Re: I've lost my outlook inbox ! Any help?

> I have a serious problem here and i need your help/experience. When i
closed
> outlook, it asked me to compact emails. I didnt see the msg and i
shutdowned
> the pc making a crash to outlook. After reset I lost all my inbox. I asked
> outlook to compact AGAIN the inbox and as a result the 250mb inbox.dbx
file
> became 136kb.
>
> I know that there is temporary DBT files. Does anyone know where are
stored?
> Even if they are deleted I would be able to restore them.

I think they should be in something like (in W2K)

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Application
Data\Identities\{61DF7819-69B9-454B-9DA9-9EBD131C4ECF}\Microsoft\Outlook
Express

You'd be looking for .dbx files, eg inbox.dbx

But, the whole point of compressing/archiving is to take this info, compress
it, and store it elsewhere. You need to retreive the archived stuff using OE
toolbar functionality to get it back.

Or you could get it from a recent backup and just replace the file, I guess.

The MS ng's would be able to help you more.

Lauchlan M


.

Relevant Pages

  • Ive lost my outlook inbox ! Any help?
    ... outlook, it asked me to compact emails. ... After reset I lost all my inbox. ... I know that there is temporary DBT files. ...
    (borland.public.delphi.thirdpartytools.general)
  • Re: inbox disappeared
    ... System restore doesn't touch data files. ... You can also try starting Outlook with the /cleanpst command line switch. ... run the old PST file thru the inbox repair tool. ... What I'm seeing when I open up Outlook is: My folder ...
    (microsoft.public.outlook)
  • Re: CDO InfoStores collection does not return Public Folders Inf
    ... Can you try to install Redemption from the url below and run the following ... set Inbox = Session.GetDefaultFolder ... I can even get it running the code on my XP machine with Outlook 2003. ... "Dmitry Streblechenko" wrote: ...
    (microsoft.public.win32.programmer.messaging)
  • Re: Setting up Gmail Limits with IMAP or POP3
    ... POP3 will not download the sent folder, only the inbox. ... I would also consider resetting gmail so it doesn't download all the old mail - outlook will run better and gmail has the better search. ... Gmail seems to throttle the downloads - I use my gmail as a test account in outlook because I don't have to worry about remembering to set outlook to leave on server - and it downloads the mail approx 1000 messages at a time. ... Gmail's IMAP is weird, especially in how it handles gmail labels. ...
    (microsoft.public.outlook.general)
  • Re: Outlook 2007 Inbox folder search
    ... column in the inbox lets me sort like this. ... Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] ... I compared the customized view between inbox and sent ... sort emails by who they were from, in any folder. ...
    (microsoft.public.outlook.general)