Imported mails from Outlook Express 6.0 LOST!

I had to format my comp and re-instal XP, in that process, I have LOST ALL MY
MAILS I had in outlook express, which btw were imported from my yahoo inbox.

Now I can even view them in yahoo nor in outlook express!

PLEASE HELP! how do I retrieve them back ?

I also got a new hard drive, but do have the old one with me.

If you reinstall your operating system, it gives you a clean look like you
just bought it. Anything that did not come with the installation disk will
not be on your machine anymore.

Did you create a backup of OE? Why not?

You do not import messages from Yahoo, you download them from the server. If
you did not have "Leave a copy......." checked, every time you downloaded
messages to OE, they were removed from the Yahoo server.

Is the old hard drive the one you were using prior to the reinstallation? If
you can hook it up as a slave, you should be able to import your OE folders
if they are indeed on this HDD.

Think of it this way. You remove a half full gas tank from your car and
replace it with a new, but empty gas tank. Can you guess why the car won't
start?
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Rohan" wrote in message
...
I had to format my comp and re-instal XP, in that process, I have LOST ALL
MY
MAILS I had in outlook express, which btw were imported from my yahoo
inbox.

Now I can even view them in yahoo nor in outlook express!

PLEASE HELP! how do I retrieve them back ?

I also got a new hard drive, but do have the old one with me.

I'M NEW TO OE, HOW DOES ONE CREATE A BACKUP ?

NOT TOO SURE IF I CHECK THE "LEAVE A COPY..." OPTION.

" If
you can hook it up as a slave, you should be able to import your OE folders
if they are indeed on this HDD." YES, I HAVE THE THE OLD HD WITH ME, HOW DO I IMPORT IT FROM THERE ?

Thanks

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

If you reinstall your operating system, it gives you a clean look like you
just bought it. Anything that did not come with the installation disk will
not be on your machine anymore.

Did you create a backup of OE? Why not?

You do not import messages from Yahoo, you download them from the server. If
you did not have "Leave a copy......." checked, every time you downloaded
messages to OE, they were removed from the Yahoo server.

Is the old hard drive the one you were using prior to the reinstallation? If
you can hook it up as a slave, you should be able to import your OE folders
if they are indeed on this HDD.

Think of it this way. You remove a half full gas tank from your car and
replace it with a new, but empty gas tank. Can you guess why the car won't
start?
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Rohan" wrote in message
...
I had to format my comp and re-instal XP, in that process, I have LOST ALL
MY
MAILS I had in outlook express, which btw were imported from my yahoo
inbox.

Now I can even view them in yahoo nor in outlook express!

PLEASE HELP! how do I retrieve them back ?

I also got a new hard drive, but do have the old one with me.

Please don't post all in CAPS, thank you.

Here is the answer to your first two questions. The answers will not help
with your current situation though.

1: Backup & Resto
http://www.insideoe.com/backup/

This freeware tool backs up everything in OE in seconds. Disregard what is
written in red. That is referring to a different program.

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB):
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx

2: Tools | Accounts | Mail | Properties | Advanced - Check: Leave a copy of
messages on the server.

But, you can't leave messages there permanently or you will not get new
messages when you reach your ISPs Inbox quota. You have to check with them
to find out what the limit is. Check to Delete messages after X days to
assure the server does not get clogged up.


If the old hard drive is hooked up and accessible, find the OE message
store. First, enable Hidden Files and Folders.

In WinXP, Win2K & Win2K3, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default
marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must enable
Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel | Folder Options
Icon | View, or in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder Options | View.


Now do a search on the old drive for *.dbx

If/when you find the old message store, open OE in the new installation and
import the folders.

In the new identity: File | Import | Messages. Select Microsoft Outlook
Express 6 and Import from the old identity, pointing to the location on the
old HDD.
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA



"Rohan" wrote in message
...
I'M NEW TO OE, HOW DOES ONE CREATE A BACKUP ?

NOT TOO SURE IF I CHECK THE "LEAVE A COPY..." OPTION.

" If
you can hook it up as a slave, you should be able to import your OE
folders
if they are indeed on this HDD." YES, I HAVE THE THE OLD HD WITH ME,
HOW DO I IMPORT IT FROM THERE ?

Thanks

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

If you reinstall your operating system, it gives you a clean look like
you
just bought it. Anything that did not come with the installation disk
will
not be on your machine anymore.

Did you create a backup of OE? Why not?

You do not import messages from Yahoo, you download them from the server.
If
you did not have "Leave a copy......." checked, every time you downloaded
messages to OE, they were removed from the Yahoo server.

Is the old hard drive the one you were using prior to the reinstallation?
If
you can hook it up as a slave, you should be able to import your OE
folders
if they are indeed on this HDD.

Think of it this way. You remove a half full gas tank from your car and
replace it with a new, but empty gas tank. Can you guess why the car
won't
start?
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Rohan" wrote in message
...
I had to format my comp and re-instal XP, in that process, I have LOST
ALL
MY
MAILS I had in outlook express, which btw were imported from my yahoo
inbox.

Now I can even view them in yahoo nor in outlook express!

PLEASE HELP! how do I retrieve them back ?

I also got a new hard drive, but do have the old one with me.

Thanks for the great reply, awesome!

On Thu, 27 Nov 2008 22:24:28 -0800, Bruce Hagen wrote:

But, you can't leave messages there permanently or you will not get new
messages when you reach your ISPs Inbox quota.

Heh! It is unlikely that anybody will reach the Yahoo! Mail Inbox "quota" in
one lifetime!

--
Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum

"NormanM" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 27 Nov 2008 22:24:28 -0800, Bruce Hagen wrote:

But, you can't leave messages there permanently or you will not get new
messages when you reach your ISPs Inbox quota.

Heh! It is unlikely that anybody will reach the Yahoo! Mail Inbox "quota"
in
one lifetime!

--
Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum


I have no idea what it is, or even if there is one. They're all different.
--
~Bruce

On Fri, 28 Nov 2008 10:15:34 -0800, Bruce Hagen wrote:

"NormanM" wrote in message
...

On Thu, 27 Nov 2008 22:24:28 -0800, Bruce Hagen wrote:

But, you can't leave messages there permanently or you will not get new
messages when you reach your ISPs Inbox quota.

Heh! It is unlikely that anybody will reach the Yahoo! Mail Inbox "quota"
in one lifetime!

I have no idea what it is, or even if there is one. They're all different.

Yahoo! claims it is "unlimited", but has some fine print exceptions.
Practically, it is probably several times larger than Google mail.

--
Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum

"Rohan" wrote in message
...
I had to format my comp and re-instal XP, in that process, I have LOST ALL
MY
MAILS I had in outlook express, which btw were imported from my yahoo
inbox.

Now I can even view them in yahoo nor in outlook express!

PLEASE HELP! how do I retrieve them back ?

I also got a new hard drive, but do have the old one with me.

The only thing I know of to recover messages from a formatted drive is
DBXpress: ($27) http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx

--
Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
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"Rohan" a écrit dans le message de news:
...
I had to format my comp and re-instal XP, in that process, I have LOST ALL
MY
MAILS I had in outlook express, which btw were imported from my yahoo
inbox.

Now I can even view them in yahoo nor in outlook express!

PLEASE HELP! how do I retrieve them back ?

I also got a new hard drive, but do have the old one with me.