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292946 2004-11-17 01:55:00 Can anyone tell me how to recobver email messages which have been deleted, from the inbox and deleted folder.
Thanks
Gale
gale (1481)
292947 2004-11-17 01:56:00 easy answer is you cant, sorry. robsonde (120)
292948 2004-11-17 02:31:00 Sorry, you can.

OE does not actually remove an item from a .dbx file when you delete a message. Instead it merely tags the item for removal at a later time, mainly when you next compact your folders.

There are programs around that will recover deleted messages provided folders have not been compacted, one is DBXtract
Jim B (153)
292949 2004-11-17 02:38:00 Also, if you are using Outlook attached to an Exchange Server, the server may still have the messages. While displaying the Deleted Items folder in Outlook, select Tools/Recover Deleted Items... and you will see all recoverable messages. The retention time for these messages is controlled within the Exchange Server.

Cheers
Miami
Miami Steve (2128)
292950 2004-11-17 03:34:00 Grab DBXtract from here (www.321download.com)
hth
johnboy (217)
292951 2004-11-17 04:23:00 Thanks
I have downloaded the program and will try it tomorrow
Gale
gale (1481)
292952 2004-11-18 08:39:00 That program works fine, but the maintenance options had been set to compact folders on shutdown, so they have all been compacted.
Do you know of any means of uncompacting the Folder/File ?
This site is great, it seems to find someone who knows all about your specific problem
Thanks all
Gale
gale (1481)
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