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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Restore a permanently deleted email in Outlook Express?

how would i find it again on my computer because i accidentally deleted from the Deleted Items folder





thanks :)
Restore a permanently deleted email in Outlook Express?
Haven't tried this personally, but I found the following...If it works..email me...Click on my blank picture. thanx











Step1


Open Outlook Express. Click on the Tools menu.


Step2


Click on Options.


Step3


Click on Maintenance.


Step4


Click on Store Folder. Locate the name of the folder where your files were stored. These files often include outgoing email messages or messages that you sent to someone. Note the name of the folder.


Step5


Close Outlook Express.


Step6


Double-click the Recycle Bin icon on your Windows desktop.


Step7


Look at the side menu options. Click on “Restore most recent sent items (.bak files)”. Close the Recycle Bin.


Step8


Open Windows File Explorer, or simply right-click on the Start button and select “Explore”. Find the folder you located in Step 4. If you don’t see it in the Windows File Explorer, you can always select “Find” from the Start menu. Open the folder that holds your deleted files.


Step9


Click Tools, then Folder Options, and select View. Then, enable the “Display hidden and system files” in the same folder.


Step10


Remove the checkmark in “Hide extensions of known file types”. You will see the Sent Items.dbx file and the Sent Items.bak. file.


Step11


Rename the Sent Items.DBX to Sentold.dbx. Rename the Sent Items.Bak to Sent Items.DBX. Open Outlook Express. Your messages should be restore

1 comment:

  1. For solving dbx files after different issues you may use repair outlook express folders. It views restored dbx files, not to modify source data during restoration, works under all supported Windows OS. The program uses modern methods of repairing dbx files.

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