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29-11-2010 7:49 PM
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But I have tried to open this file and several other dbx ones without success. Any ideas whats happened here?How and where does outlook express store files?
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Re: outlook express
29-11-2010 8:25 PM
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Re: outlook express
29-11-2010 8:27 PM
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29-11-2010 8:57 PM
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I've copied that whole outlook ex folder to an external hard drive just in case.
I cannot find anywhere on the computer any inbox.bak folders only .dbx ones.
I do have some deleted items.bak folders. How do I open them and what with?
Do you think then that my mail has just disappeared into the ether and there is no hope?
How would I stop that happeningagain? And should I be using a different post office?
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Re: outlook express
29-11-2010 9:14 PM
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Quote from: lizzards Do you think then that my mail has just disappeared into the ether and there is no hope?
How would I stop that happeningagain?
Outlook Express files are continually being opened, changed and closed. If one of them becomes corrupt then OE may create a new file of the same name and the original contents are lost. From time to time OE will try to compact its store "folders". This operation is fraught with risk but it's also risky not to compact the "folders". The act of compaction should generate a .bak copy of the file before it was compacted. It might be possible to rescue data from a .bak folder by changing the name to .dbx and then importing into OE. There is no way of stopping this happening again with OE but you can mitigate the effects by making frequent backup copies of the store folder.
Quote from: lizzards I've copied that whole outlook ex folder to an external hard drive just in case.
Very wise
Quote from: lizzards I do have some deleted items.bak folders. How do I open them and what with?
See above but I don't think it's worth it. These are just old copies of your deleted items folder.
Quote from: lizzards And should I be using a different post office?
Microsoft's current offering is Windows Live Mail. This will run on XP and has the advantage over OE of a junk email filter.
Re: outlook express
29-11-2010 9:26 PM
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I shall have a little play around with those ideas but not with much hope.
Incidentally I have just inherited another computer from my father and have just checked out his mail system on outlook express.
I've just done a compact all folders on it and it has turned them all into .bak folders. But these folders have all been sent to the recycle bin!!!Surely thats not right?
Perhaps thats whats been happening to mine!
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Re: outlook express
29-11-2010 9:50 PM
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Quote from: lizzards I've just done a compact all folders on it and it has turned them all into .bak folders. But these folders have all been sent to the recycle bin!!!Surely thats not right?
That is entirely correct provided new versions of the .dbx files were created in the OE store folder. The .bak file is a temporary copy of the uncompacted file so it is sent to the recycle bin once it is no longer needed.
Re: outlook express
29-11-2010 11:58 PM
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Re: outlook express
01-12-2010 8:32 PM
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Re: outlook express
05-12-2010 5:49 PM
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Create dedicated sub folders, and transfer mail
into those as soon after they arrive as poss.
Additionally create some message rules so some inbound e mails go straight to one of these folders and
hardly reside in Inbox at all.
As you've done now create a separate store for your messages, elsewhere on your drive/USB stick/Remote HDD.
When you've found your store location for the OE messages, create a short cut to desktop, and then use this
shortcut to rapidly access those files; very useful for quick back up.
I back up weekly, so would never lose more than 7 days e mails at worse.
Re: outlook express
05-12-2010 6:36 PM
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Everyone handles mail differently but IMO the advice above is as good as any i.e. use sub-folders and move the messages into them as soon as read.
I use Windows Mail which also has storage folders to move mail into - particularly useful for those using IMAP.
All my emails get dragged and dropped into folders on my external disk and then then are deleted from WLM.
Alternatively an easier way is to just make an empty folder and click Export from one of the Menu options (File in Live Mail).
If you don't mind third-party software another storage method is MAIL STORE.
I have recovered emails using Recuva but needs to be done quickly and computer not used for maximum success. Takes a long time but you can search for just .eml (otherwise all sorts of stuff comes up that you don't want).
Re: outlook express
05-12-2010 6:45 PM
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