[AccessD] OT: URGENT: The Inbox of my Outlook Express is gone

Maybe  hunt for some OE info here
There should be a link to an OE only site.

http://www.slipstick.com

Ervin Brindza wrote:

>John,
>many thanks for the suggestion, but I had no success ;0(
>In my late Inbox folder there were some folders, which aren't visible now. 
>So, when I import the messages from the "OE6 store directory" (which is the 
>copy of my main OE store folder) it seems to be imported messages from 
>visible folders (which resides out of the Inbox), so I duplicate my existing 
>messages in visible folders, but the folders which were settled in the Inbox 
>folder aren't visible for the Import Wizard too ;0(
>Again: I can't find the way to tell the OE to consider the file Inbox.dbx as 
>the Inbox folder, rather it considers the Inbox (1).dbx as the Inbox folder.
>Thanks anyway,
>    Ervin
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "John Bartow" <john at winhaven.net>
>To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'" 
><accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 5:33 PM
>Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: URGENT: The Inbox of my Outlook Express is gone
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>>Ervin,
>>I recommend you take a look trough this document. After you do this (but 
>>on
>>the same machine as you're using) then do file import mail & addresses -
>>from outlook express 6. Windows will find every store on your computer, at
>>which point you can import them into your new store.
>>
>>In the case of having inbox, inbox(1) and inbox(2) you can drag all the
>>messages between folders to organize them appropriately. then delete the
>>extra inboxes.
>>
>>BTW once you have your email folder set up as recommended above I 
>>recommend
>>you copy your address book to that location and go into tools accounts and
>>export your accounts to that folder. In this manner you can easily backup
>>your OE email stores, addresses and account info.
>>
>>HTH
>>John
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Ervin Brindza
>>Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 1:12 AM
>>To: AccessD at databaseadvisors.com
>>Subject: [AccessD] OT: URGENT: The Inbox of my Outlook Express is gone
>>
>>When I launched this morning the OE it created a fresh new Inbox (1).dbx 
>>and
>>my emails and folders from the Inbox folder(exactly from the Inbox.dbx) of
>>the OE weren't visible. Then I renamed the old Inbox.dbx to Inbox (1).dbx
>>and now the emails from the real(old) Inbox folder are visible. But the
>>problem is that the folders from the "old" Inbox folder aren't visible.
>>I suppose that I need to force the OE to consider(to shift back to) the
>>Inbox.dbx as the default Inbox folder(and not Inbox (1).dbx as now) and 
>>then
>>the tree structure of my old Inbox foder will be repaired. But I don't 
>>know
>>how find out where the OE stores the information about the default 
>>location
>>of the Inbox folder? Are there any hints?
>>Many thanks in advance,
>>Ervin
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