While trying to recover my lost inbox (lost during compressing), I decided to
try to use the new Windows Desktop Search. This was able to find e-mails that
I recognize as ones that were lost. they show in "local folders/inbox" with
my name just being right before "local". And the message is also accuract.
But if I do a regular search, it does not tell me where local folders is.
How can I locate?

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

About File Corruption:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...orruption.mspx

Recovery tools:

DBXtract: {Cost: $5.00}
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/Default.aspx

DBXpress: {$24.95, but much faster for large files}
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"rosemary4754" <rosemary4754@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:88849D97-7868-41E0-B688-01AE4785BFFE@microsoft.com...
> While trying to recover my lost inbox (lost during compressing), I decided
> to
> try to use the new Windows Desktop Search. This was able to find e-mails
> that
> I recognize as ones that were lost. they show in "local folders/inbox"
> with
> my name just being right before "local". And the message is also
> accuract.
> But if I do a regular search, it does not tell me where local folders is.
> How can I locate?

See replies to your original thread, Rosemary.

Repost...

Why it happens:

http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/probl...s.htm#mailgone
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...orruption.mspx

Tools>Options>Maintenance>Store folder will reveal the location of your
current Identity's store. Write it down.

In WindowsXP, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default marked as
hidden. To view these files in Explorer, you must enable Show Hidden Files
and Folders under Start>Control Panel>Folder Options>View.

In Windows Explorer, search for "Inbox.dbx" (without the quotes). Assuming
it's found in your store folder (above), move Inbox.dbx to another, non-OE
Windows folder and then see...

Recovering data: http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#4
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DBXtract
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/Default.aspx

DBXtend (additional functionality)
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtend/Default.aspx

DBXpress (faster, more powerful, with even greater functionality)
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx

OEX (OE Enhancement Program)
http://www.oehelp.com/OEX/Default.aspx
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

To Avoid Such Corruption in Future:

- Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to local
folders created for this purpose.

- Empty Deleted Items folder daily.

- Disable Background Compacting [N/A in SP2] and frequently perform a manual
compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/files/maintain.htm.

- WinXP SP2 only: Do not shut down your machine while Windows is
automatically compacting your message store.

- Your anti-virus application's email scanning feature can also cause such
corruption. Disable it. It provides no additional protection.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)


rosemary4754 wrote:
> While trying to recover my lost inbox (lost during compressing), I decided
> to try to use the new Windows Desktop Search. This was able to find
> e-mails
> that I recognize as ones that were lost. they show in "local
> folders/inbox" with my name just being right before "local". And the
> message is also accuract. But if I do a regular search, it does not tell
> me
> where local folders is. How can I locate?

Yes I have done all of this and DBXpress has not been helpful.

But why does the Windows Desktop Search Engine find it? And even preview
it? Why can't the regular search find it?

"PA Bear" wrote:

> See replies to your original thread, Rosemary.
>
> Repost...
>
> Why it happens:
>
> http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/probl...s.htm#mailgone
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...orruption.mspx
>
> Tools>Options>Maintenance>Store folder will reveal the location of your
> current Identity's store. Write it down.
>
> In WindowsXP, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default marked as
> hidden. To view these files in Explorer, you must enable Show Hidden Files
> and Folders under Start>Control Panel>Folder Options>View.
>
> In Windows Explorer, search for "Inbox.dbx" (without the quotes). Assuming
> it's found in your store folder (above), move Inbox.dbx to another, non-OE
> Windows folder and then see...
>
> Recovering data: http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#4
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> DBXtract
> http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/Default.aspx
>
> DBXtend (additional functionality)
> http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtend/Default.aspx
>
> DBXpress (faster, more powerful, with even greater functionality)
> http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx
>
> OEX (OE Enhancement Program)
> http://www.oehelp.com/OEX/Default.aspx
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> To Avoid Such Corruption in Future:
>
> - Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to local
> folders created for this purpose.
>
> - Empty Deleted Items folder daily.
>
> - Disable Background Compacting [N/A in SP2] and frequently perform a manual
> compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at
> http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/files/maintain.htm.
>
> - WinXP SP2 only: Do not shut down your machine while Windows is
> automatically compacting your message store.
>
> - Your anti-virus application's email scanning feature can also cause such
> corruption. Disable it. It provides no additional protection.
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)
>
>
> rosemary4754 wrote:
> > While trying to recover my lost inbox (lost during compressing), I decided
> > to try to use the new Windows Desktop Search. This was able to find
> > e-mails
> > that I recognize as ones that were lost. they show in "local
> > folders/inbox" with my name just being right before "local". And the
> > message is also accuract. But if I do a regular search, it does not tell
> > me
> > where local folders is. How can I locate?
>
>

the mail as single files does not exist, it is stored in a databse (.dbx)
file. the desktop search appliance is programmed for the characteristics of
the database and can look inside it to locate individual messages

--

Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de
spybot http://security.kolla.de
AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com
Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/ActiveScan/
Catalog of removal tools (1)
http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/
Catalog of removal tools (2)
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/n...aspx?CID=40387
Trouble Shooting guide to Windows http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before
use
Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters

_
"rosemary4754" <rosemary4754@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9C1CBDEC-3DE1-45B9-8164-79E9AF998D58@microsoft.com...
> Yes I have done all of this and DBXpress has not been helpful.
>
> But why does the Windows Desktop Search Engine find it? And even preview
> it? Why can't the regular search find it?
>
> "PA Bear" wrote:
>
> > See replies to your original thread, Rosemary.
> >
> > Repost...
> >
> > Why it happens:
> >
> > http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/probl...s.htm#mailgone
> >
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...orruption.mspx
> >
> > Tools>Options>Maintenance>Store folder will reveal the location of your
> > current Identity's store. Write it down.
> >
> > In WindowsXP, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default marked as
> > hidden. To view these files in Explorer, you must enable Show Hidden
Files
> > and Folders under Start>Control Panel>Folder Options>View.
> >
> > In Windows Explorer, search for "Inbox.dbx" (without the quotes).
Assuming
> > it's found in your store folder (above), move Inbox.dbx to another,
non-OE
> > Windows folder and then see...
> >
> > Recovering data: http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#4
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > DBXtract
> > http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/Default.aspx
> >
> > DBXtend (additional functionality)
> > http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtend/Default.aspx
> >
> > DBXpress (faster, more powerful, with even greater functionality)
> > http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx
> >
> > OEX (OE Enhancement Program)
> > http://www.oehelp.com/OEX/Default.aspx
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> > To Avoid Such Corruption in Future:
> >
> > - Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to local
> > folders created for this purpose.
> >
> > - Empty Deleted Items folder daily.
> >
> > - Disable Background Compacting [N/A in SP2] and frequently perform a
manual
> > compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at
> > http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/files/maintain.htm.
> >
> > - WinXP SP2 only: Do not shut down your machine while Windows is
> > automatically compacting your message store.
> >
> > - Your anti-virus application's email scanning feature can also cause
such
> > corruption. Disable it. It provides no additional protection.
> > --
> > ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> > MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)
> >
> >
> > rosemary4754 wrote:
> > > While trying to recover my lost inbox (lost during compressing), I
decided
> > > to try to use the new Windows Desktop Search. This was able to find
> > > e-mails
> > > that I recognize as ones that were lost. they show in "local
> > > folders/inbox" with my name just being right before "local". And the
> > > message is also accuract. But if I do a regular search, it does not
tell
> > > me
> > > where local folders is. How can I locate?
> >
> >

If you have DBXpress and were not able to recover messages from the files,
then run it on the entire disk and see if it finds anything. If it doesn't
then the mails are gone for good.

steve

"rosemary4754" <rosemary4754@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9C1CBDEC-3DE1-45B9-8164-79E9AF998D58@microsoft.com...
> Yes I have done all of this and DBXpress has not been helpful.
>
> But why does the Windows Desktop Search Engine find it? And even preview
> it? Why can't the regular search find it?
>
> "PA Bear" wrote:
>
>> See replies to your original thread, Rosemary.
>>
>> Repost...
>>
>> Why it happens:
>>
>> http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/probl...s.htm#mailgone
>>
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...orruption.mspx
>>
>> Tools>Options>Maintenance>Store folder will reveal the location of your
>> current Identity's store. Write it down.
>>
>> In WindowsXP, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default marked as
>> hidden. To view these files in Explorer, you must enable Show Hidden
>> Files
>> and Folders under Start>Control Panel>Folder Options>View.
>>
>> In Windows Explorer, search for "Inbox.dbx" (without the quotes).
>> Assuming
>> it's found in your store folder (above), move Inbox.dbx to another,
>> non-OE
>> Windows folder and then see...
>>
>> Recovering data: http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#4
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> DBXtract
>> http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtract/Default.aspx
>>
>> DBXtend (additional functionality)
>> http://www.oehelp.com/DBXtend/Default.aspx
>>
>> DBXpress (faster, more powerful, with even greater functionality)
>> http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx
>>
>> OEX (OE Enhancement Program)
>> http://www.oehelp.com/OEX/Default.aspx
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>> To Avoid Such Corruption in Future:
>>
>> - Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to local
>> folders created for this purpose.
>>
>> - Empty Deleted Items folder daily.
>>
>> - Disable Background Compacting [N/A in SP2] and frequently perform a
>> manual
>> compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at
>> http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/files/maintain.htm.
>>
>> - WinXP SP2 only: Do not shut down your machine while Windows is
>> automatically compacting your message store.
>>
>> - Your anti-virus application's email scanning feature can also cause
>> such
>> corruption. Disable it. It provides no additional protection.
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)
>>
>>
>> rosemary4754 wrote:
>> > While trying to recover my lost inbox (lost during compressing), I
>> > decided
>> > to try to use the new Windows Desktop Search. This was able to find
>> > e-mails
>> > that I recognize as ones that were lost. they show in "local
>> > folders/inbox" with my name just being right before "local". And the
>> > message is also accuract. But if I do a regular search, it does not
>> > tell
>> > me
>> > where local folders is. How can I locate?
>>
>>