After an improper shut down, I lost my user profile and all my old emails. Is
there a way to find and replace all of them. I found some that I had saved
elsewhere, but I can't find any from the last 8 months.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks
Joe

I assume you have a new OE identity now? First, enable Hidden Files and
Folders.

In WinXP, Win2K & Win2K3, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default
marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must enable
Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel | Folder Options
Icon | View, or in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder Options | View.

Now do a search for:

*.dbx

Do you find a folder containing your old dbx files? If you do, note the
location and then open OE and import them.

There are other options, not as pleasant, so post back with your results.
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Joe from florida" wrote in
message ...
After an improper shut down, I lost my user profile and all my old emails.
Is
there a way to find and replace all of them. I found some that I had saved
elsewhere, but I can't find any from the last 8 months.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks
Joe

I assume you have a new OE identity now? First, enable Hidden Files and
Folders.

In WinXP, Win2K & Win2K3, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default
marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must enable
Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel | Folder Options
Icon | View, or in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder Options | View.

Now do a search for:

*.dbx

Do you find a folder containing your old dbx files? If you do, note the
location and then open OE and import them.

There are other options, not as pleasant, so post back with your results.
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Joe from florida" wrote in
message ...
After an improper shut down, I lost my user profile and all my old emails.
Is
there a way to find and replace all of them. I found some that I had saved
elsewhere, but I can't find any from the last 8 months.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks
Joe

Thanks for your help.
I did as you suggested and find some but not all old emails. I'm missing the
last 8 months of inbox emails. Do you have any other ideas about getting
those?

Thanks in advance.
Joe

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

I assume you have a new OE identity now? First, enable Hidden Files and
Folders.

In WinXP, Win2K & Win2K3, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default
marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must enable
Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel | Folder Options
Icon | View, or in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder Options | View.

Now do a search for:

*.dbx

Do you find a folder containing your old dbx files? If you do, note the
location and then open OE and import them.

There are other options, not as pleasant, so post back with your results.
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Joe from florida" wrote in
message ...
After an improper shut down, I lost my user profile and all my old emails.
Is
there a way to find and replace all of them. I found some that I had saved
elsewhere, but I can't find any from the last 8 months.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks
Joe

Thanks for your help.
I did as you suggested and find some but not all old emails. I'm missing the
last 8 months of inbox emails. Do you have any other ideas about getting
those?

Thanks in advance.
Joe

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

I assume you have a new OE identity now? First, enable Hidden Files and
Folders.

In WinXP, Win2K & Win2K3, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default
marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must enable
Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel | Folder Options
Icon | View, or in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder Options | View.

Now do a search for:

*.dbx

Do you find a folder containing your old dbx files? If you do, note the
location and then open OE and import them.

There are other options, not as pleasant, so post back with your results.
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Joe from florida" wrote in
message ...
After an improper shut down, I lost my user profile and all my old emails.
Is
there a way to find and replace all of them. I found some that I had saved
elsewhere, but I can't find any from the last 8 months.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks
Joe

1. Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store folder will reveal the location of
your current Identity's store
(http://www.insideoe.com/files/store.htm#storemain). Write it down.

In WinXP, Win2K and Win2K03, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) 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
(cf. http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto...torial62.html).

2. Close OE.

3. Open a Windows Explorer search window (WinKey+F) | Check the Advanced
option and the 3 options directly underneath it.

4. Type INBOX.DBX in the topmost search box and hit ENTER on your keyboard.

5. Do you find a file named INBOX.DBX that is *not* located in your store
folder (#1 above)? If you do, what size is it, Joe?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Joe from florida wrote:
Thanks for your help.
I did as you suggested and find some but not all old emails. I'm missing
the
last 8 months of inbox emails. Do you have any other ideas about getting
those?

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:
I assume you have a new OE identity now? First, enable Hidden Files and
Folders.

In WinXP, Win2K & Win2K3, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default
marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must
enable
Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel | Folder
Options
Icon | View, or in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder Options | View.

Now do a search for:

*.dbx

Do you find a folder containing your old dbx files? If you do, note the
location and then open OE and import them.

There are other options, not as pleasant, so post back with your results.
"Joe from florida" wrote in
message ...
After an improper shut down, I lost my user profile and all my old
emails.
Is
there a way to find and replace all of them. I found some that I had
saved
elsewhere, but I can't find any from the last 8 months.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks
Joe

1. Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store folder will reveal the location of
your current Identity's store
(http://www.insideoe.com/files/store.htm#storemain). Write it down.

In WinXP, Win2K and Win2K03, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) 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
(cf. http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto...torial62.html).

2. Close OE.

3. Open a Windows Explorer search window (WinKey+F) | Check the Advanced
option and the 3 options directly underneath it.

4. Type INBOX.DBX in the topmost search box and hit ENTER on your keyboard.

5. Do you find a file named INBOX.DBX that is *not* located in your store
folder (#1 above)? If you do, what size is it, Joe?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Joe from florida wrote:
Thanks for your help.
I did as you suggested and find some but not all old emails. I'm missing
the
last 8 months of inbox emails. Do you have any other ideas about getting
those?

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:
I assume you have a new OE identity now? First, enable Hidden Files and
Folders.

In WinXP, Win2K & Win2K3, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default
marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must
enable
Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel | Folder
Options
Icon | View, or in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder Options | View.

Now do a search for:

*.dbx

Do you find a folder containing your old dbx files? If you do, note the
location and then open OE and import them.

There are other options, not as pleasant, so post back with your results.
"Joe from florida" wrote in
message ...
After an improper shut down, I lost my user profile and all my old
emails.
Is
there a way to find and replace all of them. I found some that I had
saved
elsewhere, but I can't find any from the last 8 months.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks
Joe

Thanks for your help.
I did not find any files that were not in storage areas. Two were 71,556kb
and one was 11kb. I remember that the files were compacted at least twice
over the last 8 months. Did this help any? I didn't think that I would
loose data in my email files with this power shut off problem.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

1. Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store folder will reveal the location of
your current Identity's store
(http://www.insideoe.com/files/store.htm#storemain). Write it down.

In WinXP, Win2K and Win2K03, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) 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
(cf. http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto...torial62.html).

2. Close OE.

3. Open a Windows Explorer search window (WinKey+F) | Check the Advanced
option and the 3 options directly underneath it.

4. Type INBOX.DBX in the topmost search box and hit ENTER on your keyboard.

5. Do you find a file named INBOX.DBX that is *not* located in your store
folder (#1 above)? If you do, what size is it, Joe?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Joe from florida wrote:
Thanks for your help.
I did as you suggested and find some but not all old emails. I'm missing
the
last 8 months of inbox emails. Do you have any other ideas about getting
those?

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:
I assume you have a new OE identity now? First, enable Hidden Files and
Folders.

In WinXP, Win2K & Win2K3, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default
marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must
enable
Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel | Folder
Options
Icon | View, or in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder Options | View.

Now do a search for:

*.dbx

Do you find a folder containing your old dbx files? If you do, note the
location and then open OE and import them.

There are other options, not as pleasant, so post back with your results.
"Joe from florida" wrote in
message ...
After an improper shut down, I lost my user profile and all my old
emails.
Is
there a way to find and replace all of them. I found some that I had
saved
elsewhere, but I can't find any from the last 8 months.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks
Joe

Thanks for your help.
I did not find any files that were not in storage areas. Two were 71,556kb
and one was 11kb. I remember that the files were compacted at least twice
over the last 8 months. Did this help any? I didn't think that I would
loose data in my email files with this power shut off problem.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

1. Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store folder will reveal the location of
your current Identity's store
(http://www.insideoe.com/files/store.htm#storemain). Write it down.

In WinXP, Win2K and Win2K03, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) 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
(cf. http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto...torial62.html).

2. Close OE.

3. Open a Windows Explorer search window (WinKey+F) | Check the Advanced
option and the 3 options directly underneath it.

4. Type INBOX.DBX in the topmost search box and hit ENTER on your keyboard.

5. Do you find a file named INBOX.DBX that is *not* located in your store
folder (#1 above)? If you do, what size is it, Joe?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Joe from florida wrote:
Thanks for your help.
I did as you suggested and find some but not all old emails. I'm missing
the
last 8 months of inbox emails. Do you have any other ideas about getting
those?

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:
I assume you have a new OE identity now? First, enable Hidden Files and
Folders.

In WinXP, Win2K & Win2K3, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default
marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must
enable
Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel | Folder
Options
Icon | View, or in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder Options | View.

Now do a search for:

*.dbx

Do you find a folder containing your old dbx files? If you do, note the
location and then open OE and import them.

There are other options, not as pleasant, so post back with your results.
"Joe from florida" wrote in
message ...
After an improper shut down, I lost my user profile and all my old
emails.
Is
there a way to find and replace all of them. I found some that I had
saved
elsewhere, but I can't find any from the last 8 months.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks
Joe

...I remember that the files were compacted at least twice
over the last 8 months.

You should be manually compacting all OE folders much more frequently than
that. NB: Do NOT compact them now!!!

Joe, are you running WinXP (SP2 or SP3)? If not, what Windows version is it
(e.g., Win2K SP4; Win98SE)?

Joe from florida wrote:
Thanks for your help.
I did not find any files that were not in storage areas. Two were 71,556kb
and one was 11kb. I remember that the files were compacted at least twice
over the last 8 months. Did this help any? I didn't think that I would
loose data in my email files with this power shut off problem.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
1. Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store folder will reveal the location
of
your current Identity's store
(http://www.insideoe.com/files/store.htm#storemain). Write it down.

In WinXP, Win2K and Win2K03, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) 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 (cf. http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tuto...torial62.html).

2. Close OE.

3. Open a Windows Explorer search window (WinKey+F) | Check the Advanced
option and the 3 options directly underneath it.

4. Type INBOX.DBX in the topmost search box and hit ENTER on your
keyboard.

5. Do you find a file named INBOX.DBX that is *not* located in your store
folder (#1 above)? If you do, what size is it, Joe?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Joe from florida wrote:
Thanks for your help.
I did as you suggested and find some but not all old emails. I'm missing
the
last 8 months of inbox emails. Do you have any other ideas about getting
those?

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:
I assume you have a new OE identity now? First, enable Hidden Files and
Folders.

In WinXP, Win2K & Win2K3, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by
default
marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must
enable
Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel | Folder
Options
Icon | View, or in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder Options | View.

Now do a search for:

*.dbx

Do you find a folder containing your old dbx files? If you do, note the
location and then open OE and import them.

There are other options, not as pleasant, so post back with your
results.
"Joe from florida" wrote
in
message ...
After an improper shut down, I lost my user profile and all my old
emails.
Is
there a way to find and replace all of them. I found some that I had
saved
elsewhere, but I can't find any from the last 8 months.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks
Joe