Hi Bruce,

I read this last night (thanks!) and will work on this solution today.

Yes, I'm running fully-patched XP Pro.


"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

Are you using XP and is it fully patched? If so, check the Recycle Bin for
copies of your dbx files.

If not, try a manual import for each. A normal import needs Folders.dbx with
the folders you want to import to work. Do the following for each folder.
You may have to rename Inbox.dbx to Inboxold.dbx to work for that folder,
also creating a new folder in OE named Inboxold..

In Windows Explorer, click on the dbx file for the missing folder and drag
it to the Desktop. Open OE and create a folder with the *exact* same name as
the one on your desktop. Open the new folder and then close OE. Go back to
Windows Explorer and Click Desktop and drag the file 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.

To avoid this in the future;

Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They will eventually become
corrupt. Create your own user defined folders for storing mail and move your
mail to them. Empty Deleted Items folder regularly. Keep user created
folders under 100MB, and Default folders as empty as is feasible.

After you are done, follow up by compacting your folders manually while
working *offline* and do it often.

Click on Outlook Express at the top of the folder tree so no folders are
open. Then: File | Work Offline (or double click Working Online in the
Status Bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything until
the compacting is completed.

Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer
of protection that eats up CPUs and causes a multitude of problems such as
time-outs and account setting changes. Your up-to-date A/V program will
continue to protect you sufficiently. For more, see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

In Tools | Options | Maintenance: Uncheck Compact messages in background and
leave it unchecked. {N/A if running XP/SP2}.

And backup often.

Backup & Resto
http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/

This is a great two click program:

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB)
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"wrdfinesse" wrote in message
...
When I open OE 6, all the pre-existing content of my Inbox (including
subfolders and their contents) have disappeared. I can locate inbox.dbx
and
the subfolders using Windows Explorer, but I cannot import them into OE 6
or
into Outlook.

I suspect OE collided with McAfee and got corrupted. Is there a place to
download and install just OE 6?

Has anyone else experienced this issue?

I've copied the .dbx file to another computer and tried to import with no
success.