Re: OE .bak files appeared in trash

Thank you Bruce. Again, I do appreciate you quick replies. Yes, on
5/21/07, I updated with KB923694.

Going to Tools/Options/Maint/Store Folder revealed which numbered folder
went to the 'James' identity I'm currently using. That, I needed to know.
I went back to Windows Explorer and deleted the orphan identities. Now,
there remains only two - one for James and one for Main Identity. I may
later delete on of these, now that I know which is which.

Thanks - james



"Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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This is due to the OE update, (KB923694). Now when you compact, a copy of
your dbx files are sent to the Recycle Bin in the event that something
should go wrong and messages, or entire folders, are lost when you are
compacting.

Many people do not back up Outlook Express on a regular basis. This new
mandatory backup is something people have been asking for quite awhile as
we spend a lot of time helping people getting their messages back, and
they have to purchase a tool to recover messages.

You can empty the Recycle Bin any time you want and the bak files will go
away until you compact again.

For more info, see the information outlined in red here:
www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#2

If you don't currently back up OE regularly, I would suggest you get this,
or a similar tool, (freeware):

This freeware tool backs up everything in OE in seconds. Disregard what is
written in red. That is referring to a different program.

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB):
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx

As far as the extra identities, 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, Win2K & Win2K3, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) 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.

This will show you the identities currently in use and you can delete the
ones not in use.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"James" <jc55@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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This new Dell with WinXP Pro/IE6/OE6 is giving me fits {whereas my older
Dell with Win2000/IE6/OE6 never misses a beat}.

Today, I noticed trash in my Desktop Trash Folder. I looked, and it
contained several .bak files from OE6 - folders.bak, offline bak,
Pop3uidl.bak and 8 various Newsgroup .bak files. To my knowledge, I
never deleted any of these {the delete dates were two days ago}.

Next, I went to Windows Explorer and noticed under 'Identities,' there
were four of those very long numbered folders, each containing Outlook
Express subfolders. Two of them contained all my usual store of folders.
The other two contained 4-6 of the usual essential folders, all nearly
empty. Under 'Manage Identities' in OE, I have two Identities listed:
'Main Identity' and 'James' - earlier on, I encountered a corrupted
identity {button bar disappeared} and through this NG, I learned how to
generate a new Identity. That's why there are two Identities.

I don't know what to make of the appearance of the 11 .bak files that
suddenly appeared in my Desktop Trash Folder - and the 4 'Identities'
observed in in my Windows Explorer Identities folder. {Two of these four
Identities appear abnormal - very few stored folders contained in them}.

As I write this, my OE seems to be functioning OK. Should I do nothing -
or what?

Thanks - james




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