoid 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 [N/A in SP2] and frequently perform a manual compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at http://insideoe.tomsterdam.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, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org Judy L wrote: I must admit I did have miles too many emails in my folders, but someone accidentally compacted them, and now I only have two emails. I need to get the other emails back as there is information on them that has to be transferred. Can anyone help please xp Home Edition and Outlook Express 6 Judy
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February 23rd 06, 07:33 AM
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"PA Bear" wrote in message ... Why it happens: http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/probl...s.htm#mailgone http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...orruption.mspx Recovering data: http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DBXtract http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/Default.aspx DBXtend (additional functionality) http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtend/Default.aspx DBXpress (faster, more powerful, with even greater functionality) http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx OEX (OE Enhancement Program) http://www.oehelp.com/OEX/Default.aspx ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Avoid 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 [N/A in SP2] and frequently perform a manual compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at http://insideoe.tomsterdam.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, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org Judy L wrote: I must admit I did have miles too many emails in my folders, but someone accidentally compacted them, and now I only have two emails. I need to get the other emails back as there is information on them that has to be transferred. Can anyone help please xp Home Edition and Outlook Express 6 Judy Robear, I did check most of these sites - my mail was not corrupted, the compact folder message came up on the screen and my techy didnt look, and pressed ok - does this mean I have lost my mail for good - or can it be resurrected. I need to be given specific instructions how to do this though. Looking at several websites offering other advice only confuses me :-(( Judy thanks for your help tho
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February 23rd 06, 07:40 AM
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"PA Bear" wrote in message ... Why it happens: http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/probl...s.htm#mailgone http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...orruption.mspx Recovering data: http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DBXtract http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/Default.aspx DBXtend (additional functionality) http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtend/Default.aspx DBXpress (faster, more powerful, with even greater functionality) http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx OEX (OE Enhancement Program) http://www.oehelp.com/OEX/Default.aspx ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Avoid 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 [N/A in SP2] and frequently perform a manual compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at http://insideoe.tomsterdam.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, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org Judy L wrote: I must admit I did have miles too many emails in my folders, but someone accidentally compacted them, and now I only have two emails. I need to get the other emails back as there is information on them that has to be transferred. Can anyone help please xp Home Edition and Outlook Express 6 Judy Further to previous email - only my in mail has gone, as the compacting was stopped before it got to the end. Judy
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February 23rd 06, 11:07 AM
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Further to previous email - only my in mail has gone, as the compacting was stopped before it got to the end. Judy /q Disrupting the compacting process is what caused a loss of messages. DBXpress: (Run in Disk Mode) http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx is your only hope of getting (some of) your messages back. -- Bruce Hagen MS MVP - Outlook Express ~IB-CA~ "Judy L" Judy@home wrote in message ... "PA Bear" wrote in message ... Why it happens: http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/probl...s.htm#mailgone http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...orruption.mspx Recovering data: http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DBXtract http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/Default.aspx DBXtend (additional functionality) http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtend/Default.aspx DBXpress (faster, more powerful, with even greater functionality) http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx OEX (OE Enhancement Program) http://www.oehelp.com/OEX/Default.aspx ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Avoid 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 [N/A in SP2] and frequently perform a manual compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at http://insideoe.tomsterdam.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, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org Judy L wrote: I must admit I did have miles too many emails in my folders, but someone accidentally compacted them, and now I only have two emails. I need to get the other emails back as there is information on them that has to be transferred. Can anyone help please xp Home Edition and Outlook Express 6 Judy Further to previous email - only my in mail has gone, as the compacting was stopped before it got to the end. Judy
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February 23rd 06, 08:37 PM
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Judy L wrote:
"PA Bear" wrote in message ... Why it happens: http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/probl...s.htm#mailgone http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...orruption.mspx Recovering data: http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DBXtract http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/Default.aspx DBXtend (additional functionality) http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtend/Default.aspx DBXpress (faster, more powerful, with even greater functionality) http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx OEX (OE Enhancement Program) http://www.oehelp.com/OEX/Default.aspx ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Avoid 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 [N/A in SP2] and frequently perform a manual compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at http://insideoe.tomsterdam.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. Judy L wrote: I must admit I did have miles too many emails in my folders, but someone accidentally compacted them, and now I only have two emails. I need to get the other emails back as there is information on them that has to be transferred. xp Home Edition and Outlook Express 6 Robear, I did check most of these sites - my mail was not corrupted, the compact folder message came up on the screen and my techy didnt look, and pressed ok - does this mean I have lost my mail for good - or can it be resurrected. I need to be given specific instructions how to do this though. Looking at several websites offering other advice only confuses me What Bruce said. *Never* interrupt automatic or manual compacting. http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#4 may be of some help. -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org
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March 6th 06, 11:23 AM
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"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... q Further to previous email - only my in mail has gone, as the compacting was stopped before it got to the end. Judy /q Disrupting the compacting process is what caused a loss of messages. DBXpress: (Run in Disk Mode) http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx is your only hope of getting (some of) your messages back. -- Bruce Hagen MS MVP - Outlook Express ~IB-CA~ "Judy L" Judy@home wrote in message ... "PA Bear" wrote in message ... Why it happens: http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/probl...s.htm#mailgone http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...orruption.mspx Recovering data: http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DBXtract http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/Default.aspx DBXtend (additional functionality) http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtend/Default.aspx DBXpress (faster, more powerful, with even greater functionality) http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx OEX (OE Enhancement Program) http://www.oehelp.com/OEX/Default.aspx ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Avoid 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 [N/A in SP2] and frequently perform a manual compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at http://insideoe.tomsterdam.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, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org Judy L wrote: I must admit I did have miles too many emails in my folders, but someone accidentally compacted them, and now I only have two emails. I need to get the other emails back as there is information on them that has to be transferred. Can anyone help please xp Home Edition and Outlook Express 6 Judy Further to previous email - only my in mail has gone, as the compacting was stopped before it got to the end. Judy Thanks Bruce - bought both programs at a cost of $30, and Techy costs as well - no luck. At least I learnt something. Judy
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March 6th 06, 03:54 PM
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Thanks Bruce - bought both programs at a cost of $30, and Techy costs as well - no luck. At least I learnt something. Judy Did you run DBXpress in *Disk Mode*? There is never a guarantee, but that was your only chance. Sorry you weren't able to get them back. -- Bruce Hagen MS MVP - Outlook Express ~IB-CA~
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March 7th 06, 08:28 PM
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It should have gotten something. I didn't hear from her.
steve "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... snip Thanks Bruce - bought both programs at a cost of $30, and Techy costs as well - no luck. At least I learnt something. Judy Did you run DBXpress in *Disk Mode*? There is never a guarantee, but that was your only chance. Sorry you weren't able to get them back. -- Bruce Hagen MS MVP - Outlook Express ~IB-CA~
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