OE Disappearing mail folders...?

#1 (**permalink**) 09-Nov-2005, 17:51 PM

I recently had my computer crash while in the middle of doing mail with OE
6.
(Nothing big deal about the crash, I probably had too many things going on
at once, and hadn't rebooted for a day, etc.)

When I *did* reboot and re-open OE, some of the mail folders had
dissappeared!

These are local folders where I had seperated some of my business email etc.

I used the import feature and some of them reappeared....however, a bunch of
them did not.

I can *see* the folders on my hard drive...so I know I didn't lose them.
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They are sitting there at:

G:\Application Data\Identities\{E....snip...4}

How do I get these folders to re-appear in Outlook Express?

Can anyone help?

Thanks!

M

#2 (**permalink**) 09-Nov-2005, 17:51 PM

As long as the dbx files are in the message store, you can get them back
manually. Do this for each one.

In Windows Explorer, click on the file and drag it to the Desktop. Open OE
and create a folder with the *exact* same name as the one on your desktop.
***Copy a message from any folder to the new one. You MUST do this.*** Close
OE. Go back to Windows Explorer and Click Desktop and drag the folder from
the Desktop to the OE store folder that you clicked on to reveal the .dbx
files. Prompt - "Do you want to overwrite......."? Click Yes.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"R Palino" wrote in message
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=6959
news:uDQMwMK5FHA.2364@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>I recently had my computer crash while in the middle of doing mail with OE
> 6.
> (Nothing big deal about the crash, I probably had too many things going on
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=6959
> at once, and hadn't rebooted for a day, etc.)
>
> When I *did* reboot and re-open OE, some of the mail folders had
> dissappeared!
>
> These are local folders where I had seperated some of my business email
> etc.
>
> I used the import feature and some of them reappeared....however, a bunch
> of
> them did not.
>
> I can *see* the folders on my hard drive...so I know I didn't lose them.
> They are sitting there at:
>
> G:\Application Data\Identities\{E....snip...4}
>
> How do I get these folders to re-appear in Outlook Express?
>
> Can anyone help?
>
> Thanks!
>
> M
>
>
>

#3 (**permalink**) 09-Nov-2005, 17:51 PM

"R Palino" wrote in message
news:uDQMwMK5FHA.2364@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl
> I recently had my computer crash while in the middle of doing mail
> with OE 6.
> (Nothing big deal about the crash, I probably had too many things
> going on at once, and hadn't rebooted for a day, etc.)
>
> When I *did* reboot and re-open OE, some of the mail folders had
> dissappeared!
>
> These are local folders where I had seperated some of my business
> email etc.
>
> I used the import feature and some of them reappeared....however, a
> bunch of them did not.
>
> I can *see* the folders on my hard drive...so I know I didn't lose
> them. They are sitting there at:
>
> G:\Application Data\Identities\{E....snip...4}
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Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=6959
>
> How do I get these folders to re-appear in Outlook Express?
>
> Can anyone help?
>
> Thanks!
>
> M

And if the DBX files aren't there how about a DBT file? This is a copy of
the DBX file before the compaction started. FollowBruce's directions about
creating a folder in OE, but after accessing the folder and closing OE,
delete the new DBX file and then rename the DBT file to a DBX file.

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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE
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#4 (**permalink**) 10-Nov-2005, 21:08 PM

See here for message recovery techniques: www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#4

You may be a candidate for DBXpress's extract from disk feature, as this
problem is cropping up rather often.

steve

"R Palino" wrote in message
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=6959
news:uDQMwMK5FHA.2364@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>I recently had my computer crash while in the middle of doing mail with OE
> 6.
> (Nothing big deal about the crash, I probably had too many things going on
> at once, and hadn't rebooted for a day, etc.)
>
> When I *did* reboot and re-open OE, some of the mail folders had
> dissappeared!
>
> These are local folders where I had seperated some of my business email
> etc.
>
> I used the import feature and some of them reappeared....however, a bunch
> of
> them did not.
>
> I can *see* the folders on my hard drive...so I know I didn't lose them.
> They are sitting there at:
>
> G:\Application Data\Identities\{E....snip...4}
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=6959
>
> How do I get these folders to re-appear in Outlook Express?
>
> Can anyone help?
>
> Thanks!
>
> M
>
>
>

#5 (**permalink**) 10-Nov-2005, 21:08 PM

Seems to have worked!

Thanks Bruce (and Steve and Frank!)

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
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> As long as the dbx files are in the message store, you can get them back
> manually. Do this for each one.
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=6959
>
> In Windows Explorer, click on the file and drag it to the Desktop. Open OE
> and create a folder with the *exact* same name as the one on your desktop.
> ***Copy a message from any folder to the new one. You MUST do this.***
Close
> OE. Go back to Windows Explorer and Click Desktop and drag the folder from
> the Desktop to the OE store folder that you clicked on to reveal the .dbx
> files. Prompt - "Do you want to overwrite......."? Click Yes.
> --
> Bruce Hagen
> MS MVP - Outlook Express
> ~IB-CA~
>
> "R Palino" wrote in message
> news:uDQMwMK5FHA.2364@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >I recently had my computer crash while in the middle of doing mail with
OE
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=6959
> > 6.
> > (Nothing big deal about the crash, I probably had too many things going
on
> > at once, and hadn't rebooted for a day, etc.)
> >
> > When I *did* reboot and re-open OE, some of the mail folders had
> > dissappeared!
> >
> > These are local folders where I had seperated some of my business email
> > etc.
> >
> > I used the import feature and some of them reappeared....however, a
bunch
> > of
> > them did not.
> >
> > I can *see* the folders on my hard drive...so I know I didn't lose them.
> > They are sitting there at:
> >
> > G:\Application Data\Identities\{E....snip...4}
> >
> > How do I get these folders to re-appear in Outlook Express?
> >
> > Can anyone help?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > M
> >
> >
> >
>

#6 (**permalink**) 10-Nov-2005, 21:08 PM

You're welcome. Thanks for posting back.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"R Palino" wrote in message
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> Seems to have worked!
>
> Thanks Bruce (and Steve and Frank!)
>
>
> "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
> news:OHQVIRK5FHA.1368@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=6959
>> As long as the dbx files are in the message store, you can get them back
>> manually. Do this for each one.
>>
>> In Windows Explorer, click on the file and drag it to the Desktop. Open
>> OE
>> and create a folder with the *exact* same name as the one on your
>> desktop.
>> ***Copy a message from any folder to the new one. You MUST do this.***
> Close
>> OE. Go back to Windows Explorer and Click Desktop and drag the folder
>> from
>> the Desktop to the OE store folder that you clicked on to reveal the .dbx
>> files. Prompt - "Do you want to overwrite......."? Click Yes.
>> --
>> Bruce Hagen
>> MS MVP - Outlook Express
>> ~IB-CA~
>>
>> "R Palino" wrote in message
>> news:uDQMwMK5FHA.2364@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> >I recently had my computer crash while in the middle of doing mail with
> OE
>> > 6.
>> > (Nothing big deal about the crash, I probably had too many things going
> on
>> > at once, and hadn't rebooted for a day, etc.)
>> >
>> > When I *did* reboot and re-open OE, some of the mail folders had
>> > dissappeared!
>> >
>> > These are local folders where I had seperated some of my business email
>> > etc.
>> >
>> > I used the import feature and some of them reappeared....however, a
> bunch
>> > of
>> > them did not.
>> >
>> > I can *see* the folders on my hard drive...so I know I didn't lose
>> > them.
>> > They are sitting there at:
>> >
>> > G:\Application Data\Identities\{E....snip...4}
>> >
>> > How do I get these folders to re-appear in Outlook Express?
>> >
>> > Can anyone help?
>> >
>> > Thanks!
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=6959
>> >
>> > M
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>