Can't recover mail - outlook express... please help!

Hi,

I lost mails from Send Items folder and I wanted to recover them
somehow.

I found dbx files - size of Send Files is 125MB...

I used DBXtract to recover mails, it cuounts for me more then 500 mails
but it shows me jus few of them...

How to fix that?

Is dbx file corrupted???

How to recover all 125 MB of mails, not just fex???


I urgently need help - thx!

Yes it's most probably corrupted. You can try some other software. Like
this one has a free trial:
Outlook Express Mail Salvation v1.21
http://www.softlakecity.com/

"shtuks" wrote:

Hi,

I lost mails from Send Items folder and I wanted to recover them
somehow.

I found dbx files - size of Send Files is 125MB...

I used DBXtract to recover mails, it cuounts for me more then 500 mails
but it shows me jus few of them...

How to fix that?

Is dbx file corrupted???

How to recover all 125 MB of mails, not just fex???


I urgently need help - thx!

DBX files are difficult to work with. I don't know whether this will help but
give it a try. I use this process to reinstall my messages from an old
computer to a new one and it works perfectly.This information is available at:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/270670

I am pasting it here for you to try. Open Outlook Express and follow the
instructions. When importing the message backto Ouulook Express you will be
asked where to import from. Click on OE 6 Store directory. The mail backup
folder will be in Windows Explorer under your C drive. Let me know if it
works Good luck


To make a backup copy of your Outlook Express e-mail message files:
1. On the Tools menu, click Options.
2. On the Maintenance tab, click Store Folder.
3. Select the folder location, and then press CTRL+C to copy the location.
4. Click Cancel, and then click Cancel again to close the dialog box.
5. Click Start, and then click Run.
6. In the Open box, press CTRL+V, and then click OK.
7. On the Edit menu, click Select All.
8. On the Edit menu, click Copy, and then close the window.
9. Right-click any empty space on your desktop, click New, and then click
Folder.
10. Type mail backup for the folder name, and then press ENTER.
11. Double-click the Mail Backup folder to open it.
12. On the Edit menu, click Paste.
13. Close the Mail Backup window.

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Importing Outlook Express data
To restore data, you may need to re-create the Identities for each user,
prior to using the following steps. Repeat each step, as needed, for each
Identity.
Import Messages from the Backup Folder
To import your Outlook Express e-mail messages from the Backup folder: 1. On
the File menu, point to Import, and then click Messages.
2. In the Select an e-mail program to import from box, click Microsoft
Outlook Express 5 or Microsoft Outlook Express 6, and then click Next.
3. Click Import mail from an OE5 store directory or Import mail from an OE6
store directory, and then click OK.
4. Click Browse, and then click on the Mail Backup folder on your desktop.
5. Click OK, and then click Next.
6. Click All folders, click Next, and then click Finish.





"shtuks" wrote:

Hi,

I lost mails from Send Items folder and I wanted to recover them
somehow.

I found dbx files - size of Send Files is 125MB...

I used DBXtract to recover mails, it cuounts for me more then 500 mails
but it shows me jus few of them...

How to fix that?

Is dbx file corrupted???

How to recover all 125 MB of mails, not just fex???


I urgently need help - thx!

The dbx file is probably full of zeroes. You can try opening it with
Notepad, but I think you will find it is blank.

For the future make sure you see points 2 and 3 he
www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx and backup frequently.

There is a chance my DBXpress program (www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/) could get
the messages off the hard drive, as it has an exclusive extract from disk
feature that bypasses the file system and analyzes all the disk clusters on
the hard drive for messages.

steve

"shtuks" wrote in message
ups.com...
Hi,

I lost mails from Send Items folder and I wanted to recover them
somehow.

I found dbx files - size of Send Files is 125MB...

I used DBXtract to recover mails, it cuounts for me more then 500 mails
but it shows me jus few of them...

How to fix that?

Is dbx file corrupted???

How to recover all 125 MB of mails, not just fex???


I urgently need help - thx!

I will make backup more frequently from now one that's for sure. I used
more then 3 applications to recover mails, but nothing :/

Compacting was made after losing mails and I think that there is no way
to recover mails from now...

Thank you all for your help!

Steve Cochran wrote:
The dbx file is probably full of zeroes. You can try opening it with
Notepad, but I think you will find it is blank.

For the future make sure you see points 2 and 3 he
www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx and backup frequently.

There is a chance my DBXpress program (www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/) could get
the messages off the hard drive, as it has an exclusive extract from disk
feature that bypasses the file system and analyzes all the disk clusters on
the hard drive for messages.

steve

"shtuks" wrote in message
ups.com...
Hi,

I lost mails from Send Items folder and I wanted to recover them
somehow.

I found dbx files - size of Send Files is 125MB...

I used DBXtract to recover mails, it cuounts for me more then 500 mails
but it shows me jus few of them...

How to fix that?

Is dbx file corrupted???

How to recover all 125 MB of mails, not just fex???


I urgently need help - thx!

The service is currently unavailable. Try again later. Account: 'MSN',
Server: 'http://oe.msn.msnmail.hotmail.com/cgi-bin/hmdata', Protocol:
HTTPMail, Server Response: 'Service Unavailable', Port: 0, Secure(SSL): No,
Error Number: 0x800CCCF0
"shtuks" wrote in message
ups.com...
Hi,

I lost mails from Send Items folder and I wanted to recover them
somehow.

I found dbx files - size of Send Files is 125MB...

I used DBXtract to recover mails, it cuounts for me more then 500 mails
but it shows me jus few of them...

How to fix that?

Is dbx file corrupted???

How to recover all 125 MB of mails, not just fex???


I urgently need help - thx!

Hi All,
I want to achieve this functionality programatically. I want to
recover the lost mails using VC++ in Outlook or Outlook Express. Do
anyone have any idea over this?. If yes please reply with a sample
code. Thanks in advance

----
Satej Prabhu

Kelly McRainey Moore wrote:
The service is currently unavailable. Try again later. Account: 'MSN',
Server: 'http://oe.msn.msnmail.hotmail.com/cgi-bin/hmdata', Protocol:
HTTPMail, Server Response: 'Service Unavailable', Port: 0, Secure(SSL): No,
Error Number: 0x800CCCF0
"shtuks" wrote in message
ups.com...
Hi,

I lost mails from Send Items folder and I wanted to recover them
somehow.

I found dbx files - size of Send Files is 125MB...

I used DBXtract to recover mails, it cuounts for me more then 500 mails
but it shows me jus few of them...

How to fix that?

Is dbx file corrupted???

How to recover all 125 MB of mails, not just fex???


I urgently need help - thx!