inbox.dbx replaced with inbox (1).dbx ???

reading contents of my inbox when OE had a problem.

Restart OE and all of my inbox items are gone.

Do a find for inbox*.* and I find two entries

inbox.dbx which looks right based on size, date, time etc.

inbox (1).dbx which looks new.

Right click on the inbox folder in OE and choose properties - OE now
points to the inbox (1).dbx file.

I rename inbox (1).dbx to inbox (1).dbx.sav

then rename inbox.dbx to inbox (1).dbx

Now my inbox contents are back to the way they were.

Assuming the OE did this rename for a reason - where is there some sort
of error log to give me a clue ?

The inbox properties screen has a Apply button - which led me to believe
that I could specify a new location for the inbox (in this case revert
back to the original) but try as I might I could not get the screen to
accept any changes. I am logged onto Windows XP Home as an administrator.

Thanks in advance for any help. Bob

Bob

Your older inbox is corrupted. In Tools, Options, Maintenance uncheck
the box before as it is the common cause of folder corruptions with
older versions of Outlook Express.

http://www.tomsterdam.com/insideoe/p...s.htm#mailgone

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Hope this helps.

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"Bob Gardner" wrote in message
...
reading contents of my inbox when OE had a problem.

Restart OE and all of my inbox items are gone.

Do a find for inbox*.* and I find two entries

inbox.dbx which looks right based on size, date, time etc.

inbox (1).dbx which looks new.

Right click on the inbox folder in OE and choose properties - OE now
points to the inbox (1).dbx file.

I rename inbox (1).dbx to inbox (1).dbx.sav

then rename inbox.dbx to inbox (1).dbx

Now my inbox contents are back to the way they were.

Assuming the OE did this rename for a reason - where is there some
sort of error log to give me a clue ?

The inbox properties screen has a Apply button - which led me to
believe that I could specify a new location for the inbox (in this
case revert back to the original) but try as I might I could not get
the screen to accept any changes. I am logged onto Windows XP Home as
an administrator.

Thanks in advance for any help. Bob

"uncheck the box before" ?? what box do you mean ?

Gerry Cornell wrote:
Bob

Your older inbox is corrupted. In Tools, Options, Maintenance uncheck
the box before as it is the common cause of folder corruptions with
older versions of Outlook Express.

http://www.tomsterdam.com/insideoe/p...s.htm#mailgone

Sorry. "Compact messages in background".



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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Stourport, Worcs, England
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"Bob Gardner" wrote in message
...
"uncheck the box before" ?? what box do you mean ?

Gerry Cornell wrote:
Bob

Your older inbox is corrupted. In Tools, Options, Maintenance uncheck
the box before as it is the common cause of folder corruptions with
older versions of Outlook Express.

http://www.tomsterdam.com/insideoe/p...s.htm#mailgone

Thanks. I recall reading that in insideoe.tomsterdam.com. But doesn't
that deal with newgroups only ? Going to re-read now.

Again thanks for the help !

Gerry Cornell wrote:
Sorry. "Compact messages in background".



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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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"Bob Gardner" wrote in message
...

"uncheck the box before" ?? what box do you mean ?

Gerry Cornell wrote:

Bob

Your older inbox is corrupted. In Tools, Options, Maintenance uncheck
the box before as it is the common cause of folder corruptions with
older versions of Outlook Express.

http://www.tomsterdam.com/insideoe/p...s.htm#mailgone

http://www.insideoe.com/problems/bugs.htm#mailgone
A good reply uses current links.
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Ron Sommer

"Gerry Cornell" wrote in message
...
Bob

Your older inbox is corrupted. In Tools, Options, Maintenance uncheck the
box before as it is the common cause of folder corruptions with older
versions of Outlook Express.

http://www.tomsterdam.com/insideoe/p...s.htm#mailgone

--

~~~~~~


Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FCA

Stourport, Worcs, England
Enquire, plan and execute.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Please tell the newsgroup how any
suggested solution worked for you.

http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Bob Gardner" wrote in message
...
reading contents of my inbox when OE had a problem.

Restart OE and all of my inbox items are gone.

Do a find for inbox*.* and I find two entries

inbox.dbx which looks right based on size, date, time etc.

inbox (1).dbx which looks new.

Right click on the inbox folder in OE and choose properties - OE now
points to the inbox (1).dbx file.

I rename inbox (1).dbx to inbox (1).dbx.sav

then rename inbox.dbx to inbox (1).dbx

Now my inbox contents are back to the way they were.

Assuming the OE did this rename for a reason - where is there some sort
of error log to give me a clue ?

The inbox properties screen has a Apply button - which led me to believe
that I could specify a new location for the inbox (in this case revert
back to the original) but try as I might I could not get the screen to
accept any changes. I am logged onto Windows XP Home as an
administrator.

Thanks in advance for any help. Bob