I received a popup that (I believe) said compacting messages would free up
disc space and improve performance. I did that. Now all my personal folders
(in OE6) are gone plus when I click on "History" for previous websites
visited (Internet Explorer), there is nothing there.
- I may have clicked on something else before the compacting process was
complete, because it starting acting screwy when I did
- I have done a "System Restore" to dates prior to the compacting and they
still aren't there

Try something here in the left pane.

http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/

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Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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"oldtimerkdr" wrote:
>I received a popup that (I believe) said compacting messages would free up
> disc space and improve performance. I did that. Now all my personal
> folders
> (in OE6) are gone plus when I click on "History" for previous websites
> visited (Internet Explorer), there is nothing there.
> - I may have clicked on something else before the compacting process was
> complete, because it starting acting screwy when I did
> - I have done a "System Restore" to dates prior to the compacting and they
> still aren't there

Have you looked in the recycle bin?
Compacting folders now puts copies of your message stores in the recycle bin
in the form of backup files (.BAK).
I am not sure how this has affected your IE history.
"oldtimerkdr" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:3FAC632F-2F21-4923-A92C-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I received a popup that (I believe) said compacting messages would free up
> disc space and improve performance. I did that. Now all my personal
> folders
> (in OE6) are gone plus when I click on "History" for previous websites
> visited (Internet Explorer), there is nothing there.
> - I may have clicked on something else before the compacting process was
> complete, because it starting acting screwy when I did
> - I have done a "System Restore" to dates prior to the compacting and they
> still aren't there

I originally did see some of the items in the Recycle Bin. I clicked on
Restore All Items, and now they can't be found anywhere.

"M8RIX" wrote:

> Have you looked in the recycle bin?
> Compacting folders now puts copies of your message stores in the recycle bin
> in the form of backup files (.BAK).
> I am not sure how this has affected your IE history.
> "oldtimerkdr" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:3FAC632F-2F21-4923-A92C-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I received a popup that (I believe) said compacting messages would free up
> > disc space and improve performance. I did that. Now all my personal
> > folders
> > (in OE6) are gone plus when I click on "History" for previous websites
> > visited (Internet Explorer), there is nothing there.
> > - I may have clicked on something else before the compacting process was
> > complete, because it starting acting screwy when I did
> > - I have done a "System Restore" to dates prior to the compacting and they
> > still aren't there
>
>
>

> I received a popup that (I believe) said compacting messages would free up
> disc space and improve performance. I did that. Now all my personal
> folders
> (in OE6) are gone

Why it happens:

http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/probl...s.htm#mailgone
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...orruption.mspx

Recovering the missing data: http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx (#2 and #4)
and http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=918069 (Notes section under
Resolution)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DBXpress (faster, more powerful, with even greater functionality)
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Avoiding Such Corruption in Future:

- Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to local
folders created for this purpose.

- Empty Deleted Items folder daily.

- Disable Background Compacting [not available in SP2] and frequently
perform a manual compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at
http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm

- WinXP SP2 only: Do not shut down your machine while Windows is
automatically compacting your message store.

- Your anti-virus application's email scanning feature can also cause such
corruption. Disable it. It provides no additional protection.

> ...when I click on "History" for previous websites
> visited (Internet Explorer), there is nothing there.

Automatic Compacting did not cause the above.
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)


oldtimerkdr wrote:
> I received a popup that (I believe) said compacting messages would free up
> disc space and improve performance. I did that. Now all my personal
> folders
> (in OE6) are gone plus when I click on "History" for previous websites
> visited (Internet Explorer), there is nothing there.
> - I may have clicked on something else before the compacting process was
> complete, because it starting acting screwy when I did
> - I have done a "System Restore" to dates prior to the compacting and they
> still aren't there

I found all my files by following the "Find Store Folder" at the following:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...orruption.mspx
Thanks!
Now, how can I get some of the files back back (uncompact them?), see saved
e-mails within the DBX files, and move them back to OE6?


"PA Bear" wrote:

> > I received a popup that (I believe) said compacting messages would free up
> > disc space and improve performance. I did that. Now all my personal
> > folders
> > (in OE6) are gone
>
> Why it happens:
>
> http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/probl...s.htm#mailgone
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...orruption.mspx
>
> Recovering the missing data: http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx (#2 and #4)
> and http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=918069 (Notes section under
> Resolution)
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> DBXpress (faster, more powerful, with even greater functionality)
> http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Avoiding Such Corruption in Future:
>
> - Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to local
> folders created for this purpose.
>
> - Empty Deleted Items folder daily.
>
> - Disable Background Compacting [not available in SP2] and frequently
> perform a manual compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at
> http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm
>
> - WinXP SP2 only: Do not shut down your machine while Windows is
> automatically compacting your message store.
>
> - Your anti-virus application's email scanning feature can also cause such
> corruption. Disable it. It provides no additional protection.
>
> > ...when I click on "History" for previous websites
> > visited (Internet Explorer), there is nothing there.
>
> Automatic Compacting did not cause the above.
> --
> OE-specific newsgroup:
> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...xpress.general
>
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
>
>
> oldtimerkdr wrote:
> > I received a popup that (I believe) said compacting messages would free up
> > disc space and improve performance. I did that. Now all my personal
> > folders
> > (in OE6) are gone plus when I click on "History" for previous websites
> > visited (Internet Explorer), there is nothing there.
> > - I may have clicked on something else before the compacting process was
> > complete, because it starting acting screwy when I did
> > - I have done a "System Restore" to dates prior to the compacting and they
> > still aren't there
>
>

Repost:

>> Recovering the missing data: http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx (#2 and
>> #4)
>> and http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=918069 (Notes section under
>> Resolution)
--
OE-specific newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...xpress.general

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)


oldtimerkdr wrote:
> I found all my files by following the "Find Store Folder" at the
> following:
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...orruption.mspx
> Thanks!
> Now, how can I get some of the files back back (uncompact them?), see
> saved
> e-mails within the DBX files, and move them back to OE6?
>
>
> "PA Bear" wrote:
>
>>> I received a popup that (I believe) said compacting messages would free
>>> up
>>> disc space and improve performance. I did that. Now all my personal
>>> folders
>>> (in OE6) are gone
>>
>> Why it happens:
>>
>> http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/probl...s.htm#mailgone
>>
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...orruption.mspx
>>
>> Recovering the missing data: http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx (#2 and
>> #4)
>> and http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=918069 (Notes section under
>> Resolution)
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> DBXpress (faster, more powerful, with even greater functionality)
>> http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> Avoiding Such Corruption in Future:
>>
>> - Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to local
>> folders created for this purpose.
>>
>> - Empty Deleted Items folder daily.
>>
>> - Disable Background Compacting [not available in SP2] and frequently
>> perform a manual compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More
>> at http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm
>>
>> - WinXP SP2 only: Do not shut down your machine while Windows is
>> automatically compacting your message store.
>>
>> - Your anti-virus application's email scanning feature can also cause
>> such
>> corruption. Disable it. It provides no additional protection.
>>
>>> ...when I click on "History" for previous websites
>>> visited (Internet Explorer), there is nothing there.
>>
>> Automatic Compacting did not cause the above.
>> --
>> OE-specific newsgroup:
>> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...xpress.general
>>
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
>>
>>
>> oldtimerkdr wrote:
>>> I received a popup that (I believe) said compacting messages would free
>>> up
>>> disc space and improve performance. I did that. Now all my personal
>>> folders
>>> (in OE6) are gone plus when I click on "History" for previous websites
>>> visited (Internet Explorer), there is nothing there.
>>> - I may have clicked on something else before the compacting process was
>>> complete, because it starting acting screwy when I did
>>> - I have done a "System Restore" to dates prior to the compacting and
>>> they
>>> still aren't there