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Thread ID: 96348	2009-01-07 22:24:00	Outlook Express - lost Inbox	Mercury (1316)	Press F1

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735924	2009-01-08 06:03:00	Do Inboxes work well as fish bait? Ah well, I found the old code for the anti-virus in the Codes folder (and it worked), and the video editing program stored their serial numbers on-line. No doubt the Trade Me auction with the s.l.o.w... buyer will work out (although it would be handy to have a copy of her one email). Undoubtably mission critical files have gone but their absence will show up in time. At least its solved the problem of all the rubbish in there, various programs haven't crashed 10 times today, ALL programs work AND it is fast to load!	Mercury (1316)
735925	2009-01-08 06:16:00	Do Inboxes work well as fish bait? Ah well, I found the old code for the anti-virus in the Codes folder (and it worked), and the video editing program stored their serial numbers on-line. No doubt the Trade Me auction with the s.l.o.w... buyer will work out (although it would be handy to have a copy of her one email). Undoubtably mission critical files have gone but their absence will show up in time. At least its solved the problem of all the rubbish in there, various programs haven't crashed 10 times today, ALL programs work AND it is fast to load! Does your ISP/email provider limit the size of your mailbox? If not, you should set up your email to keep a copy of all future emails on their servers as well as in your email client.	Greven (91)
735926	2009-01-08 09:59:00	Or backup more regularly (along with keeping the inbox empty). Along with flossing, exercising and all the other things one is supposed to do in a perfect life. The answer is obviously to give up and go fishing.	Mercury (1316)
735927	2009-01-08 10:05:00	You could install Thunderbird (www.mozilla-europe.org), see if it can import your inbox.	Rob99 (151)
735928	2009-01-10 04:46:00	Hi Mercury, I lost all my messages from Inbox and Sent items this morning when I was trying to back them up. Windows told me to Compact them which I did and promptly lost the lot. I found a free tool on the net called Power Email Recovery for Outlook Express. I was able to get back all my messages and used Win Explorer to put them all back into the correct OE folders. What a life saver! Cheers LL	lakewoodlady (103)
735929	2009-01-10 04:55:00	Now I have a question, how does one back up emails correctly without losing the darn things? :groan: LL	lakewoodlady (103)
735930	2009-01-10 05:16:00	In outlook not OE you back up the .pst folder can't remember where it is now just search the HDD but for OE you need to back up the .dbx file the stuff in it won't actually open you just back up the whole folder	gary67 (56)
735931	2009-01-10 05:28:00	In outlook not OE you back up the .pst folder can't remember where it is now just search the HDD but for OE you need to back up the .dbx file the stuff in it won't actually open you just back up the whole folder Yes, that is what I did originally and it all saved as dbx files and that is when it all turned to custard! The messages that were in my Inbox and Sent tems all vanished and I tried to open the dbx files to restore them. I must have done something wrong, so if someone could explain exactly what to do, starting from step 1, I would be very grateful. :o LL	lakewoodlady (103)
735932	2009-01-10 06:50:00	You can't open or view DBX without using something like DBXtract. I haven't looked for a while but the latest versions of that program are not free to restore all emails but you may find an older, free version that will do the job.	FoxyMX (5)
735933	2009-01-10 07:26:00	>>>>I found a free tool on the net called Power Email Recovery for Outlook Express. I was able to get back all my messages and used Win Explorer to put them all back into the correct OE folders. What a life saver!<<<<< FoxyMX, Re my posting, yes I understand about the dbx files not being readable, I just wanted to try and get all my emails back. I tried DBXtract but wasn't sure how to work it. Anyway all is fixed now so I am happy! Cheers LL :thumbs:	lakewoodlady (103)
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