Compacted emails

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"PA Bear" <PABearMVP@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Why it happens:

http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/problems/bugs.htm#mailgone

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/community/columns/filecorruption.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 Future:

- 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.

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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

Judy L wrote:
I must admit I did have miles too many emails in my folders, but someone
accidentally compacted them, and now I only have two emails. I need to
get the other emails back as there is information on them that has to be
transferred.

Can anyone help please

xp Home Edition and Outlook Express 6

Judy

Robear, I did check most of these sites - my mail was not corrupted, the
compact folder message came up on the screen and my techy didnt look, and
pressed ok - does this mean I have lost my mail for good - or can it be
resurrected. I need to be given specific instructions how to do this
though. Looking at several websites offering other advice only confuses me
:-((
Judy <thanks for your help tho>



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