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Hello,
I was in outlook 6 and added a new folder. After adding the folder I created a Message Rule. I then applied the message to all the folders and everything including what was in my sent folder and deleted folder was moved to the new folder! AUGH! I then thought I would be smart and move everything to the Inbox - which it didn't like - after about 8 minutes, an error popped up saying, 'Can't Move File'. The Inbox wouldn't even accept 1 email, even when it was coming in from the server. I then closed of the folders and "compact all folders". The Inbox now works, however, I lost 4 months worth of emails! I would really like to get them back, Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, Chuck |
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ugh Any BAK files in the Recycle Bin or the Message Store? Are they dated
today? -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP [Mail] Imperial Beach, CA "Charles A. Lackman" wrote in message ... Hello, I was in outlook 6 and added a new folder. After adding the folder I created a Message Rule. I then applied the message to all the folders and everything including what was in my sent folder and deleted folder was moved to the new folder! AUGH! I then thought I would be smart and move everything to the Inbox - which it didn't like - after about 8 minutes, an error popped up saying, 'Can't Move File'. The Inbox wouldn't even accept 1 email, even when it was coming in from the server. I then closed of the folders and "compact all folders". The Inbox now works, however, I lost 4 months worth of emails! I would really like to get them back, Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, Chuck |
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ugh Any BAK files in the Recycle Bin or the Message Store? Are they dated
today? -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP [Mail] Imperial Beach, CA "Charles A. Lackman" wrote in message ... Hello, I was in outlook 6 and added a new folder. After adding the folder I created a Message Rule. I then applied the message to all the folders and everything including what was in my sent folder and deleted folder was moved to the new folder! AUGH! I then thought I would be smart and move everything to the Inbox - which it didn't like - after about 8 minutes, an error popped up saying, 'Can't Move File'. The Inbox wouldn't even accept 1 email, even when it was coming in from the server. I then closed of the folders and "compact all folders". The Inbox now works, however, I lost 4 months worth of emails! I would really like to get them back, Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, Chuck |
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Hello,
Yes, there are a bunch of files ".bak" in the recycle bin. Chuck "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... ugh Any BAK files in the Recycle Bin or the Message Store? Are they dated today? -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP [Mail] Imperial Beach, CA "Charles A. Lackman" wrote in message ... Hello, I was in outlook 6 and added a new folder. After adding the folder I created a Message Rule. I then applied the message to all the folders and everything including what was in my sent folder and deleted folder was moved to the new folder! AUGH! I then thought I would be smart and move everything to the Inbox - which it didn't like - after about 8 minutes, an error popped up saying, 'Can't Move File'. The Inbox wouldn't even accept 1 email, even when it was coming in from the server. I then closed of the folders and "compact all folders". The Inbox now works, however, I lost 4 months worth of emails! I would really like to get them back, Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, Chuck |
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Hello,
Yes, there are a bunch of files ".bak" in the recycle bin. Chuck "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... ugh Any BAK files in the Recycle Bin or the Message Store? Are they dated today? -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP [Mail] Imperial Beach, CA "Charles A. Lackman" wrote in message ... Hello, I was in outlook 6 and added a new folder. After adding the folder I created a Message Rule. I then applied the message to all the folders and everything including what was in my sent folder and deleted folder was moved to the new folder! AUGH! I then thought I would be smart and move everything to the Inbox - which it didn't like - after about 8 minutes, an error popped up saying, 'Can't Move File'. The Inbox wouldn't even accept 1 email, even when it was coming in from the server. I then closed of the folders and "compact all folders". The Inbox now works, however, I lost 4 months worth of emails! I would really like to get them back, Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, Chuck |
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All e-mail items may be missing when you start Outlook Express 6 Service
Pack 1: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918069 To restore a bak folder to the message store folder, first locate the Message Store in Windows Explorer. In OE: Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store 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 WinXP, the dbx files are by default marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must enable Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel | Folder Options Icon | View, or in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder Options | View. In Windows Explorer, click on the dbx file for the missing, or empty, folder and drag it to the Desktop. It can be deleted later once you have successfully restored the bak file. Minimize the Message Store. Open OE and, if the folder is missing, create a folder with the *exact* same name as the bak file you want to restore but without the .bak. Eg: If the file is Saved.bak, the new folder should be named Saved. Open the new folder and then close OE. If the folder is there, but just empty, continue on to the next step. First, check if there is a bak file already in the message store. If there is, and you removed the dbx file, go ahead and rename it to dbx. If it isn't already in the message store, open the Recycle bin and right click on the bak file for the folder in question and click Restore. Open the message store back up and change the file extension from .bak to .dbx. Close the message store and open OE. The messages should now be back in the folder. If the messages are successfully restored, you can go ahead and delete the old dbx file that you moved to the Desktop. General precautions for Outlook Express: Do not archive mail in the Inbox or Sent Items. Create your own user defined folders and move the messages you wish to save to them. Empty Deleted Items folder daily. Although dbx files have a theoretical capacity of 2GB, I recommend about a 300MB max for less chance of corruption. Information about the maximum file size of the .dbx files that are used by Outlook Express: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=903095 After you are done, follow up by compacting your folders manually while working *offline* and do it often. Click on Outlook Express at the top of the folder tree so no folders are open. Then: File | Work Offline (or double click Working Online in the Status Bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything until the compacting is completed. Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer of protection that eats up CPUs and causes a multitude of problems such as time-outs and account setting changes. Your up-to-date A/V program will continue to protect you sufficiently. For more, see: http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3 In Tools | Options | Maintenance: Uncheck Compact messages in background and leave it unchecked. {N/A if running XP/SP2}. And backup often. Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB Freeware) http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP [Mail] Imperial Beach, CA "Charles A. Lackman" wrote in message ... Hello, Yes, there are a bunch of files ".bak" in the recycle bin. Chuck "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... ugh Any BAK files in the Recycle Bin or the Message Store? Are they dated today? -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP [Mail] Imperial Beach, CA "Charles A. Lackman" wrote in message ... Hello, I was in outlook 6 and added a new folder. After adding the folder I created a Message Rule. I then applied the message to all the folders and everything including what was in my sent folder and deleted folder was moved to the new folder! AUGH! I then thought I would be smart and move everything to the Inbox - which it didn't like - after about 8 minutes, an error popped up saying, 'Can't Move File'. The Inbox wouldn't even accept 1 email, even when it was coming in from the server. I then closed of the folders and "compact all folders". The Inbox now works, however, I lost 4 months worth of emails! I would really like to get them back, Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, Chuck |
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All e-mail items may be missing when you start Outlook Express 6 Service
Pack 1: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918069 To restore a bak folder to the message store folder, first locate the Message Store in Windows Explorer. In OE: Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store 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 WinXP, the dbx files are by default marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must enable Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel | Folder Options Icon | View, or in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder Options | View. In Windows Explorer, click on the dbx file for the missing, or empty, folder and drag it to the Desktop. It can be deleted later once you have successfully restored the bak file. Minimize the Message Store. Open OE and, if the folder is missing, create a folder with the *exact* same name as the bak file you want to restore but without the .bak. Eg: If the file is Saved.bak, the new folder should be named Saved. Open the new folder and then close OE. If the folder is there, but just empty, continue on to the next step. First, check if there is a bak file already in the message store. If there is, and you removed the dbx file, go ahead and rename it to dbx. If it isn't already in the message store, open the Recycle bin and right click on the bak file for the folder in question and click Restore. Open the message store back up and change the file extension from .bak to .dbx. Close the message store and open OE. The messages should now be back in the folder. If the messages are successfully restored, you can go ahead and delete the old dbx file that you moved to the Desktop. General precautions for Outlook Express: Do not archive mail in the Inbox or Sent Items. Create your own user defined folders and move the messages you wish to save to them. Empty Deleted Items folder daily. Although dbx files have a theoretical capacity of 2GB, I recommend about a 300MB max for less chance of corruption. Information about the maximum file size of the .dbx files that are used by Outlook Express: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=903095 After you are done, follow up by compacting your folders manually while working *offline* and do it often. Click on Outlook Express at the top of the folder tree so no folders are open. Then: File | Work Offline (or double click Working Online in the Status Bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything until the compacting is completed. Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer of protection that eats up CPUs and causes a multitude of problems such as time-outs and account setting changes. Your up-to-date A/V program will continue to protect you sufficiently. For more, see: http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3 In Tools | Options | Maintenance: Uncheck Compact messages in background and leave it unchecked. {N/A if running XP/SP2}. And backup often. Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB Freeware) http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP [Mail] Imperial Beach, CA "Charles A. Lackman" wrote in message ... Hello, Yes, there are a bunch of files ".bak" in the recycle bin. Chuck "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... ugh Any BAK files in the Recycle Bin or the Message Store? Are they dated today? -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP [Mail] Imperial Beach, CA "Charles A. Lackman" wrote in message ... Hello, I was in outlook 6 and added a new folder. After adding the folder I created a Message Rule. I then applied the message to all the folders and everything including what was in my sent folder and deleted folder was moved to the new folder! AUGH! I then thought I would be smart and move everything to the Inbox - which it didn't like - after about 8 minutes, an error popped up saying, 'Can't Move File'. The Inbox wouldn't even accept 1 email, even when it was coming in from the server. I then closed of the folders and "compact all folders". The Inbox now works, however, I lost 4 months worth of emails! I would really like to get them back, Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, Chuck |
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![]() "Charles A. Lackman" wrote in message ... Hello, I was in outlook 6 and added a new folder. After adding the folder I created a Message Rule. I then applied the message to all the folders and everything including what was in my sent folder and deleted folder was moved to the new folder! AUGH! I then thought I would be smart and move everything to the Inbox - which it didn't like - after about 8 minutes, an error popped up saying, 'Can't Move File'. The Inbox wouldn't even accept 1 email, even when it was coming in from the server. I then closed of the folders and "compact all folders". The Inbox now works, however, I lost 4 months worth of emails! I would really like to get them back, Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, Chuck |
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![]() "Charles A. Lackman" wrote in message ... Hello, I was in outlook 6 and added a new folder. After adding the folder I created a Message Rule. I then applied the message to all the folders and everything including what was in my sent folder and deleted folder was moved to the new folder! AUGH! I then thought I would be smart and move everything to the Inbox - which it didn't like - after about 8 minutes, an error popped up saying, 'Can't Move File'. The Inbox wouldn't even accept 1 email, even when it was coming in from the server. I then closed of the folders and "compact all folders". The Inbox now works, however, I lost 4 months worth of emails! I would really like to get them back, Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, Chuck |
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