E-mails have "disappeared" in Outlook Express

Similar Questions

• Connected to Outlook Express and all my existing e-mails have disappeared

  original title: Outlook Express

  Connected to Outlook Express and all my existing e-mails have disappeared.  Only those today showed.  I tried using the search of .eml files and get no results.  Can anyone help with location on the hard drive the .eml files?  Thank you.

  You won't find files for Outlook Express .eml. They are stored in the format of data in the form of .dbx files.

  ******************************************

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

  Why OE insists 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/community/columns/filecorruption.mspx

  Recovery methods:

  If you use 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 folder bak on 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. Note the location and navigate on it in Explorer Windows or, copy and paste in start | Run.

  In Windows XP, the .dbx files are by default marked as hidden. To view these files in the Solution Explorer, you must enable Show hidden files and folders under start | Control Panel | Folder options | View.

  Close OE and in Windows Explorer, click on the dbx to the file missing or empty file, then 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. For example: 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 to the next step.

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

  If it is not already in the message, open the trash and do a right-click on the file bak for the folder in question and click on restore. Open the message store up and replace the .bak by .dbx file extension. Close the message store and open OE. Messages must be in the folder.

  If messages are restored successfully, you can go ahead and delete the old dbx file that you moved to the desktop.
   
  If you have not then bak copies of your dbx files in the Recycle Bin:

  DBXpress run in extract disc 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 future:

  Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They finally are damaged. Create your own folders defined by the user for mail storage and move your mail to them. Empty the deleted items folder regularly. Keep user created folders under 300 MB, and also empty as is possible to default folders.

  Disable analysis in your e-mail anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer of protection that devours the 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 the loss of messages. Your up-to-date A / V program will continue to protect you sufficiently. For more information, see:
  http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

  And backup often.

  Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB Freeware)
  http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/default.aspx

• How can I synchronize my folder of Yahoo! Mail Plus sent with Outlook Express?

  How can I synchronize my folder of Yahoo! Mail Plus sent with Outlook Express?

  I'm not sure you can.  Apparently, you can have a POP3 and IMAP account need you, but you can ask here: http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/index?link=over&sid=396546091

  Steve

• Windows Live Mail 2010 has been automatically upgraded to version 2011. How can I install my Live Mail 2010 contacts and Outlook Express?

  Windows Live Mail 2010 has been automatically upgraded to version 2011. How can I install my Live Mail 2010 contacts and Outlook Express?

  Am operating Vista and you have copied the list of Contacts of Outlook Express on the desktop.

  Windows Live Mail has its own site support and forums at the Windows Live Solution Center . They can help you better can we in this forum of Windows.

  For help on Windows Live Mail, a good starting point is the Portal Client Mail .

  Boulder computer Maven
  Most Microsoft Valuable Professional

• I can't find my old emails that is to say the last 4 years e-mails have disappeared. I can't see in the 'archives' folder list and also in my list of "local" files

  I can't find my old emails that is to say the last 4 years e-mails have disappeared. I can't see in the 'archives' folder list and also in my list of "local" files
  I recently formatted my system. It causes this problem? Is there anyway to recover my emails?

  Assuming that really format you your hard drive.
  Can erase you every single entry to a file, message, photo, program, document, etc. When you select format you get warnings on this subject.
  The format is the last thing you want to do without going through a backup of your personal and important files.

  Local folders is automatically created when you installed Tbird.
  And it is empty until you move something over there.
  (Your former local folder with all its files and messages has been removed under format).

  Only messages that are still on your server (stbeehive.oracle.com) can be recovered.

• messages disappeared from Outlook Express (Inbox) e-mail account

  Most of my messages "Inbox floder" has simply disappeared from my Outlook Express email.  There were some files with images on them that I really want to come back. I want to know if I can get back them on my PC and if so, how could I do.

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

  Why OE insists 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/community/columns/filecorruption.mspx

  Recovery tools:

  If you use 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 folder bak on 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. Note the location and navigate on it in Explorer Windows or, copy and paste in start | Run.

  In Windows XP, the .dbx files are by default marked as hidden. To view these files in the Solution Explorer, you must enable Show hidden files and folders under start | Control Panel | Folder options | View.

  Close OE and in Windows Explorer, click on the dbx to the file missing or empty file, then 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. For example: 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 to the next step.

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

  If it is not already in the message, open the trash and do a right-click on the file bak for the folder in question and click on restore. Open the message store up and replace the .bak by .dbx file extension. Close the message store and open OE. Messages must be in the folder.

  If messages are restored successfully, you can go ahead and delete the old dbx file that you moved to the desktop.
   
  If you have not then bak copies of your dbx files in the Recycle Bin:

  DBXpress run in extract disc 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 future:

  Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They finally are damaged. Create your own folders defined by the user for mail storage and move your mail to them. Empty the deleted items folder regularly. Keep user created folders under 300 MB, and also empty as is possible to default folders.

  Disable analysis in your e-mail anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer of protection that devours the 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 the loss of messages. Your up-to-date A / V program will continue to protect you sufficiently. For more information, see:
  http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

  And backup often.

  Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB Freeware)
  http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/default.aspx

  Bruce Hagen MS - MVP [Mail]

• One of the cases registered under disappeared from Outlook Express mail.

  Original title: Outlook Express on XP system.

  I use Outlook Express on WIN XP system. Recently, one of several under "Saved" mail disappeared (accidentally deleted?) in the list on OE6 files. I checked my HD with Win Explorer and the missing subfolder is always there in C/Doc & Settings/name/Local Settings/object data/identities / {32-char ID} I checked the properties and parameters are the same as all other subfolders and are not hidden.

  I tried to import the files using OE6 (file/import / Messages etc) but I get an error message that it cannot access the files because they are either empty (they aren't) or another program is using. The only program that I control which is open is OE6 himself. Although I suspect my part pilot error, I also tried to rename the subfolder on the HD but that did not work.

  Another piece of info is that the missing subfolder has both a ".dbx" and a ".bak" hard disk file. It is the only of the subfolders have a file '.bak '. I also have a backup to a flash drive, but he is 6 weeks old and I had a lot of restoration rather the copy on the hard drive because it is updated

  Any suggestions?

  Thank you

  Check first that the missing folder is not in deleted items or a subfolder od another folder.
   
  If no joy, create a new folder named saved. Open this folder and then close OE. Drag the folder of the message store. Close and open Windows Explorer and folder reglisser in. Close the record store and open OE.
   
  Reading more.
   
  How to restore individual dbx files
  http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#imp1 

• messages disappeared from Outlook Express 6 (Inbox) e-mail account

  I was using OE6 and when an Email has been recd in the Inbox without attachment, but with a picture of my Club, I tried to remove it, but IE6 has been suspended. I then tried to close IE6, and it showed that the Inbox did NOT. There was also a pop up screen with a msg at the end of the program. As this screen kept popping up, I continued to press END. Then all emails in the Inbox after the 21/12/2008 simply disappeared. I have no older messages from 2005 until 2008-12-20, but all messages of the 20/12/2008 until 11/09/2011 disappeared. When I open Windows Explorer and checked the storage folder

  C:\Documents and Settings Application Data Data\Identities\ {87D00F43-308F-4F5C-B61A-E86A09D4A4A2} \Microsoft\Outlook Express, local owner

  I think Inbox.dbx watch 1.52 GB and DeletedItems.dbx but the OE6 102DB shows NONE of these msgs.

  Where they could hide and how to recover the same which should appear in OE6?

  Its quite likely that the files got filled with zeros where were the messages.  Often happens when users leave their files get above a few hundred megabytes.  Your 1.52 gigabyte file was a disaster time.

  You can check that recycle it the locker and the message store bak files that are backups of dbx files you want to restore, as appropriate.  See www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#2 and www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#imp1 .  If there is no bak file then your only option is to try to extract the messages from files (which may not contain anything except zeroes--you can try zipping them and if they zip down to nothing, it's what is in the file), or if they are no longer in the files then DBXpress has an exclusive excerpt from disc feature that could get back them (www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/) hard disk directly.

  In the future, it makes sense to keep the size of dbx files below a few hundred megabytes and backup frequently as this happens to OE users on a daily basis.

  Steve

• Problems with receiving mail through Comcast in Outlook Express

  I have a situation very similar to others in this form. I can send emails in Outlook Express via comcast, but cannot receive and have nothing in my Inbox more. Everything in personal folders is always there.

  Here is that I get the error message: an unknown error has occurred. Account: "mail.comcast.net', server: 'mail.comcast.net', Protocol: POP3, Port: 110, secure (SSL): no, error number: 0x800C0133

  The recovery tool that talked about the shape will bring all my folders and sent mail?

  For the record, I remember not anything in the instructions which says that we should never back up our Inbox.

  Another question.  My emails are still sitting on the comcast servier.  Is it possible to download in my outlook express and if so, how?

  Thank you for your help.

  If you are satisfied with just the messages on the server, see Option 1. If you want all messages back, see Option 2.

  Option 1

  Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store folder will reveal the location of your Outlook Express files. Note the location and navigate on it in Explorer Windows or, copy and paste in start | Run.

  In Windows XP, 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 | Opinion, or in Windows Explorer. Tools | Folder options | View.

  With OE closed, find the box of Inbox.dbx and Pop3uidl.dbx file, and delete them.  A new Inbox will be waiting when you open OE and need to download messages. will be created automatically when you open OE.

  Option 2

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

  Why OE insists 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/community/columns/filecorruption.mspx

  Recovery methods:

  If you use 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 folder bak on 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. Note the location and navigate on it in Explorer Windows or, copy and paste in start | Run.

  In Windows XP, the .dbx files are by default marked as hidden. To view these files in the Solution Explorer, you must enable Show hidden files and folders under start | Control Panel | Folder options | View.

  Close OE and in Windows Explorer, click on the dbx to the file missing or empty file, then 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. For example: 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 to the next step.

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

  If it is not already in the message, open the trash and do a right-click on the file bak for the folder in question and click on restore. Open the message store up and replace the .bak by .dbx file extension. Close the message store and open OE. Messages must be in the folder.

  If messages are restored successfully, you can go ahead and delete the old dbx file that you moved to the desktop.
   
  If you have not then bak copies of your dbx files in the Recycle Bin:

  DBXpress run in extract disc Mode is the best chance to recover messages:
  http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/default.aspx

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

  ______________________________

  No matter which option you choose, please take account of these warnings warning to avoid this in the future.

  Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They finally are damaged. Create your own folders defined by the user for mail storage and move your mail to them. Empty the deleted items folder regularly. Keep user created folders under 300 MB, and also empty as is possible to default folders.

  Disable analysis in your e-mail anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer of protection that devours the 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 the loss of messages. Your up-to-date A / V program will continue to protect you sufficiently. For more information, see:
  http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

  And backup often.

  Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB Freeware)
  http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/default.aspx

  Bruce Hagen
  MS - MVP October 1, 2004 ~ September 30, 2010
  Imperial Beach, CA

• My computer needed work and I don't have my emails Outlook Express stored, records stored, etc. How can I get it back?

  My computer back in the shop and found that I have more Outlook Express as my default email.  All my e-mail stored is missing and my list of contacts, etc..  How can I get it back?

  Go to start | Directed and paste this with quotes:

  "c:\program files\Outlook Express\msimn.exe".

  and press ENTER.

  If OE starts, then go to tools | Options and set as default OE.

  See also www.oehelp.com/oedef.aspx

  Steve

• Impossible to send e-mails through Hotmail to Outlook Express

  Original title: "Email from outlook Express 6, do not know how?

  I have an outlook Express 6 to send emails from, but don't understand how to use the thing. And used my email via hotmail, until last night when I finally got a call saying that Hotmail was not sending my emails at all! I was so frustrated to learn this and as you can imagine, angry with all the work that went into it. Now, everything is all wrong for me once again, I might as well the text the person I'm trying to achieve, and then I know that my email goes out!

  I have a missing child, and I need to know how to do this as quickly as possible! Now, I have an additional problem, I am very sick and need surjury after 6 October this month following an entry. And I'm already very worried about things. Please, y at - it someone who may eventually walk me through the steps of obtaining my express working properly? Also the charterer that I try their best to help me by saying that I am a * address email is removed from the privacy * and a * address email is removed from the privacy *, does that mean? >

  Hello

  • Try Outlook express installation using the hotmail account?

  See the articles below and check if it helps.

  How to set up Outlook Express

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/2409264

  Importing items into Outlook Express

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/2398794

  Troubleshooting error messages that you receive when you try to send and receive e-mail in Outlook and Outlook Express

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/813514

• e-mail receiver problem in outlook Express.

  I have geniune Microsoft Xp Professional Service Pack 2. Now, when you use Outlook Express, I am able to send and receive and my mail is downloading also it shows there are new messages in the Inbox that is unread but you know that I am not able to find that the messages exactly where this is going. I am not able to see my new messages arrived in my email... So, dear Sir, I want the solution for this. Looking forward for your positive response as soon as possible. my email is "* address email is removed from private life." Confirm to me

  Make sure that when you are in the Inbox that you saw. Current view | Show all messages checked and do not check the chat messages.  Then see if the messages.  Also check other folders and see if the messages are transferred to other folders.  Message rules to do this.

  Otherwise, you may have a corrupt message store.  Then go to file | Identities and setup a new identity.  Then add your email account and see if there is a problem then.  If it works fine, then go to file | Import | Messages to get the messages from the old identity.

  Also, be aware that antivirus software can interfere with the functionality of the ENP.  See www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

  And it would be wise to upgrade to SP3 of XP.

  Steve

• Mails to aol in Outlook Express

  I have windows xp home edition. I've always used aol for e-mail, but last week, all my old and new emails went to outlook express. I love them all back to aol and continue using that. I've never used outlook and never been able to send emails from there, if someone could give me step by step instructions on how to recover them? I would be very grateful!

  Sarah

  Hello

  You can consult these articles for help:

  How to back up and restore Outlook Express data
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/270670

  Once you have saved messages to Outlook express, you can export them to AOL mail.

  For further assistance, please contact AOL support.
  http://help.AOL.com/help/product/aol_webmail/

  Kind regards
  Afzal Taher
  Microsoft technical support engineer

• I have not used Outlook Express for about 2/3 years. I forgot my password, username, email also. How can I start from scratch please? Val

  A question is already answered! I just created a new e-mail address and password.  How to get an Outlook Express email icon on my computer.  I already have one, but it won't let me ' cos I didn't know my password etc. Thanks a lot, I'm a little new to this! Val

  A question is already answered! I just created a new e-mail address and password.  How to get an Outlook Express email icon on my computer.  I already have one, but it won't let me ' cos I didn't know my password etc. Thanks a lot, I'm a little new to this! Val

  If you have created a new e-mail address and password, why don't you know the password?

  What is a POP3 account? The password will be the same as the one you use on your Webmail site.

  Right click on the desktop | New | Shortcut. Go to the * c:\program files\outlook express\msimn.exe *. Click next | Click Finish.  It will be a new shortcut on the desktop.

• Computer hangs until the e-mail sent by using Outlook Express

  I can't use my computer until I have send an email via Outlook Express.  The mouse can click on things on my desktop, but nothing is open until an email is sent.

  From the Start button, the cursor flashes on Internet and e-mail but does not come to rest.  When Outlook Express is started, my Inbox restores the oldest email rather than the last email and I can't scroll down until an email is sent.

  Once an email is sent, all is well in my computer and I can use my desktop icons, click on things in my Inbox, etc..

  This has happened for the past two months.  Any ideas or suggestions?

  I have installed the malware and spyware, run scans with an AVG scan.  Malicious program detected the following...

  You have a LOT more work to do!

  NB: If you had no installed anti-virus application or subscription has expired * when the machine was first infected * and/or your subscription has expired since and/or the machine is not kept fully corrected in Windows Update, don't waste your time with any of the following: Format & reinstall Windows.  A repair install won't help!

  Microsoft PCSafety provides users at home (only) with free assistance in dealing with infections by malicious software such as viruses, adware and spyware (including unwanted software).
  https://support.Microsoft.com/OAS/default.aspx?&PRID=7552&St=1

  Also available via the homepage of Support of consumer safety: https://consumersecuritysupport.microsoft.com/

  Otherwise...

  1. see if you can download/run the MSRT tool manually: http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx

  NB: Run the FULL scan, not analysis FAST!  You may need to download the MSRT on an uninfected machine and then transfer the MRT. EXE to the infected machine and rename it to SCAN. EXE before running it.

  2A. WinXP-online Windows Live Safety Center scanner 'Protection' (only!) in Mode safe mode with networking, if necessary:http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/center/howsafe.htm

  2B. Vista or Win7-online this scanner instead: http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/center/whatsnew.htm

  3. now post the logs required in a forum appropriate for support by an expert in the field. DON'T SKIP THIS STEP!

  I can recommend the assistance of experts available in these forums: http://spywarehammer.com/simplemachinesforum/index.php?board=10.0, http://www.spywarewarrior.com/viewforum.php?f=5, http://www.dslreports.com/forum/cleanup, http://www.bluetack.co.uk/forums/index.phpand http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30

  If these procedures look too complex - and there is no shame in admitting this isn't your cup of tea - take the machine to a local, good reputation and stand-alone computer (that is, not BigBoxStoreUSA or Geek Squad) repair facility.

  ~ Robear Dyer (PA Bear) ~ MS MVP (that is to say, mail, security, Windows & Update Services) since 2002 ~ WARNING: MS MVPs represent or work for Microsoft