-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Subfolders not Showing Up In OE6
- From: "Toni Hawkins" <tonirh@xxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 23:49:18 -0500
I have everything backed up on an external hard drive. I even tried the old
problem regarding changing the file extension to *.old. Come on hit me with
your best shot. I have been divorced twice and I survived Katrina . . .
Peace to you,
Toni
From: Gman
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 11:34 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Subfolders not Showing Up In OE6
Hi Toni,
There are a couple of options, so I'll start with the easiest.
The first thing you need to do is to make your way to the parent folder
of that location and make yourself another backup copy of the entire folder.
This is only to make things much easier in the event that the 'fix' ends up
damaging the files in the original. I am assuming you already have one as
part of the backup you performed just before rebuilding your system, so it
would be best to copy it to a second folder at the same location.
Specifically, I'm suggesting that you go to:
C:\Documents and Settings\Toni H\Local Settings\Application
Data\Identities\{B861F058-FB34-4044-B408-807FB78CA621}\Microsoft
And then create a new folder called "OEBackup" or something similar.
Then, copy all of the original files from your original backup into this
folder, just like I imagine you did for the actual Outlook Express folder at
that same location. Once the backup is completed, compare the two folders
to make sure they have the same number of files and are the same size. If
it's not already activated, it helps to have the Status Bar turned on for
this (View > Status Bar). If the two folders are exactly the same, we can
then get to work.
First, shut down OE completely, including this reply if you have it
opened in a separate window. Then, go into the Outlook Express folder,
locate and then delete the Folders.dbx file. when you restart OE, it will
rebuild this file which keeps track of all of the folders that show up
within OE. If everything is back to normal, you're done. I would consider
occasionally wiping and recreating the backup folder from time to time so
that it's never too far behind the original folder's contents. That way, if
something should go really bad for the DBX files, you'll always have a
semi-recent backup right there that can be quickly restored. Of course, if
it doesn't help with the problem, let me know and we'll discuss the manual
repair method. Just be sure to heat up a large kettle of water as you may
need a bottomless cup of coffee for that session. ;0}
Peace,
Gman
"The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask"
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