Re: outlook express folder

From: moor2996 (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/20/04 

Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 14:02:19 -0700

>-----Original Message-----
>In addition to Mary's comments.
>
>Check whether the option to "Compact messages in
background" in Tools,
>Options, Maintenance has been selected. It should be
deselected as the use
>of this option invariably leads to folder corruption and
causes slow
>performance.
>
>To find your file. Using Windows XP you need to enable
show hidden files.
>Start, Control Panel, Folder Options, View, Advanced
Settings. Next enter
>Windows Explorer. Using Tools, Find, Files and Folders
search your C drive
>with "inbox.db*" without quotes ( substituting the name
of your missing
>folder for inbox ) as the search criteria.
>
>The missing messages may be recovered using DBXtract.
This programme was
>freeware but now a small price is payable. Details of the
programme are at:
>http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/Default.aspx
>
>Also read here:
>http://www.tomsterdam.com/insideoe/problems/bugs.htm#mailg
one
>
>~~~~~~
>
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>Gerry
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>FCA
>
>Stourport, Worcs, England
>Enquire, plan and execute.
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
>"Mary Sauer" <gsauer@mycolumbus.rr.com> wrote in message
>news:OXe6FNjhEHA.2916@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> These may help
>> OLEXP: Mail Folders, Address Book, and E-mail Messages
Are Missing After
>You Upgrade
>> to Microsoft Windows XP
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;313055&Product=oex
>> OLEXP: Earlier E-Mail Messages Are Not Displayed on a
Computer That Is
>Running
>> Windows XP or Windows 2000
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;312359&Product=oex
>> --
>> Mary Sauer MS MVP
>> http://office.microsoft.com/
>> http://www.mvps.org/msauer/
>> news://msnews.microsoft.com
>> "moor2996" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
in message
>> news:991c01c4862f$2591bef0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>> >i added a folder to the local folders in outlook
express.
>> > i have been putting e-mail in it and named it saved
>> > mail.the e-mails thati have been putting in it were
>> > inportent to me.the other day i was in outlook and the
>> > folder is not there any more. is there a way to
recover
>> > that folder or the info that was in it?? i have looked
>> > eveywere for it without any luck......thankx
>> > moor2996
>>
>>i thank you for the info but nothing worked i belive
they got deleted at the same time i deleted my mail and
unless there is a way to retreive the info from the hard
drive i think its gone for good.........
>
>.
>

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