Question : Outlook Express 6 Sent ITems Disappeared

Hi all,

today all the items in my sent items folder disappeared. i checked the .dbx file and this is nearly 2gb so the emails i assume are still there.

to check i renamed this file e.g. to .bak and copied in a previous backup i made a while back and the sent itesm appeared when i reloaded outlook.

however i need to find an email i sent a few days ago.

does anyone know why this may have happened and how i can fix it?

many thanks in advance,

matt.

Answer : Outlook Express 6 Sent ITems Disappeared

Hello flynny,

You need to find the old Sent Items.dbx file, and copy it to a safe place.  Then use a utility to extract emails from dbx file one at a time. Then drag the extracted files to the Preview Pane in Outlook Express.

The following utilities will do the above extraction:
Macallan <-- free
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/resources/tools.htm#macallan
OR
DBXtract <-- low cost
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,23383-order,1-page,1/description.html
OR
Outlook Express Repair Tool <-- free 30 trial version
http://www.nsware.com/Repair-Tool-for-Outlook-Express.htm

Hope this helps!
war1