power outage/outlook express

[silkman]

i had a power cut a while ago and my outlook express was open. the pc turned off. when the power came back, everything was ok in my OE express my inbox- everything was GONE!
sent items and delted items etc were all fine except my inbox. How do I get my emails back.please help!

 

[ForSure]

i had a power cut a while ago and my outlook express was open. the pc turned off. when the power came back, everything was ok in my OE express my inbox- everything was GONE!
sent items and delted items etc were all fine except my inbox. How do I get my emails back.please help!

try looking in :

c:\documents and settings\your profile\local settings\application data\identities\{6C6758CE-DF33-4ACE-AEB2-5CD3B3851057}- number similar to that\microsoft\outlook express

and look in there abouts if there are files called *.dbx
and see how big they are , possible that outlook made a temp profile when power cut

 

[silkman]

thanks..
i found many .dbx files
there is an inbox.dbf which is 121Kb how can i restore it?

 

[Nod]

Slightly off topic, but I'm using Thunderbird, and even with multiple power outages, it still works, with all 1000+ mails still where it should be. Seems to be more robust in that regard than Outlook Express. Doesn't really help you, but thought I would just mention it

 

[ForSure]

thanks..
i found many .dbx files
there is an inbox.dbf which is 121Kb how can i restore it?

how many emails did u have in your inbox ?

 

[silkman]

about 7 or 8

 

[ForSure]

oh ok
to import them again go file - import - messages - m.o.e6 - main identity - browse - then go to identities folder and import all messages and finish

good luck