I'm not aware of any virus that attacks subfolders in Outlook, but that doesn't
mean it can't happen. Do you have an anti-virus app installed and operating on
your system? If so, is it up-to-date and have you recently run a full system
scan?
If no joy, another approach would be run the Inbox Repair Tool that is supplied
with Outlook. See this link for more info:
http://www.slipstick.com/problems/scanpst.asp
If still no joy, try running the Detect and Repair utility. It's accessed from
the Help menu in Outlook.
Good Luck!
| Yes I have checked every folder and subfolder in Outlook. I've noticed a
| couple of other subfolders are now missing. Could this be a virus?
|
| "David Webb" wrote:
|
| > I'm assuming that you have checked the Deleted Items folder also. If so, and
if
| > the folder can not be found either in your active PST file or the archive
PST
| > file and you have no backups of either one, then you can consider the folder
and
| > its contents to be gone, for reasons unknown.
| >
| > | > | Thank you for your answer. I will create subfolders under the main folder
| > | "Personal Folder" create a daily back-up as you suggested. This will help
me
| > | from losing important emails in the future. I would still like to know
where
| > | the folder went and if there is a way to retrieve it.
| > |
| > | "David Webb" wrote:
| > |
| > | > The best insurance against losses like this is by having a recent backup
of
| > your
| > | > PST file(s). See this link for more info:
| > | >
| > | > Outlook 2003/2002 Add-in: Personal Folders Backup
| > | >
| >
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...3a-b7d0-4b16-b8af-5a6322f4fd01&displaylang=en
| > | >
| > | > I have mine setup to automatically backup on a daily schedule. This
happens
| > | > after Outlook is opened and then closed, but only once in a 24 hour
period.
| > | >
| > | > If you already have this utility installed, there should be a recent
copy of
| > | > your PST file available. If so, open it in Outlook and then copy the
| > subfolder
| > | > and its contents to your regular PST file.
| > | >
| > | > Another suggestion: It may be safer to create these unique folders under
the
| > | > main heading "Personal Folders". If you have the Outlook Bar visible,
you
| > can
| > | > then create shortcuts to these folders and simply drag & drop messages
into
| > them
| > | > from the Inbox. An alternate approach would be to create rules that
| > | > automatically move applicable incoming messages to these folders.
| > | >
| > | > | > | > | I have Outlook 2002 and keep several folders under my "Inbox" to keep
| > | > | incoming mail organized. Today one of my folders completely
disappeared.
| > | > | I've tried a complete search, looked at the Archive folder and all the
| > other
| > | > | folders to see if it was accidentally placed in another folder. The
| > folder
| > | > | is no where in Outlook. Where could it have gone? How can I retrieve
it
| > and
| > | > | all the emails in that folder?
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| >
| >
| >
