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• Computer died. Past from Windows XP to Vista. Lost Outlook Express mail folders. Not in Windows Mail. (Got 3 months of e-mail entering the transfer.) I can't the old Outlook Express files?

  This is my first posting. Don't know how much has appeared in the "title". Computer died. Past from Windows XP to Vista. Lost Outlook Express mail folders. Not in Windows Mail. (Got 3 months of e-mail entering the transfer.) I can't the old Outlook Express files?

  Have I lost the files of Outlook Express completely or is there a way that I can import them in the same way that e-mail came? My old computer died (power source grilled or something like that). I still have it, but no way to turn it on.

  If you can access the old hard drive PC you can get the data of Outlook Express store.  See this: http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx or this: http://www.insideoe.com/backup/ Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

• Left column disappeared from my Outlook Express e-mail page.

  Can anyone help me to restore the left column which has disappeared from my outlook express email page.  It contains:

  Outlook Express
  Local folders
  Inbox
  Outbox
  Sent items
  Deleted items
  Air currents
  Norton Anti Spam folder

  Hello

  • Click on display
  • Click on page layout
  • List of folders tick
  • Tick to Contacts (if desired)
  • Click Ok

  Tricky

• How can Outlook express - I delete the emails in sent folders? I can't find any option to do so

  I have 1700 messages in my folder "sent mail" Outlook Express.  How can I remove them?  I can't find any option to do so.

  Click on one to select it, and then Ctrl + A will highlight all. Right-click | Remove.

  You can add remove button of the toolbar or use the keyboard as well delete key.

  After your done, compact your folders.

  Click Outlook Express at the top of the the folder tree so no folders are open. Then: File | Work offline (or double-click on work online in the status bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything until the compacting is completed.

  Compress your OE folders:
  http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm#compact

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  General precautions for Outlook Express:

  Do not archive mail in the receipt or sent items box. Create your own user-defined folders and move messages you want to put in them. Empty the deleted items folder daily. Although the dbx files have a theoretical capacity of 2 GB, I recommend all a 300 MB max for less risk of corruption.

  Information on the maximum size of the .dbx files that are used by Outlook Express:
  http://support.Microsoft.com/?kbid=903095

  After you're done, followed by compacting your folders manually while working * off * and do it often.

  Click Outlook Express at the top of the the folder tree so no folders are open. Then: File | Work offline (or double-click on work online in the status bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything until the compacting is completed.

  Disable analysis in your e-mail anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer of protection that devours the processors 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 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

• Empty folders in Outlook Express after doing a system recovery.

  Original title: Outlook Express recovery.

  After a crash the system and recovery (via Microsoft technician), I can access is no longer my email from Outlook Express files and operation.  I can see all files in the folders, I've had, but they are empty.

  Probably what happened is that the records. dbx file has likely corrupted as a result of the accident. Have you tried leaving Outlook Express when the accident occurred? If so, it was probably at that time that Outlook Express has been folders.dbx compaction. Folders.dbx is the folder that contains your folder structure and parameters.

  You can try the option import in Outlook Express and see if he will bring back your mail in Outlook Express. You will need to use Browse to point Outlook Express in the folder of the store where the corrupt identity. Because you say you can see the folders you must check and note the path of the file to use with browse during the import. I would try to import files simple and not folders.dbx and all subfolders. If you use select all records it after a successful import be warned, you end up with duplicates that it is extremely difficult to eliminate.

  http://www.insideoe.com/FAQs/how.htm#importOE5

  Corruption of folder in Outlook Express has been a constant source of grief for users for years. Steve Cochran, a MSVP, developed a tool to retrieve messages and this works well in most cases. The original tool was DbXtract and Steve created later DbXpress. I used DbXtract, but not of DbXpress. If your attempts to use the file, import fail I suggest you try one of these tools.

  http://www.oehelp.com/dbxtract/

  http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/default.aspx

  A good site for advice on Outook Express:

  http://www.insideoe.com/problems/

  http://www.insideoe.com/problems/bugs.htm#mailgone

  What you might have done after your accident:

  http://www.insideoe.com/problems/errors.htm#crash

  Hope this helps, Gerry Cornell

• Outlook Express - lost personal folders/Messages

  Deesktop my wife is under XP (updated latest & greatest) and Outlook Express 6.0.2900.5512. I'm not sure what she did, or how she does but she managed to lose all her personal records & associated messages. They are not in a local folder 'system', including the deleted items folder (a lot of messages here, but no records incorporated). At Pooffffff.

  Someone at - it suggestions on how I should go about 'research' for them, by what name (s), etc. ??? Reboot was not a solution - majic didn't happen!

  THX,

  Joe Buckhoff

  Make sure that it wasn't another identity implemented by accident or due to an accident. Locate the storage folder and also see if there is another folder in storage along the way.
   
   
  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 files of user OE (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.
   
  You can also search FRO *.dbx with active hidden files.
   
   
  Depending on whether or not he is the original account, the "fix" will be different.
   
   

• Computer crashed and has been restored. I can't find my address book Outlook Express or Outlook Express folders. Please help me.

  Computer crashed and a computer store restored our operating system. However, I can't find my address book Outlook Express or Outlook Express folders. Please help me.

  Kewl! Did you find a folder named Outlook Express which had a number of inside DBX files? And there a file called Folders.dbx? If so, that's fine.
   
  Write on the way and in the new identity of OE: file | Import | Messages. Select Microsoft Outlook Express 6, and then point to the folder that you have found.
   
    

• Invisible messages to Outlook Express 6 after failure "compact all folders.

  I start Outlook Express 6 XP. On closing yesterday that I was invited to compact the folders - said yes, but he hung up at halfway and locked the PC and I finally had to force a power down. PC started today to find any message in most folders, including the Inbox. DBX files are visible and of reasonable size, and their properties say they are those that are used by OE, but show in OE as "There is no evidence at this point of view". Help, please, anyone?

  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
   
  Recovery methods:
   
  If you are running XP/SP3, 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  

• Outlook Express in the "compact" XP files I lost all messages in folders to recycle as per the BAK doc

  Frequently, Outlook Express 6 wants to "compact" file. I welcomed that this and this time lost all messages in the folders of Outlook Express. They appear in recycle as per the BAK how doc do to restore the trash by the Doc to the folders in Outlook Express?  Also, how can I preclule this loss in the future?

  Thank you

  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 to compress the folders of outlook express

  My Inbox Outlook express is almost complete (~ 2 GB) and continues to receive new e-mails. I tried to use the function of compression under file. It started OK, copy of the file and compression, then an error msg pops up saying that the file is used by Outlook Express. So, I was not able to reduce the size of the Inbox by removing some of the attachments. In fact, I was not able to reduce the size of any existing folders.by deletion of their content.

  TXZ

  1/how to access the file from archive to outlook express,.

  2. I'll be able to compress the archive after the deletion of junk files?

  You jumped the gun to fire a little more. What I wanted to do you are to create new folders and move all messages from the Inbox to them and then create a new Inbox. Follow these instructions to recover the old Inbox in OE, so you can move messages to other folders, keep to about 300 MB.

  How to restore individual dbx files
  http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#imp1

  Once this is done, you can simply delete the old and empty Inbox and then compact. The new folders that you create will be much smaller and without alteration, then they should compact now.

  It's the only way to access the folder "archived" except to buy a tool to extract the old messages in the Inbox and place them into folders.

• How to get rid of folders in Outlook Express

  original title: how to get rid of the files

  I accidentally hit Ctrl + H now all messages in outlook express appears in folders according to the title.  How to cancel it? Or if I can't is worth it to change your Outlook express 6 or will go wrong with me? I use windows xp

  You can sort by different columns by clicking the columnheader.  Clicking a second time will sort by this column in the opposite direction.  So try clicking on columnheader to the field in which you want to sort the messages by.  Also, go to view | Display and uncheck the option to view Messages by Conversation, like CTRL-H enable / disable this option.

  You don't need to do a system restore.

  Steve

• How can I back up Outlook express when I e-mail saved with attachments, under a number of folders in Outlook express?

  How can I back up Outlook express when I e-mail saved with attachments, under a number of folders in Outlook express? See you soon

  original title: backup Outlook express

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  The registry editor
  ---------------------------
  Are you sure you want to add the information in C:\OEQB26DEC2011\AllIdentities.reg to the registry?
  ---------------------------
  Yes No
  ---------------------------

  OEQB26DEC2011 is the name of the folder that OEQB saved on. Don't know what that means though?

   
   
  Everything gets backed up with OEQB including your address book.
   
  When you configure OEQB, you created the folder where the backup will be sent to? It seems that everything is OK. Here's some reading for you if it helps.
   
  OEQB instructions:
  http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/oeqb.htm

• I have Outlook Express 6. When I want to fix anything, the attachment box appears in a size... with only 6-8 files/folders showing both. How to adjust the size of the box?

  I have Outlook Express 6. When I want to fix anything, the attachment box appears in a small... with only 6-8 files/folders showing both.  How to adjust the size of the box?  There is no minimize mazimize click or angle to slide.  It used to be adjustable, but no more.  Help?

  Like when you open a new message window and either click the button attach or insert | Attachment? I don't ever remember being resizable or a very large box. Change the display of list will give you a bit more, but that's all.

• I have deleated, files accidentally, in my Outlook Express, these files contain all of my folders. What can I retreve them?

  I some how put the folder main to the title of "remove items" and then deleted. I'm afraid I've lost. Help! CHUCK

  It is possible. Start by checking the Recycle Bin of Windows for BAK files for the records that you are missing. If you find, note the date of creation. Then check the storage folder of OE for BAK and DBX files for the missing files. If you find files, please post back before doing anything.
   
  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, 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.
  If you cannot find all files, take a look at this tool.
   
  DBXpress
  http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/default.aspx
   
  You may need to run in the extract from disk Mode if its normal recovery mode fails to find lost messages.

• All of my folders in Outlook Express 6 disappeared.

  original title: Outlook Express

  I use Outlook Express 6 and it is true that I had thousands of saved emails and my Inbox and files were a mess.

  Now my files are gone!

  I've had all different subfolders put in place in my Inbox, and they are gone.

  I am now only show my Inbox, Outbox, sent, deleted, and write files.

  My sent folder has all the messages inside dating back where it should be, but with the exception of the most recent 100 emails, everything else is gone.

  My address book remains intact.

  I frequently get a pop-up asking me to compress the files, but I always just cancel and try to clean up some of the messages to free up space and get rid of the pop up.  Now, I've lost a lot of relevant messages...

  Please advise!

  And thank you!

  This is what happens when you do not allow OE compact folders.   You can try to check the Recycle Bin for the bak files are backups of dbx files OE before compacting (see www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#2), but if you always cancelled the prompt to compact, then these backups were never made.  Compaction is necessary to clean the unused space in the files and to prevent corruption as what you have experienced.

  You can see that various methods of recovery described in point 4 in the link mentioned above, but its likely that your files corrupt and possibly filled with zeros where the messages were, so I think that the only chance of recovery is the Extract function DBXpress disc (www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/).

  I would say it might be good idea to make a backup of what you have left.

  Steve