Outlook Express email gone! HELP!

[jmoore2001]

Ok, so I was moving some of my folders around and organizing them, when I opened OE and changed the "store folder" so it would know where I moved my "email foler" (where i had all my .dbx files) to. It said that the settings wouldn't take effect until I shutdown and restarted OE.

Well, when I did ALL my messages and folder were gone! I've restarted my computer..tried system restore, etc. and I can't figure this out! Why would OE delete my previous folders and settings and replace the original .dbx files with new (empty) ones!? There has to be a way to recover them! Someone please help me, as I have very valuable data that I need!

[jmoore2001]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve R Jones

Have you gone back into the store folder and pointed it to where the files are?

yeah, or lack thereof...

the original folder is empty, and the new folder has the new (emtpy) .dbx files

[John Prophet]

youve searched the hard drive for .dbx files?

[Fr4gm4n]

Had a quick look around..all I could find that may..or may not :/....be of any use is :
http://www.handyarchive.com/free/dbx-file-recovery/

Good luck
Steve.

[jmoore2001]

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Prophet

youve searched the hard drive for .dbx files?

yup

[jmoore2001]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fr4gm4n

Had a quick look around..all I could find that may..or may not :/....be of any use is :
http://www.handyarchive.com/free/dbx-file-recovery/

Good luck
Steve.

thanks. i'll give it a try

[Aquarian]

Hope this will help you out with your mail problem. When my hard drive crashed I was able to import my old mail to my new mail location. The location where Outlook Express keeps its mail information is: c:\documents and settings\Your logon ID\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\Unique Identifier Number. I hope this helps for you.