szning
Fri May 09 02:06:44 PDT 2008
On 5=D4=C27=C8=D5, =C9=CF=CE=E71=CA=B115=B7=D6, "Bruce Hagen" <Nos...@mymail=
.invalid> wrote:
> Please include all previous messages in your replies. It makes things much=
> easier for us to follow. Thank you.
>
> You should not keep messages in the Inbox, or Sent Items as they as the mo=
st
> likely to becomecorrupt. More about that at the end of this post.
>
> In the OE folder tree, create a new folder named Temp and drag all the
> messages in the current Sent Items folder to it.
>
> *Close OE* and open the message store and drag the original Sent Items
> folder to the Desktop at the top of the Windows Explorer folder tree. Dele=
te
> the other Sent Items files.
>
> On the Desktop, rename the original Sent Items.dbxto Sent Itemsold.dbx.
>
> Open OE and you should have a new Sent Items folder as well as the Temp
> folder.
>
> Open OE and create a folder with the *exact* same name as the one on the
> Desktop, (Sent Itemsold). Open the new folder and then close OE. (You must=
> do this). Go to Windows Explorer and locate the Message Store folder for
> your OE identity, but don't open it. Click on the Desktop and drag the Sen=
t
> Itemsold file from the Desktop in the right hand pane to the OE store fold=
er
> in the left pane. Prompt - "Do you want to overwrite......."? Click Yes.
>
> You should have your old sent messages in the new Sent Itemsold folder and=
> you can merge the messages in the Temp folder with them and delete the Tem=
p
> folder. ***Do not put the messages in the newly created Sent Items
> folder***.
>
> If that fails, you will need a recovery tool.
>
> DBXtract:
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/Default.aspx
>
> DBXpress: {much faster for large files}
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Defa=
ult.aspx
>
> General precautions forOutlook Express:
>
> Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They will eventually becomecorr=
upt. 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 onOutlook Expressat 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 unt=
il
> the compacting is completed.
>
> Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant lay=
er
> 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 a=
nd
> leave it unchecked. {N/A if running XP/SP2}.
>
> And backup often.
>
> Backup & Restore:
http://www.insideoe.com/backup/
>
> This is a great two click program:
>
> Outlook ExpressQuick Backup (OEQB)
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.a=
spx
> --
> Bruce Hagen
> MS-MVPOutlook Express
> Imperial Beach, CA
>
> "k8an" <ke...@kpengineering.co.uk> wrote in message
>
> news:15cc3774-f149-43d9-b709-40dc7da82b92@e53g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
> > Sorry I am new to newsgroups. Will keep it in mind next time.
>
> > New sent messages are appearing in the Sent Items. I cannot see my old
> > sent messages in Sent Items, but thedbxfile still exists in my store
> > folder and I can tell by the file size it has all my old sent messages
> > in there! How I can get these messages back in OE?- =D2=FE=B2=D8=B1=BB=
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>
> - =CF=D4=CA=BE=D2=FD=D3=C3=B5=C4=CE=C4=D7=D6 -
Hi,
I don't know too much about your problem, but I have heard about a
tool, You may try Advanced Outlook Express Repair at
http://www.datanumen.co=
m/aoer/
This tool is rather useful in salvaging damaged Outlook Express dbx
files.
Alan