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CharlieB - 11 Nov 2007 19:37 GMT

Had problems with the .dbx files in the outbox and have taken care of it as
per the Microsoft troubleshooting. Now the inbox shows 136 emails but none
of them show up when I open the inbox.. Am running win98SE, ie6.

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PA Bear - 11 Nov 2007 20:33 GMT

View > Current view > Show all messages (checked?)

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> Had problems with the .dbx files in the outbox and have taken care of it
> as
> per the Microsoft troubleshooting. Now the inbox shows 136 emails but
> none
> of them show up when I open the inbox.. Am running win98SE, ie6.

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whomper - 15 Nov 2007 04:08 GMT

I'm having a similar problem. Inbox contents disappear, altho the Show All
Msgs is checked. A sub-dir of Inbox is intact and reflects properly; all
other folders reflect properly.

Earlier, I thought the problem might be with a full h/d, so I added one,
moved huge files over, defraged, etc., problem disappeared. But now it's
back, in spite of corrective actions.

What gives?

> the inbox shows 136 emails but none
> of them show up when I open the inbox.. Am running win98SE, ie6.

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PA Bear - 15 Nov 2007 05:27 GMT

Why it happens:

http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/problems/bugs.htm#mailgone
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/community/columns/filecorruption.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)
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DBXpress (faster, more powerful, with even greater functionality)
http://www.oehelp.com/DBXpress/Default.aspx
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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.

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> I'm having a similar problem. Inbox contents disappear, altho the Show
> All
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>> the inbox shows 136 emails but none
>> of them show up when I open the inbox.. Am running win98SE, ie6.

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