Folders disappearing after compacting file cabinet

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Karen C.

Twice, now, I've lost a good chunk of e-mail I've saved in different folders
because I've compacted my file cabinet. Anything with a file folder named
with E or beyond gets dumped. A through D only remains. Any ideas as to
what's going on? Thanks!

Karen C.
 
Did you compact or run ScanPST.EXE? I've never heard of a compact deleting
valid data unless, of course, the file was damaged before running the
compact. I hate to ask but do you have a backup of your PST from before this
happened?
 
Vince Averello said:
Did you compact or run ScanPST.EXE? I've never heard of a compact deleting
valid data unless, of course, the file was damaged before running the
compact. I hate to ask but do you have a backup of your PST from before
this happened?
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Pardon my ignorance, but I'm not knowledgeable in the program. Actually, I
didn't choose to run it. Both times this happened, I got one of those
messages asking if it could compact my file cabinet to free up space--or
something along those lines. I said yes, and . . . poof! When I opened OE
again, the folders starting E and thereafter were gone.

No, I don't have a backup of my PST. How would I do that in the future?

BTW, your last name is very interesting to me. My niece's last name is
Avarello. (Her dad was from Bronx, NY, but I believe his his grandparents
were Italian immigrants.)

Karen C.
 
Ah ha... You mentioned Outlook Express... that might be part of the issue.
This is an Outlook newsgroup. Believe it or not, Outlook & Outlook Express
are entirely different programs with different message files, etc. You might
want to check out this site for help with Outlook Express:
http://www.insideoe.com/

Hmmm, I do/did have relatives from the Bronx & Brooklyn and the spelling of
my last name varied amongst different branches of the family. My grandfather
(same name as me) came straight from Sicily so there's always a chance we're
related :-)
 
Vince Averello said:
Ah ha... You mentioned Outlook Express... that might be part of the issue.
This is an Outlook newsgroup. Believe it or not, Outlook & Outlook Express
are entirely different programs with different message files, etc. You
might want to check out this site for help with Outlook Express:
http://www.insideoe.com/
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Thanks so much! I will go there and see if I can solve my problem.
Hmmm, I do/did have relatives from the Bronx & Brooklyn and the spelling
of my last name varied amongst different branches of the family. My
grandfather (same name as me) came straight from Sicily so there's always
a chance we're related :-)
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My niece's grandfather's name was Charles (died in late '70s or early '80s,
as I recall), and his wife was Eleanor (who passed away just a couple of
months ago). Their son (Robert) is my niece's father (my sister's
ex-husband). Charles's parents also came straight from Sicily, too, so I'd
be willing to bet you're related. Small world <g>.

I will see my sister this weekend, and I will ask her to ask her ex-husband
if he knows anything of Vince Avarello.

Thanks for the OE info!

Karen C.
 
P.S. Your link appears to have just the info I need. Thanks!

Do you know of a newsgroup specifically for Outlook Express?

Thanks, again!

Karen C.
 
As a matter of fact....

microsoft.public.inetexplorer.ie4.outlookexpress for OE 4.x
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie5.outlookexpress for OE 5.x
http://support.microsoft.com/newsgr...express&SLCID=US&sd=GN&id=fh;en-us;newsgroups
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie55.outlookexpress for OE 5.5x
http://support.microsoft.com/newsgr...express&SLCID=US&sd=GN&id=fh;en-us;newsgroups
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress for OE 6.x
http://support.microsoft.com/newsgr...express&SLCID=US&sd=GN&id=fh;en-us;newsgroups
microsoft.public.internet.mail.mac for the Macintosh version of OE
http://support.microsoft.com/newsgr...ess.mac&SLCID=US&sd=GN&id=fh;en-us;newsgroups

If those groups aren't carried on the news server that's carrying this group
try using msnews.microsoft.com (MS's public news server that's the source
for all the microsoft.public newsgroups). The links under the newsgroup
references are for use with MS's web newsreader (not exactly the best way to
post but it works for some people)
 
Vince Averello said:
As a matter of fact....

microsoft.public.inetexplorer.ie4.outlookexpress for OE 4.x
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie5.outlookexpress for OE 5.x
http://support.microsoft.com/newsgr...express&SLCID=US&sd=GN&id=fh;en-us;newsgroups
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie55.outlookexpress for OE 5.5x
http://support.microsoft.com/newsgr...express&SLCID=US&sd=GN&id=fh;en-us;newsgroups
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress for OE 6.x
http://support.microsoft.com/newsgr...express&SLCID=US&sd=GN&id=fh;en-us;newsgroups
microsoft.public.internet.mail.mac for the Macintosh version of OE
http://support.microsoft.com/newsgr...ess.mac&SLCID=US&sd=GN&id=fh;en-us;newsgroups
Click to expand...

And these:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlookexpress.stationery
 
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