Hi all:

A few days ago, for whatever reason, when I opened Outlook Express 6
the various folders I'd set up to sort incoming mail had disappeared.
My Sent Mail folder was empty and the Deleted Items folder had nothing
in it more recent than several weeks ago. My message rules and address
book were intact.

I tried all sorts of things to restore my folders without sucess and
finally just gave up. However, there's one folder - still sitting in
the message store folder - that I'd really like to have back. Is there
any way to do this?

TIA

Tom Young

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
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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
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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


TomYoung wrote:
Hi all:

A few days ago, for whatever reason, when I opened Outlook Express 6
the various folders I'd set up to sort incoming mail had disappeared.
My Sent Mail folder was empty and the Deleted Items folder had nothing
in it more recent than several weeks ago. My message rules and address
book were intact.

I tried all sorts of things to restore my folders without sucess and
finally just gave up. However, there's one folder - still sitting in
the message store folder - that I'd really like to have back. Is there
any way to do this?

TIA

Tom Young

PA Bear wrote:
Why it happens:

[big snip of lots of useful info]
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org



Thank you. After looking through all this I think I was guilty of the
sin of storing too much inside Outlook Express. Hopefully DBXtract
will save my bacon on the one dbx file I'd like to save.

TomYoung wrote:
Hi all:

A few days ago, for whatever reason, when I opened Outlook Express 6
the various folders I'd set up to sort incoming mail had disappeared.
My Sent Mail folder was empty and the Deleted Items folder had nothing
in it more recent than several weeks ago. My message rules and address
book were intact.

I tried all sorts of things to restore my folders without sucess and
finally just gave up. However, there's one folder - still sitting in
the message store folder - that I'd really like to have back. Is there
any way to do this?

TIA

Tom Young

If it is only one folder, and by the size it appears to have mail in it, try
this first. You should rename the folder in the Folder Tree, and in the
Message store. If this does not work, then go get the tool.

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~

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PA Bear wrote:
Why it happens:

[big snip of lots of useful info]
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org



Thank you. After looking through all this I think I was guilty of the
sin of storing too much inside Outlook Express. Hopefully DBXtract
will save my bacon on the one dbx file I'd like to save.

TomYoung wrote:
Hi all:

A few days ago, for whatever reason, when I opened Outlook Express 6
the various folders I'd set up to sort incoming mail had disappeared.
My Sent Mail folder was empty and the Deleted Items folder had nothing
in it more recent than several weeks ago. My message rules and address
book were intact.

I tried all sorts of things to restore my folders without sucess and
finally just gave up. However, there's one folder - still sitting in
the message store folder - that I'd really like to have back. Is there
any way to do this?

TIA

Tom Young

Caution: If the DBX is damaged (likely), dragging it out of the store folder
and then renaming/importing in this manner it is likely to yield no usable
data.

Tom might drag the DBX file to the desktop, make a Copy of it and then try
renaming/importing the copy. If no joy, run one of the recovery tools on
the other moved file. Any recovered message can then be dragged into an
open OE folder.
--
~PA Bear


Bruce Hagen wrote:
If it is only one folder, and by the size it appears to have mail in it,
try this first. You should rename the folder in the Folder Tree, and in
the Message store. If this does not work, then go get the tool.

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.
"TomYoung" wrote in message
oups.com...

PA Bear wrote:
Why it happens:

[big snip of lots of useful info]
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP,
DTS-L.org

Thank you. After looking through all this I think I was guilty of the
sin of storing too much inside Outlook Express. Hopefully DBXtract
will save my bacon on the one dbx file I'd like to save.

TomYoung wrote:
Hi all:

A few days ago, for whatever reason, when I opened Outlook Express 6
the various folders I'd set up to sort incoming mail had
disappeared. My Sent Mail folder was empty and the Deleted Items
folder had nothing in it more recent than several weeks ago. My
message rules and address book were intact.

I tried all sorts of things to restore my folders without sucess and
finally just gave up. However, there's one folder - still sitting
in the message store folder - that I'd really like to have back. Is
there any way to do this?

TIA

Tom Young