I lost all my received messages and my sent messages in Outlook Express.
I found these files in " My Documents" under DBX Files. How read and
restore these messages in my outlook Express?.

Many Thanks

Claude Desmarais

Did you move the message store? It won't be in My Documents unless you did.

First, check the obvious. Go to the Inbox and click View | Current View |
Show All Messages.

If that was checked, then read on.

The two most common reasons for what you describe is disruption of the
compacting process, (never touch anything until it's finished), or bloated
folders. More on that below.

Why does OE insist on compacting folders when I close it?:
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/why.htm#compact

Why Mail Disappears:
http://www.insideoe.com/problems/bugs.htm#mailgone

About File Corruption:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...orruption.mspx

Recovery tools:

If you are running XP/SP2, or SP3, and are fully patched, then you should
have a backup of your dbx files in the Recycle Bin, (or possibly the message
store), copied as bak files.

To restore a bak folder to the message store folder, first find the location
of the Message Store.

Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location of
your Outlook Express files. Write the location down and navigate to it in
Windows Explorer or, copy and paste it into Start | Run.

In WinXP, the .dbx files are by default marked as hidden. To view these
files in Explorer, you must enable Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start
| Control Panel | Folder Options | View.

Close OE and then in Windows Explorer, click on the dbx file for the
missing, or empty, folder and drag it to the Desktop. It can be deleted
later once you have successfully restored the bak file. Minimize the Message
Store.

Open OE and, if the folder is missing, create a folder with the *exact* same
name as the bak file you want to restore but without the .bak. Eg: If the
file is Saved.bak, the new folder should be named Saved. Open the new folder
and then close OE. If the folder is there, but just empty, continue on to
the next step.

First, check if there is a bak file already in the message store. If there
is, and you removed the dbx file, go ahead and rename it to dbx.

If it isn't already in the message store, open the Recycle bin and right
click on the bak file for the folder in question and click Restore. Open the
message store back up and change the file extension from .bak to .dbx. Close
the message store and open OE. The messages should now be back in the
folder.

If the messages are successfully restored, you can go ahead and delete the
old dbx file that you moved to the Desktop.

If you do not have bak copies of your dbx files in the Recycle Bin, then:

DBXpress run in Extract From Disk Mode is the best chance to recover
messages:
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx

And see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#4

A general warning to help avoid this in the futu

Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They will eventually become
corrupted. 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.

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

And backup often.

Backup and Resto

http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/

And this good one click backup program.

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB):

http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Claude Desmarais" wrote in message
...
I lost all my received messages and my sent messages in Outlook Express. I
found these files in " My Documents" under DBX Files. How read and restore
these messages in my outlook Express?.

Many Thanks

Claude Desmarais

Bruce Hagen wrote:
Did you move the message store? It won't be in My Documents unless you did.

First, check the obvious. Go to the Inbox and click View | Current View
| Show All Messages.

If that was checked, then read on.

The two most common reasons for what you describe is disruption of the
compacting process, (never touch anything until it's finished), or
bloated folders. More on that below.

Why does OE insist on compacting folders when I close it?:
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/why.htm#compact

Why Mail Disappears:
http://www.insideoe.com/problems/bugs.htm#mailgone

About File Corruption:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...orruption.mspx

Recovery tools:

If you are running XP/SP2, or SP3, and are fully patched, then you
should have a backup of your dbx files in the Recycle Bin, (or possibly
the message store), copied as bak files.

To restore a bak folder to the message store folder, first find the
location of the Message Store.

Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location of
your Outlook Express files. Write the location down and navigate to it
in Windows Explorer or, copy and paste it into Start | Run.

In WinXP, the .dbx files are by default marked as hidden. To view these
files in Explorer, you must enable Show Hidden Files and Folders under
Start | Control Panel | Folder Options | View.

Close OE and then in Windows Explorer, click on the dbx file for the
missing, or empty, folder and drag it to the Desktop. It can be deleted
later once you have successfully restored the bak file. Minimize the
Message Store.

Open OE and, if the folder is missing, create a folder with the *exact*
same name as the bak file you want to restore but without the .bak. Eg:
If the file is Saved.bak, the new folder should be named Saved. Open the
new folder and then close OE. If the folder is there, but just empty,
continue on to the next step.

First, check if there is a bak file already in the message store. If
there is, and you removed the dbx file, go ahead and rename it to dbx.

If it isn't already in the message store, open the Recycle bin and right
click on the bak file for the folder in question and click Restore. Open
the message store back up and change the file extension from .bak to
.dbx. Close the message store and open OE. The messages should now be
back in the folder.

If the messages are successfully restored, you can go ahead and delete
the old dbx file that you moved to the Desktop.

If you do not have bak copies of your dbx files in the Recycle Bin, then:

DBXpress run in Extract From Disk Mode is the best chance to recover
messages:
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx

And see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#4

A general warning to help avoid this in the futu

Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They will eventually become
corrupted. 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.

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

And backup often.

Backup and Resto

http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/

And this good one click backup program.

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB):

http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
Y

Yes, by mistake I suppose. How to restore to original setting? I didn't
try the suggested procedure, but it seems difficult for a person with
few knowledge.

"Claude Desmarais" wrote in message
...
Bruce Hagen wrote:
Did you move the message store? It won't be in My Documents unless you
did.

First, check the obvious. Go to the Inbox and click View | Current View |
Show All Messages.

If that was checked, then read on.

The two most common reasons for what you describe is disruption of the
compacting process, (never touch anything until it's finished), or
bloated folders. More on that below.

Why does OE insist on compacting folders when I close it?:
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/why.htm#compact

Why Mail Disappears:
http://www.insideoe.com/problems/bugs.htm#mailgone

About File Corruption:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...orruption.mspx

Recovery tools:

If you are running XP/SP2, or SP3, and are fully patched, then you should
have a backup of your dbx files in the Recycle Bin, (or possibly the
message store), copied as bak files.

To restore a bak folder to the message store folder, first find the
location of the Message Store.

Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location of
your Outlook Express files. Write the location down and navigate to it in
Windows Explorer or, copy and paste it into Start | Run.

In WinXP, the .dbx files are by default marked as hidden. To view these
files in Explorer, you must enable Show Hidden Files and Folders under
Start | Control Panel | Folder Options | View.

Close OE and then in Windows Explorer, click on the dbx file for the
missing, or empty, folder and drag it to the Desktop. It can be deleted
later once you have successfully restored the bak file. Minimize the
Message Store.

Open OE and, if the folder is missing, create a folder with the *exact*
same name as the bak file you want to restore but without the .bak. Eg:
If the file is Saved.bak, the new folder should be named Saved. Open the
new folder and then close OE. If the folder is there, but just empty,
continue on to the next step.

First, check if there is a bak file already in the message store. If
there is, and you removed the dbx file, go ahead and rename it to dbx.

If it isn't already in the message store, open the Recycle bin and right
click on the bak file for the folder in question and click Restore. Open
the message store back up and change the file extension from .bak to
.dbx. Close the message store and open OE. The messages should now be
back in the folder.

If the messages are successfully restored, you can go ahead and delete
the old dbx file that you moved to the Desktop.

If you do not have bak copies of your dbx files in the Recycle Bin, then:

DBXpress run in Extract From Disk Mode is the best chance to recover
messages:
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx

And see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#4

A general warning to help avoid this in the futu

Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They will eventually become
corrupted. 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.

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

And backup often.

Backup and Resto

http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/

And this good one click backup program.

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB):

http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
Y

Yes, by mistake I suppose. How to restore to original setting? I didn't
try the suggested procedure, but it seems difficult for a person with few
knowledge.


It is OK that you moved it. I was just checking. The rest of my post stands.
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

Bruce Hagen wrote:

"Claude Desmarais" wrote in message
...

Bruce Hagen wrote:

Did you move the message store? It won't be in My Documents unless
you did.

First, check the obvious. Go to the Inbox and click View | Current
View | Show All Messages.

If that was checked, then read on.

The two most common reasons for what you describe is disruption of
the compacting process, (never touch anything until it's finished),
or bloated folders. More on that below.

Why does OE insist on compacting folders when I close it?:
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/why.htm#compact

Why Mail Disappears:
http://www.insideoe.com/problems/bugs.htm#mailgone

About File Corruption:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...orruption.mspx


Recovery tools:

If you are running XP/SP2, or SP3, and are fully patched, then you
should have a backup of your dbx files in the Recycle Bin, (or
possibly the message store), copied as bak files.

To restore a bak folder to the message store folder, first find the
location of the Message Store.

Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location
of your Outlook Express files. Write the location down and navigate
to it in Windows Explorer or, copy and paste it into Start | Run.

In WinXP, the .dbx files are by default marked as hidden. To view
these files in Explorer, you must enable Show Hidden Files and
Folders under Start | Control Panel | Folder Options | View.

Close OE and then in Windows Explorer, click on the dbx file for the
missing, or empty, folder and drag it to the Desktop. It can be
deleted later once you have successfully restored the bak file.
Minimize the Message Store.

Open OE and, if the folder is missing, create a folder with the
*exact* same name as the bak file you want to restore but without the
.bak. Eg: If the file is Saved.bak, the new folder should be named
Saved. Open the new folder and then close OE. If the folder is there,
but just empty, continue on to the next step.

First, check if there is a bak file already in the message store. If
there is, and you removed the dbx file, go ahead and rename it to dbx.

If it isn't already in the message store, open the Recycle bin and
right click on the bak file for the folder in question and click
Restore. Open the message store back up and change the file extension
from .bak to .dbx. Close the message store and open OE. The messages
should now be back in the folder.

If the messages are successfully restored, you can go ahead and
delete the old dbx file that you moved to the Desktop.

If you do not have bak copies of your dbx files in the Recycle Bin,
then:

DBXpress run in Extract From Disk Mode is the best chance to recover
messages:
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx

And see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#4

A general warning to help avoid this in the futu

Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They will eventually
become corrupted. 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.

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

And backup often.

Backup and Resto

http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/

And this good one click backup program.

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB):

http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx

Y

Yes, by mistake I suppose. How to restore to original setting? I
didn't try the suggested procedure, but it seems difficult for a
person with few knowledge.


It is OK that you moved it. I was just checking. The rest of my post
stands.
Unfortunately, I don't know how to go to the recycle bin.

"Claude Desmarais" wrote in message
...
Bruce Hagen wrote:

"Claude Desmarais" wrote in message
...

Bruce Hagen wrote:

Did you move the message store? It won't be in My Documents unless you
did.

First, check the obvious. Go to the Inbox and click View | Current View
| Show All Messages.

If that was checked, then read on.

The two most common reasons for what you describe is disruption of the
compacting process, (never touch anything until it's finished), or
bloated folders. More on that below.

Why does OE insist on compacting folders when I close it?:
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/why.htm#compact

Why Mail Disappears:
http://www.insideoe.com/problems/bugs.htm#mailgone

About File Corruption:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...orruption.mspx

Recovery tools:

If you are running XP/SP2, or SP3, and are fully patched, then you
should have a backup of your dbx files in the Recycle Bin, (or possibly
the message store), copied as bak files.

To restore a bak folder to the message store folder, first find the
location of the Message Store.

Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location
of your Outlook Express files. Write the location down and navigate to
it in Windows Explorer or, copy and paste it into Start | Run.

In WinXP, the .dbx files are by default marked as hidden. To view these
files in Explorer, you must enable Show Hidden Files and Folders under
Start | Control Panel | Folder Options | View.

Close OE and then in Windows Explorer, click on the dbx file for the
missing, or empty, folder and drag it to the Desktop. It can be deleted
later once you have successfully restored the bak file. Minimize the
Message Store.

Open OE and, if the folder is missing, create a folder with the *exact*
same name as the bak file you want to restore but without the .bak. Eg:
If the file is Saved.bak, the new folder should be named Saved. Open
the new folder and then close OE. If the folder is there, but just
empty, continue on to the next step.

First, check if there is a bak file already in the message store. If
there is, and you removed the dbx file, go ahead and rename it to dbx.

If it isn't already in the message store, open the Recycle bin and
right click on the bak file for the folder in question and click
Restore. Open the message store back up and change the file extension
from .bak to .dbx. Close the message store and open OE. The messages
should now be back in the folder.

If the messages are successfully restored, you can go ahead and delete
the old dbx file that you moved to the Desktop.

If you do not have bak copies of your dbx files in the Recycle Bin,
then:

DBXpress run in Extract From Disk Mode is the best chance to recover
messages:
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx

And see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#4

A general warning to help avoid this in the futu

Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They will eventually become
corrupted. 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.

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

And backup often.

Backup and Resto

http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/

And this good one click backup program.

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB):

http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx

Y

Yes, by mistake I suppose. How to restore to original setting? I didn't
try the suggested procedure, but it seems difficult for a person with
few knowledge.


It is OK that you moved it. I was just checking. The rest of my post
stands.


Unfortunately, I don't know how to go to the recycle bin.

It's not on your Desktop? Then tap the Win + E keys. It's the last thing in
the Windows Explorer folder tree.
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

Bruce Hagen wrote:

"Claude Desmarais" wrote in message
...

Bruce Hagen wrote:


"Claude Desmarais" wrote in message
...

Bruce Hagen wrote:

Did you move the message store? It won't be in My Documents unless
you did.

First, check the obvious. Go to the Inbox and click View | Current
View | Show All Messages.

If that was checked, then read on.

The two most common reasons for what you describe is disruption of
the compacting process, (never touch anything until it's finished),
or bloated folders. More on that below.

Why does OE insist on compacting folders when I close it?:
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/why.htm#compact

Why Mail Disappears:
http://www.insideoe.com/problems/bugs.htm#mailgone

About File Corruption:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...orruption.mspx


Recovery tools:

If you are running XP/SP2, or SP3, and are fully patched, then you
should have a backup of your dbx files in the Recycle Bin, (or
possibly the message store), copied as bak files.

To restore a bak folder to the message store folder, first find the
location of the Message Store.

Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the
location of your Outlook Express files. Write the location down and
navigate to it in Windows Explorer or, copy and paste it into Start
| Run.

In WinXP, the .dbx files are by default marked as hidden. To view
these files in Explorer, you must enable Show Hidden Files and
Folders under Start | Control Panel | Folder Options | View.

Close OE and then in Windows Explorer, click on the dbx file for
the missing, or empty, folder and drag it to the Desktop. It can be
deleted later once you have successfully restored the bak file.
Minimize the Message Store.

Open OE and, if the folder is missing, create a folder with the
*exact* same name as the bak file you want to restore but without
the .bak. Eg: If the file is Saved.bak, the new folder should be
named Saved. Open the new folder and then close OE. If the folder
is there, but just empty, continue on to the next step.

First, check if there is a bak file already in the message store.
If there is, and you removed the dbx file, go ahead and rename it
to dbx.

If it isn't already in the message store, open the Recycle bin and
right click on the bak file for the folder in question and click
Restore. Open the message store back up and change the file
extension from .bak to .dbx. Close the message store and open OE.
The messages should now be back in the folder.

If the messages are successfully restored, you can go ahead and
delete the old dbx file that you moved to the Desktop.

If you do not have bak copies of your dbx files in the Recycle Bin,
then:

DBXpress run in Extract From Disk Mode is the best chance to
recover messages:
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx

And see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#4

A general warning to help avoid this in the futu

Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They will eventually
become corrupted. 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.

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

And backup often.

Backup and Resto

http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/

And this good one click backup program.

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB):

http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx


Y

Yes, by mistake I suppose. How to restore to original setting? I
didn't try the suggested procedure, but it seems difficult for a
person with few knowledge.


It is OK that you moved it. I was just checking. The rest of my post
stands.



Unfortunately, I don't know how to go to the recycle bin.


It's not on your Desktop? Then tap the Win + E keys. It's the last thing
in the Windows Explorer folder tree.
I'm very sorry, byt my knowledges in computer don't allow me to follow
the suggested procedure. Maybe a software would make it easier? I would
very much recover the lost messages. Many thanks if you can help me.

Claude

"Claude Desmarais" wrote in message
...
Bruce Hagen wrote:

"Claude Desmarais" wrote in message
...

Bruce Hagen wrote:


"Claude Desmarais" wrote in message
...

Bruce Hagen wrote:

Did you move the message store? It won't be in My Documents unless
you did.

First, check the obvious. Go to the Inbox and click View | Current
View | Show All Messages.

If that was checked, then read on.

The two most common reasons for what you describe is disruption of
the compacting process, (never touch anything until it's finished),
or bloated folders. More on that below.

Why does OE insist on compacting folders when I close it?:
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/why.htm#compact

Why Mail Disappears:
http://www.insideoe.com/problems/bugs.htm#mailgone

About File Corruption:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...orruption.mspx

Recovery tools:

If you are running XP/SP2, or SP3, and are fully patched, then you
should have a backup of your dbx files in the Recycle Bin, (or
possibly the message store), copied as bak files.

To restore a bak folder to the message store folder, first find the
location of the Message Store.

Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location
of your Outlook Express files. Write the location down and navigate
to it in Windows Explorer or, copy and paste it into Start | Run.

In WinXP, the .dbx files are by default marked as hidden. To view
these files in Explorer, you must enable Show Hidden Files and
Folders under Start | Control Panel | Folder Options | View.

Close OE and then in Windows Explorer, click on the dbx file for the
missing, or empty, folder and drag it to the Desktop. It can be
deleted later once you have successfully restored the bak file.
Minimize the Message Store.

Open OE and, if the folder is missing, create a folder with the
*exact* same name as the bak file you want to restore but without the
.bak. Eg: If the file is Saved.bak, the new folder should be named
Saved. Open the new folder and then close OE. If the folder is there,
but just empty, continue on to the next step.

First, check if there is a bak file already in the message store. If
there is, and you removed the dbx file, go ahead and rename it to
dbx.

If it isn't already in the message store, open the Recycle bin and
right click on the bak file for the folder in question and click
Restore. Open the message store back up and change the file extension
from .bak to .dbx. Close the message store and open OE. The messages
should now be back in the folder.

If the messages are successfully restored, you can go ahead and
delete the old dbx file that you moved to the Desktop.

If you do not have bak copies of your dbx files in the Recycle Bin,
then:

DBXpress run in Extract From Disk Mode is the best chance to recover
messages:
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx

And see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#4

A general warning to help avoid this in the futu

Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They will eventually
become corrupted. 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.

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

And backup often.

Backup and Resto

http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/

And this good one click backup program.

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB):

http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx


Y

Yes, by mistake I suppose. How to restore to original setting? I
didn't try the suggested procedure, but it seems difficult for a
person with few knowledge.


It is OK that you moved it. I was just checking. The rest of my post
stands.



Unfortunately, I don't know how to go to the recycle bin.


It's not on your Desktop? Then tap the Win + E keys. It's the last thing
in the Windows Explorer folder tree.


I'm very sorry, byt my knowledges in computer don't allow me to follow the
suggested procedure. Maybe a software would make it easier? I would very
much recover the lost messages. Many thanks if you can help me.

Claude


You can try DBXpress, but that isn't really any easier. Perhaps the best
option would be to print out my first reply that had all the directions and
bring that and your machine to a reputable repair shop,
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

Claude Desmarais wrote:
I lost all my received messages and my sent messages in Outlook Express.
I found these files in " My Documents" under DBX Files. How read and
restore these messages in my outlook Express?

[In for a penny...]

1. DBX files are normally not located in My Documents folder. You post here
using Thunderbird. By any chance have you (a) move the DBX files out of the
message store to My Documents folder in an attempt to import the OE data
into Thunderbird?

If not...

2. Why it happens:

http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/probl...s.htm#mailgone
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...orruption.mspx

Recovering the missing data: http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx (#2 and #4)
and http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=918069 (see Notes section under
Resolution)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DBXpress (faster, more powerful, with even greater functionality)
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Avoiding Such Corruption in Futu

- Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to local
folders created for this purpose.

- Empty Deleted Items folder daily.

- Disable Background Compacting [not available in SP2] and frequently
perform a manual compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at
http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm

- WinXP SP2 only: Do not shut down your machine while Windows is
automatically compacting your message store.

- Disable email scanning by your anti-virus application. It can cause
corruption (i.e., loss of messages), it provides no additional protection,
and even Symantec says it's not necessary:

QP
Disabling Email Scanning does not leave you unprotected against viruses that
are distributed as email attachments. Norton AntiVirus Auto-Protect scans
incoming files as they are saved to your hard drive, including email and
email attachments. Email Scanning is just another layer on top of this. To
make sure that Auto-Protect is providing the maximum protection, keep
Auto-Protect enabled and run LiveUpdate regularly to ensure that you have
the most recent virus definitions.
/QP
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...02111812533106
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

From:Miss Osh Diaz.
Confinement house.
Manilla,Phillipine.


WITH TRUST AND CONFIDENCE.
Greetings,
I am very sorry to had infringe into your privacy without permission but
please with all humility i solicit your attention to hear me out.I am Miss
Osh Diaz, a filippino by nationality, and a Yong Girl who has suufered so
much for offence i never committed.

Honestly I would love to have a long lasting relationship with you ,if
possible entrusting my life time fortune into your possession,as now I am
broken hearted and needs someone to trust and to really confide on, without
remembering my past and forsaken experiences from my close confidants and
family.

I am really in need of someone, who would take me for whom I am and as a
life time partner, after making claims of my deposited life fortuned in
Abroad.

Well, from your profile, I believe in my heart that you ought to be a very
honest person.I would like to give you a brief description of my life
autobiograph I was once the mistress of our President, Joseph Estrada, and
during his tenure in office, I was often used as a courier in depositing
his(the president) funds, in the Europe,and Africa because of my honesty but
his wife Madam Loi and her son-Jude, accused me of having secret affair with
the president ,this led to fabrication of all kind of allegation against just
to disrepute my honestly earned fame .

But, not quite long, I was arrested, together with his wife and son, in
connection with the 27th July, 2003, failed coup for working in the household
of the ex-president Joseph Estrada .Althought i was later granted bailed as
there was no substantial evidence against me , now I have been released but
under security watch within state confinement with limited opportunity to
reach the outside world to prove my innocence.

All, I want from you is to assist me make claims of some funds, I did
deposited in metallic truck box in security company in Coted Ivoire-a remote
states in Africa. Every other deposit have been consficated and seized by the
the government of Madam Gloria the President of republic of philippine .But,
this one is the only one they could not see, as I did kept the deposit
certicate and deposit agreetment with one of my close confidant.

The Amount being deposited is 11 Million United states dollars,as this was
the money that was supposed to be used by the President to acquire some
properties in Africa. All, I want from you, now is honesty and sincerity, as
soon as this money is claimed by you, I will look for a way out and sneaked
out of Abidjan and travel down to meet you in your country , the shipment
cost and demurrage has being taken care of as at the time of deposit.I would
like us to go investment partnership together,in investing this money in your
country and anywhere else you prefer.

I will send you my Photo, and the deposit certificate and authoritative
agreetment which i am prapared to forward to you with more hint on how to
reach the security company to retrieve and request the shipment of the
metallic box containing fund on my behalf to your country while i join you at
convenient time for joint investment if you desire.In addition to this i
promise to give you an instant reward out of the total sum for your kind and
sincere assistance.

Please reply this email with your full correspondence informations us enable
me proceed fast.
Sincerely,
Miss Osh Diaz.