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Missing Newsgroup Messages
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more, see: http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3 In Tools | Options | Maintenance: Uncheck Compact messages in background and leave it unchecked. I didn't realize my messages were missing when I shut down last night. No, I haven't purchased DBXpress, but it sounds like I may need to, to get the messages.

Missing email messages
I do see a couple of options in Tools/Options/Maintenance. Personally I compact messages in the background, but others have found that makes OE sluggish. I hope this helps clarify my quest for the missing key combo at start up. ;-) Appreciate your help so far and look forward to someone remembering this.

Missing DRAFTS folder messages?
Normally
under Windows 98 I leave checked the option to compress in background and Compact messages when there is 20% wasted space. Under that section in Windows XP, however, there are no check items in the Maintenance section. Any ideas why all of a sudden Compacting all folders would just delete over 500 messages

Neer Messges Missing
Ken Since this first post I found the missing .dbx files on my HD. It was in the same folder specified in Tools/Options/Maintenance/Store Folder. Turn off background compaction under Tools | Options | Maintenance for each Identity you have, and then compact manually and frequently using File Folder | Compact

Some msgs missing from backup OE6, XP Pro
You really only gain one or two lower gears with a triple versus a compact (with 34T inner ring). The trade you get back is less weight and complexity (need for maintenance). Subject: Re: The Saga continues Mr. C, I finally got this spreadsheet done and it is an eye opener. If you look on the new sheet I made,

Consumer Reports rates compact pickups in November issue
Most users disable this and manually run Tools> Options> Maintenance> Compact manually on an occasional basis. In addition to handling all of these things on a periodic basis, One thing that I noticed missing in your list is a method for addressing spyware that could get installed behind your back.

Missing mail in inbox
Turn off background compaction under Tools | Options | Maintenance for each Identity you have, and then compact manually and frequently using File Folder Address Book, and E-mail Messages Are Missing After You Upgrade to Microsoft Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;313055 If File

dsdbutil compact failure
In other categories they didn't even ask the questions, so ratings for longevity of components, visibilty, accessability for maintenance, resistance to corrosion, Robertson is such a common name that it basically means "a square-headed screwdriver" like Coke means soft drink. There is no excuse for missing it.

Consumer Reports rates compact pickups in November issue
Nothing - no response whatsoever Then I did a clean up Tools Options Maintenance Clean Up Compact Try 3. SUCCESS. It loaded :-)) I didn't have to subscribe as this was already set. I now have to delete all the messages I have read, but not to worry - at least it is back. -- Many thanks, Trevor L. [ Microsoft MVP

missing messages from folders
Tools>Options>Maintenance>Store folder will reveal the location of your Outlook Express files. Press the Tab key to highlight the folder location, then Ctrl+C. Close OE, Disable Background Compacting [N/A in SP2] and frequently perform a manual compact of all OE folders while "working offline".

Local mail folders disappeared for maintenance
File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything until the compacting is completed. In Tools | Options | Maintenance: Uncheck Compact messages I was surprised to see that the missing emails were in fact listed and I can of course use them from there but they don’t download when I use Outlook Express.

FW from Art Carpenter: Missing Authors for PROC REPORT Book
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/why.htm#compact Why Mail Disappears: http://www.insideoe.com/problems/bugs.htm#mailgone About File Corruption: Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location of your Outlook Express files. Press the Tab key to highlight the folder location, then Ctrl+C. Close

Missing E-mail
Am I missing something here? I'm still using CF 2.0. Thore "Ginny Caughey [MVP]" <ginny.caughey.onl...@wasteworks.com> wrote in message .... I suspect that the delay is because Sql Compact is doing some maintenance on the database. If I'm right, is there anyway I can predict when this happens and write code that

Missing OE Mail
EOF Then Beep Close vErrorText = "No database maintenance schedule (entries) have " vErrorText = vErrorText & "been setup. Case iError Case 53 'missing files Resume Next Case 58, 3356 'inability to open database exclusively sMessage = "Could not repair/compact (File in use): " If vErrorText = "" Then vErrorText

Outlook Express Messages Missing from Inbox
I am unable to do manual "maintenance" in OE5.01 because the local files have disappeared (Tools, Options, Maintenance, Clean up now, Browse). My Hotmail folders and Newsgroup folders are still there. The missing local folders still show in the Outlook Express "Folders" pane. However, when I click a folder for

Outlook 6 Missing Emails
Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location of your Outlook Express files. Press the Tab key to highlight the folder location, then Ctrl+C. Close Than the compact process started and after complete the process, he noticed there are more than one year of his messages from inbox missing.

Missing Emails
File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything until the compacting is completed. Bruce, I've had a similar problem in the past when my Inbox folder become I've been doing this regularly via 'tools', 'options', 'maintenance' then 'clean up now'. Is this the same as you've described above or am I just

OE compacting
Corruption of the message store dbx files is often associated with having the option set under Tools/Options/Maintenance to Compact Messages in the Background. I did what you said and I'm missing everything from the 16th through the 20th for some bizarre reason. I made the copy this morning right after I

Missing Stored E-Mails
Also check under Tools/Options/Maintenance that you do not have Compact messages in the background ticked. If you do, untick it. The inbox is missing entirely from outlook express on my one identity (the two other identities were not affected) (yet). I have been able to recover the missing messages with the

Emails missing in inbox (again)
Regards, Brian Brian <brian.h...@sympatico.ca> wrote in 300b01c3754b$f9312390$a3012...@phx.gbl: Periodically my local email folders are missing and any email in my 1. Go to Tools | Options | Maintenance and turn off backgrould compacting. Then remember to compact your folders regularly while working offline, 2.