Is there any way I could restore or retrieve folders/files that Outlook Express (6) has compacted.

I don't usually click yes to this command, but I wasn't thinking so was caught off guard. Folders starting with letter P to Z have been emptied.

I would be eternally grateful if someone could help me.


Thanks



Papeter

Hey there papeter and welcome to the forum.

When you compacted the folders/files it should have created a .DBX file on your drive, this should contain all the emails it compacted.

You should be able to use a program called DBXtract to recover these emails, you can download it from here:
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/fil...d,23383,00.asp

The next link explains how you can use the program, it may be useful:
http://www.updatexp.com/tip23.html

Hello Zimbo,

Thanks for the welcome and am really grateful for your tip, I will try it now!

Many thanks



papeter