Lost e-mail

Trinity · 8th Mar 2008, 11:46 PM

So Outlook express asks me to compact my e-mail folder, It does this every few weeks, takes about 15-20 minutes. (This is on my older pc.) And I take off for a while.

Come back home and started IE to see whats up and check my mail, And a whole year and a month of my inbox is GONE!

All the sent items, deleated items are still there and up to date. Tried system restore.. no change.

What happened? Anyway to restore?

Zenphic · 9th Mar 2008, 12:22 AM

Oh gosh, that really sucks

I've never used OE before, so I can't help you there. Hopefully someone else will know how

Maybe you could try reading this: The Other E-Mail Threat: File Corruption in Outlook Express

Trinity · 9th Mar 2008, 12:33 AM

"Ten Steps of Prevention
If you follow the ten stops outlined here, you will greatly reduce the chances that your DBX files will become corrupt.

1.
Disable the e-mail scan in your anti-virus program."

I think what screwed me was that I let it compact, And I forgot avg was set to go off...

Ghaa!

Too tired to think now.

Adrian Wong · 9th Mar 2008, 02:37 AM

"Wait, you sure the file is corrupted???

The AVG should not corrupt your database. In fact, it should only scan e-mails that are incoming...

"

Trinity · 9th Mar 2008, 03:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adrian Wong

"Wait, you sure the file is corrupted???

The AVG should not corrupt your database. In fact, it should only scan e-mails that are incoming...

"

I dunno for sure.

But while the files compact the pc is useless already, then add avg.. (older pc)

Anyway I'm still missing a year of inbox, and the rest is there back to 2000 something.

Adrian Wong · 9th Mar 2008, 03:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trinity

I dunno for sure.

But while the files compact the pc is useless already, then add avg.. (older pc)

Anyway I'm still missing a year of inbox, and the rest is there back to 2000 something.

Hmm.. If the data file did not close properly, Outlook can actually repair it automatically. Not sure how to do that manually though.

Trinity · 9th Mar 2008, 03:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adrian Wong

Hmm.. If the data file did not close properly, Outlook can actually repair it automatically. Not sure how to do that manually though.

Trin bad for not backing up...

And at the end of a long day it's making me lose sleep.

A whole year... just the inbox... WHY

Adrian Wong · 9th Mar 2008, 04:01 AM

Crap.. I better back up. Honestly, I have never experienced this problem before. I never backed up either.

natesuniverse · 15th May 2008, 02:58 PM

I wish I could help you for the present but I use outlook also and if you navigate to tools/accounts and then open the account click on advanced you can have outlook leave the message on the server until you delete it in the delivery section. This always depends on how much mail they will store also. May help in the future though as most servers will let you leave quite a bit on them.

DBxtract looked alright for 7 dollars if everything is important.

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Trinity Little Kiki Join Date: 5 Jan 2003 Location: Ohio,usa Posts: 6,719 Reputation: 5111 Rep Power: 63	"Ten Steps of Prevention If you follow the ten stops outlined here, you will greatly reduce the chances that your DBX files will become corrupt. 1. Disable the e-mail scan in your anti-virus program." I think what screwed me was that I let it compact, And I forgot avg was set to go off... Ghaa! Too tired to think now. __________________ E6600, P5B-D, 1Gbx2 Crucial PC2-8500, 7600GT, WD 500GbHDD Conroe Bay-Bee! (\__/) (-. - ) (> < )

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Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my BenQ Joybook 7000 notebook! Posts: 29,719 Reputation: 2878 Rep Power: 64	"Wait, you sure the file is corrupted??? The AVG should not corrupt your database. In fact, it should only scan e-mails that are incoming... " __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? Keep Tech ARP free! Visit our sponsors! We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs Last edited by Trinity : 9th Mar 2008 at 03:34 AM.

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Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my BenQ Joybook 7000 notebook! Posts: 29,719 Reputation: 2878 Rep Power: 64	Crap.. I better back up. Honestly, I have never experienced this problem before. I never backed up either. __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? Keep Tech ARP free! Visit our sponsors! We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs

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9th Mar 2008, 12:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
Zenphic Active Join Date: 23 Apr 2006 Location: Quebec, Canada Posts: 726 Reputation: 176 Rep Power: 4	Oh gosh, that really sucks I've never used OE before, so I can't help you there. Hopefully someone else will know how Maybe you could try reading this: The Other E-Mail Threat: File Corruption in Outlook Express

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natesuniverse Newbie Join Date: 18 Sep 2007 Posts: 4 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	I wish I could help you for the present but I use outlook also and if you navigate to tools/accounts and then open the account click on advanced you can have outlook leave the message on the server until you delete it in the delivery section. This always depends on how much mail they will store also. May help in the future though as most servers will let you leave quite a bit on them. DBxtract looked alright for 7 dollars if everything is important.