PA
Sat Jun 14 12:25:05 PDT 2008
Then chances are the data was damaged before you "harvested" it with FAST.
General OE Caveats:
- 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 [removed in WinXP 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 cancel Automatic Compacting, should it occur, and
do not attempt to close OE via Task Manager or shutdown your machine if
Automatic Compacting is taking place.
- 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/nav.nsf/docid/2002111812533106
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin
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Barry_M wrote:
> No, I did not compact anything.
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>
>>> ...I have looked
>>> at the message store folder and it contains only the dbx files
>>> corresponding
>>> to the folders showing in Outlook Express.
>>
>> Using WinXP's FAST Wizard, by MVP Gary Woodruff
>> (Please read the caveats about Outlook Express)
>>
http://aumha.org/win5/a/fast.htm
>>
>> Did you compact all OE folders prior to running FAST?
>>
>>> ...then [I] did a reformat/reinstallation of
>>> Microsoft XP Professional SP2
>>
>> I'm afraid your old data may be unrecoverable, Barry.
>> --
>> ~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/
>>
>>
>>
>> Barry_M wrote:
>>> I used the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard to collect files and
>>> settings,
>>> store them on a separate drive, and then did a reformat/reinstallation
>>> of
>>> Microsoft XP Professional SP2 on my system partition, and finally used
>>> the
>>> wizard again to restore files and settings to the new installation. I
>>> have
>>> done this before without any problems, but this time I am disturbed to
>>> find
>>> that most of my stored email messages are missing. The folders I have
>>> are
>>> those listed at or near the front of the alphabetical list of folders,
>>> but
>>> the rest are gone. The missing folders contain the bulk of my stored
>>> messages, and include my most valued and inportant ones. In the past, I
>>> have
>>> copied all the dbx files to a separate location just in case something
>>> went
>>> wrong, but this time I was in a hurry and neglected to do so. I have
>>> looked
>>> at the message store folder and it contains only the dbx files
>>> corresponding
>>> to the folders showing in Outlook Express. I only hope that the process
>>> failed in the restoration stage, rather than the collection phase,
>>> because
>>> if so, then the missing dbx files should be retrievable. I would
>>> appreciate
>>> advice as to how to do this, if it is possible.