OE lost emails - overwritten in Store Folder

I'm using OE (with XP Pro)
I was changing the message store folder and accidentally
overwrote / deleted the message Store Folder contents
[accidentally pressed NO - and it deleted all my emails
and replaced them with the default intro email and basic
inbox outbox sentbox etc etc]

Help! Is there anyway I can find those overwritten many
many emails in HDD ... Windows Explorer can't see them...

Sandi wrote:
I'm using OE (with XP Pro)
I was changing the message store folder and accidentally
overwrote / deleted the message Store Folder contents
[accidentally pressed NO - and it deleted all my emails
and replaced them with the default intro email and basic
inbox outbox sentbox etc etc]

Help! Is there anyway I can find those overwritten many
many emails in HDD ... Windows Explorer can't see them...

You need to create the new store folder before telling OE to move the
folders, otherwise you risk losing everything.
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/faqs/how.htm#movestore

You can try searching for *.dbx and if you find the missing folders,
import them back. You may have to enable "show hidden files and folders"
depending on your OS, before you can do the search.
--
Kath Adams
MS MVP - Windows (IE/OE)

If the files were overwritten, then the only thing I know that might get =
the messages back would be DBXpress in Disk Mode. see =
www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/

steve

"Sandi" wrote in message =
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I'm using OE (with XP Pro)
I was changing the message store folder and accidentally=20
overwrote / deleted the message Store Folder contents=20
[accidentally pressed NO - and it deleted all my emails=20
and replaced them with the default intro email and basic=20
inbox outbox sentbox etc etc]
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Help! Is there anyway I can find those overwritten many=20
many emails in HDD ... Windows Explorer can't see them...