Re: Recovering Old Email Files Accidently Deleted from OE6

From: Alicia (creativeworld_tv_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 05/18/04 

Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 18:36:02 -0700

I inadvertently created three not four new user logins. One of the users is not currently being used. I will delete that one. I completed all the searches suggested to me (.dbx and .wab). I changed file folder settings in Explorer to show "hidden files." I also performed an advance search to "show hidden files" and still nothing. In your opinion, is DBXpress worth it? Is there a trial version?

 
     ----- Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE wrote: -----
     
     Yes. It will recover any messages that have not yet been over-written.
     However, creating four new Users writes a lot of disk space and will
     probably over-write much of the old data.
     
     --
     Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
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     "Alicia" <creativeworld_tv@hotmail.com> wrote in message
     news:232F615C-27E9-4D0E-A1DC-E6C841E0064E@microsoft.com...
> Frank or Anyone?
>> I did a search for .dbx files and no files were found (including hidden
> files). Will the DBXpress program help me in this instance?
>> ----- Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE wrote: -----
>> DBXpress in disk mode should recover any messages that haven't been
> over-written:
> http://www.oehelp.com
>> --
> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
> Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
> http://www.fjsmjs.com
> Protect your PC
> http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
>>> "Alicia" <creativeworld_tv@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:000615D6-A960-43A1-9A71-8B600CA756E4@microsoft.com...
>> Thanks soo very much Frank! I tried this, and it didn't produce
> results.
>> I also checked the OE program folder, thinking I should locate the
> lost
>> files there. No such luck. Can you make any other suggestions?
>>> BTW, I thought I was responding in the email. I hit the "reply"
> button
>> while logged in and a reply box pops up. I simply fill this out....
> Is
>> this not the correct procedure?
>>> Alicia
>>> ----- Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE wrote: -----
>>> Start | Search | All files and Folders | More advanced options.
>> There is an option to Show hidden files and folders.
>>> In Windows Explorer, Tools | Folder Options | View also has an
> option
>> to
>> show hidden files and folders.
>>> In OE got to Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder and
> see
>> where OE
>> is currently storing its data files.
>> Now, go to Start | Find (or Search) and look for *.dbx (with
> Win2K,
>> WinXP
>> and Win2K3 you will have to set the search to include hidden
> files and
>> folders).
>> If they are found in a different place go back to OE and use
>> File | Import | Messages.
>> Select Outlook Express 5 (or 6, they are the same for this
> purpose).
>> Select the lower radio button to import from an Outlook Express
> store
>> directory and navigate to the location that OE is not using.
>>> Also, see this article:
>> http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/problems/bugs.htm#mailgone
>>> --
>> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
>> Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
>> http://www.fjsmjs.com
>> Protect your PC
>> http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
>>>> "Alicia" <creativeworld_tv@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:FA2D815F-AECA-48DF-B1E3-564D5C19B1A5@microsoft.com...
>>> Thanks for your reply Gordon! Is this done via the "find" function
>> OR
>>> should I open the OE6 folder and work directly from there?
>>>>

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