[Help Needed]

Thanks. I did that and Outlook Express does not read any messages. What
else can I do?


"Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@mymail.invalid> wrote in message
news:uB%23307OcFHA.612@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> In Windows Explorer, click on the file and drag it to the Desktop. Open OE
> and create a folder with the *exact* same name as the one on your desktop.
> ***Copy a message from any folder to the new one. You MUST do this.***
> Close
> OE. Go back to Windows Explorer and Click Desktop and drag the folder from
> the Desktop to the OE store folder that you clicked on to reveal the .dbx
> files. Prompt - "Do you want to overwrite......."? Click Yes.
>
> Bruce Hagen
> MS MVP - (IE/OE)
> ~IB-CA~
>
> "Help Needed" <abc@hkiworld.com> wrote in message
> news:e7a9k5OcFHA.2984@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> Last night after doing a "Compact All Folders," l lost some folder on the
>> left display pane. For example, I have a folder named Friends and two
>> sub-folders - Mary and George. Now I only have Friends and Mary on
>> display, and George is missing. However, Friends.dbx, Mary.dbx and
>> George.dbx are still in the Outlook Express folder. When I tried to
>> import messages, even though I had created a "new" George under Friends,
>> there was no George for me to select to import a single .dbx folder.
>> What
>> can I do to get back all messages in George.dbx? Thanks.

[Bruce Hagen]

Does the size of the dbx file indicate there are messages in it? If so, you
can try:

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 - (IE/OE)
~IB-CA~


"Help Needed" <abc@hkiworld.com> wrote in message
news:%23iGRB7PcFHA.220@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Thanks. I did that and Outlook Express does not read any messages. What
> else can I do?
>
>
> "Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@mymail.invalid> wrote in message
> news:uB%23307OcFHA.612@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> In Windows Explorer, click on the file and drag it to the Desktop. Open
>> OE
>> and create a folder with the *exact* same name as the one on your
>> desktop.
>> ***Copy a message from any folder to the new one. You MUST do this.***
>> Close
>> OE. Go back to Windows Explorer and Click Desktop and drag the folder
>> from
>> the Desktop to the OE store folder that you clicked on to reveal the .dbx
>> files. Prompt - "Do you want to overwrite......."? Click Yes.
>>
>> Bruce Hagen
>> MS MVP - (IE/OE)
>> ~IB-CA~
>>
>> "Help Needed" <abc@hkiworld.com> wrote in message
>> news:e7a9k5OcFHA.2984@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>> Last night after doing a "Compact All Folders," l lost some folder on
>>> the
>>> left display pane. For example, I have a folder named Friends and two
>>> sub-folders - Mary and George. Now I only have Friends and Mary on
>>> display, and George is missing. However, Friends.dbx, Mary.dbx and
>>> George.dbx are still in the Outlook Express folder. When I tried to
>>> import messages, even though I had created a "new" George under Friends,
>>> there was no George for me to select to import a single .dbx folder.
>>> What
>>> can I do to get back all messages in George.dbx? Thanks.
>
>

[Help Needed]

Yes, the size of the files indicate that there are messages. I tried
importing from an older backup and it went smoothly. Then I copied the .dbx
file in the OE folder to the backup folder and the importing process did not
start and showed an error of the .dbx file. I think the .dbx file is
corrupted.


"Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@mymail.invalid> wrote in message
news:ubavX%23PcFHA.1152@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Does the size of the dbx file indicate there are messages in it? If so,
> you can try:
>
> 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 - (IE/OE)
> ~IB-CA~
>
>
> "Help Needed" <abc@hkiworld.com> wrote in message
> news:%23iGRB7PcFHA.220@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> Thanks. I did that and Outlook Express does not read any messages. What
>> else can I do?
>>
>>
>> "Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@mymail.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:uB%23307OcFHA.612@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>> In Windows Explorer, click on the file and drag it to the Desktop. Open
>>> OE
>>> and create a folder with the *exact* same name as the one on your
>>> desktop.
>>> ***Copy a message from any folder to the new one. You MUST do this.***
>>> Close
>>> OE. Go back to Windows Explorer and Click Desktop and drag the folder
>>> from
>>> the Desktop to the OE store folder that you clicked on to reveal the
>>> .dbx
>>> files. Prompt - "Do you want to overwrite......."? Click Yes.
>>>
>>> Bruce Hagen
>>> MS MVP - (IE/OE)
>>> ~IB-CA~
>>>
>>> "Help Needed" <abc@hkiworld.com> wrote in message
>>> news:e7a9k5OcFHA.2984@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>>> Last night after doing a "Compact All Folders," l lost some folder on
>>>> the
>>>> left display pane. For example, I have a folder named Friends and two
>>>> sub-folders - Mary and George. Now I only have Friends and Mary on
>>>> display, and George is missing. However, Friends.dbx, Mary.dbx and
>>>> George.dbx are still in the Outlook Express folder. When I tried to
>>>> import messages, even though I had created a "new" George under
>>>> Friends,
>>>> there was no George for me to select to import a single .dbx folder.
>>>> What
>>>> can I do to get back all messages in George.dbx? Thanks.
>>
>>
>

[Bruce Hagen]

Did you remove the Read Only attribute before you tried to import? Also, if
Folders.dbx was not included in the backup, the file will not import. If you
still have trouble, rename the older dbx file and create a folder in OE with
the same name and follow the original instructions I gave.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP - (IE/OE)
~IB-CA~

"Help Needed" <abc@hkiworld.com> wrote in message
news:e9idagQcFHA.2212@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Yes, the size of the files indicate that there are messages. I tried
> importing from an older backup and it went smoothly. Then I copied the
> .dbx file in the OE folder to the backup folder and the importing process
> did not start and showed an error of the .dbx file. I think the .dbx file
> is corrupted.
>
>
> "Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@mymail.invalid> wrote in message
> news:ubavX%23PcFHA.1152@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> Does the size of the dbx file indicate there are messages in it? If so,
>> you can try:
>>
>> 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 - (IE/OE)
>> ~IB-CA~
>>
>>
>> "Help Needed" <abc@hkiworld.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23iGRB7PcFHA.220@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>> Thanks. I did that and Outlook Express does not read any messages.
>>> What else can I do?
>>>
>>>
>>> "Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@mymail.invalid> wrote in message
>>> news:uB%23307OcFHA.612@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>>> In Windows Explorer, click on the file and drag it to the Desktop. Open
>>>> OE
>>>> and create a folder with the *exact* same name as the one on your
>>>> desktop.
>>>> ***Copy a message from any folder to the new one. You MUST do this.***
>>>> Close
>>>> OE. Go back to Windows Explorer and Click Desktop and drag the folder
>>>> from
>>>> the Desktop to the OE store folder that you clicked on to reveal the
>>>> .dbx
>>>> files. Prompt - "Do you want to overwrite......."? Click Yes.
>>>>
>>>> Bruce Hagen
>>>> MS MVP - (IE/OE)
>>>> ~IB-CA~
>>>>
>>>> "Help Needed" <abc@hkiworld.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:e7a9k5OcFHA.2984@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Last night after doing a "Compact All Folders," l lost some folder on
>>>>> the
>>>>> left display pane. For example, I have a folder named Friends and two
>>>>> sub-folders - Mary and George. Now I only have Friends and Mary on
>>>>> display, and George is missing. However, Friends.dbx, Mary.dbx and
>>>>> George.dbx are still in the Outlook Express folder. When I tried to
>>>>> import messages, even though I had created a "new" George under
>>>>> Friends,
>>>>> there was no George for me to select to import a single .dbx folder.
>>>>> What
>>>>> can I do to get back all messages in George.dbx? Thanks.
>>>
>>>
>>
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