Lost an entire mail folder
 

Hi,

A friend uses OE6 and just lost an entire folder (under the inbox). The
folder itself and the messages are gone.

How could this happen w/o deliberately deleting the folder?

I've done a Find to see if maybe the folder got dragged to another folder
but nothing came up.

Is there any way to get the messages and folder back?

Thanks, Frank

Lost an entire mail folder
 

How could this happen w/o deliberately deleting the folder? Ans:
Accidentally deleting the folder.

Make sure the dbx file for the folder still exists in the Message Store.

Tools | Options | MaintenanceStore 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 Start | Run | Ctrl+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 Windows XP, 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 Start | Control Panel | Folder Options |
View.

In Windows Explorer, click on the file and drag it to the Desktop. Open OE
and create a folder with the *exact* same name as the one on your desktop.
***Copy a message from any folder to the new one. You MUST do this.*** Close
OE. Go back to Windows Explorer and Click Desktop and drag the folder from
the Desktop to the OE store folder that you clicked on to reveal the .dbx
files. Prompt - "Do you want to overwrite......."? Click Yes.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~


"Frank Dreyfus" wrote in message
48.16...
Hi,

A friend uses OE6 and just lost an entire folder (under the inbox). The
folder itself and the messages are gone.

How could this happen w/o deliberately deleting the folder?

I've done a Find to see if maybe the folder got dragged to another folder
but nothing came up.

Is there any way to get the messages and folder back?

Thanks, Frank

Lost an entire mail folder
 

Thanks for the feedback.

I'll try your instructions and see what happens.

Thanks,

Frank

Lost an entire mail folder
 

Hi Bruce,

I followed your suggestins. Worked like a charm!

Many thanks,

Frank

Lost an entire mail folder
 

You're welcome. Thanks for the feedback.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Frank Dreyfus" wrote in message
48.16...
Hi Bruce,

I followed your suggestins. Worked like a charm!

Many thanks,

Frank