Re: Deleted Items file
From: PA Bear (PABear_at_mvps.org)
Date: 09/27/04
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Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 19:46:36 -0400
Feel free to post back to this thread for more help using DBXtract, DBXtend
or DBXpress, OS. Be aware that the DBX file may be so damaged that you will
not be able to recover any messages.
The tool should extract messages to your chosen Windows folder (suggest the
desktop folder you've created). Do not extract them to your store folder.
Once extracted, you may drag the messages from the desktop folder to any
open OE folder with your mouse.
Most of us, MVPs included, learned about OE's Ins 'n Outs and frailties just
as you are now: by making mistakes and suffering the consequences. You're
in good company here.
-- ~PA Bear Old Scot wrote: > Thanks for your comments but I have still not been able to put the > meassages > into another folder yet, but will try again. I did not realise about > making > a backup of OE data and do not even know how to do it so will follow your > sites. This technology is getting just a bit too much for me right now. > I > had no problems until I loaded SP2 and now little thing keep appearing but > thanks to people like you I am getting round them, slowly. > > Old Scot > > "PA Bear" wrote: > >> My rant aside [you may feel free to ignore anything prepended with >> <rant>, >> as is customary in newsgroups: it was /not/ directed at you], have you >> managed to recover any of the messages? >> >> Do not presume that I am *not* your age, my friend. We all gotta start >> somewhere. >> >> As a future fail-safe, it's a very good idea to create periodic backups >> of >> your OE data. A backup would have come in handy right now: >> >> References: >> >> Backup & Restore OE Data >> http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/backup/index.htm >> http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx >> >> OE Files & Settings >> http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/files/index.htm >> >> Importing OE Data >> http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/faqs/how.htm#importOE5 >> http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/faqs/how.htm#importdbx >> >> OE Freebie Backup >> http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx >> >> Using WinXP's FAST Wizard, by MVP Gary Woodruff >> (Please read the caveats about Outlook Express) >> http://aumha.org/win5/a/fast.htm >> -- >> ~PA Bear >> >> Old Scot wrote: >>> I thank you for your reply but please remember that not everyone is as >>> knowledgeable as you. Perhaps one day you when are my age you may need >>> help >>> from someone and get a reply like this from someone. I think there was >>> no >>> need for it to be put in the terms you have used. As an eldery novice >>> using >>> computers for the first time I am learning all the time from people who >>> are >>> most helpful without making comments like yours. >>> >>> Thank you and I hope you will reconsider the way you reply to people who >>> are >>> only wanting to learn from others who have the knowledge they do not >>> have. >>> >>> Old Scot >>> >>> "PA Bear" wrote: >>> >>>> [<rant> Why anyone needs/or wants anything in Deleted Items is beyond >>>> me, >>>> assuming one deleted the message intentionally. That's like using your >>>> trash bin to store your groceries IMO. </rant>] >>>> >>>> You now find Deleted Items.dbx in Recycle Bin? (Hmm.) Right-click on >>>> it >>>> > >>>> Cut > Paste it into a new folder on your desktop which you've created >>>> for >>>> this purpose. Do *not* Restore it to your identity's store! >>>> >>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~ >>>> 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 >>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~ >>>> >>>> Close OE. Run any of the above applications on Deleted Items.dbx in >>>> the >>>> desktop folder. If one of them successfully recovers any messages, >>>> count >>>> yourself fortunate. Do *not* import Deleted Items.dbx back into your >>>> store! Recovered messages may be dragged into an open OE folder, >>>> but... >>>> >>>> Don't use Inbox, Sent Items or Deleted Items to archive messages. Move >>>> them to local folders created for this purpose. >>>> >>>> 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. >>>> >>>> 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), AH-VSOP >>>> >>>> WinXP SP2: What's New for Internet Explorer and Outlook Express >>>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/ieoeoverview.mspx >>>> >>>> What You Should Know About Spyware >>>> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/devioussoftware.mspx >>>> >>>> AumHa Forums >>>> http://forum.aumha.org >>>> >>>> Old Scot wrote: >>>>> Thanks to you all as it now seems to be working OK but just one >>>>> further >>>>> question. I have them in the deleted file in the recycle bin but how >>>>> do >>>>> I >>>>> open it to get a couple of the messages out of it that were receipts >>>>> for >>>>> goods puchased and what programme do I use to get them in a readable >>>>> and >>>>> printed version. As you may gather I am just getting started with >>>>> these >>>>> computer things and sometime it is just above me how to do things. So >>>>> much >>>>> for being a silver surfer. >>>>> >>>>> Old Scot >>>>> >>>>> "PA Bear" wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Addendum: In WindowsXP, 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. >>>>>> -- >>>>>> ~PA Bear >>>>>> >>>>>> Kath Adams wrote: >>>>>>> Tools>options>maintenance>store folder and note the location. >>>>>>> Close OE. >>>>>>> Navigate to the place you noted in Windows Explorer and delete >>>>>>> Deleted >>>>>>> Items.dbx >>>>>>> A new, empty deleted items folder will be created next time you open >>>>>>> OE. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Old Scot wrote: >>>>>>>> Thanks for the reply but could you please tell me how I can get >>>>>>>> into >>>>>>>> the deleted folder to do this as it will not respond to me. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Old Scot >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> "Tom Koch" wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> "Old Scot" <OldScot@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >>>>>>>>> news:D788938B-BAED-4566-B027-AAF3F4416CE7@microsoft.com >>>>>>>>>> Since installing SP2 for some reason I am having trouble getting >>>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>>> deleted items folder open. Some times it will work and at others >>>>>>>>>> it >>>>>>>>>> will just locks out and I have to close OE down as it is not >>>>>>>>>> responding. Inbox and sent items works OK. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Anyone have any idea why it is now doing this and how can I fix >>>>>>>>>> it? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> That can happen if the Deleted Items folder is damaged. Move all >>>>>>>>> messages you might want to keep out of the Deleted Items folder >>>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>>> into another mail folder you create. Close OE, then delete the >>>>>>>>> file >>>>>>>>> "Deleted Items.dbx" in your Identity's store folder. OE will >>>>>>>>> create >>>>>>>>> a new one when you re-open OE. >>>>>>>>> http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/why.htm#cantdel >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> ----Please post questions and replies in the newsgroups---- >>>>>>>>> Tom Koch - MVP for Internet Explorer and Outlook Express >>>>>>>>> Awareness is free. >>>>>>>>> Inside Outlook Express: http://insideOE.tomsterdam.com
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