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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: razzo on 06 September 2013, 19:44:07

Title: outlook express 6 help
Post by: razzo on 06 September 2013, 19:44:07
SWMBO has deleted a sub folder in inbox containing all her saved e mail's, its not showing up in deleted items & not in the recycle bin,she fears its gone forever & is in bits is there any way of restoring this folder,
never seen her cry so much  :(
Title: Re: outlook express 6 help
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 06 September 2013, 19:55:47
I hope this thread helps :-\
http://forums.cnet.com/7723-6122_102-553873/restoring-an-accidentally-deleted-folder/ (http://forums.cnet.com/7723-6122_102-553873/restoring-an-accidentally-deleted-folder/)

or this one
http://www.justanswer.com/computer/2az4n-recover-deleted-sub-folder-outlook-express6.html
Title: Re: outlook express 6 help
Post by: dbug on 06 September 2013, 20:41:17
Worth trying this - assuming deleted files have not already been overwritten! - http://www.active-undelete.com/lite.htm (http://www.active-undelete.com/lite.htm)
HTH  :y
Title: Re: outlook express 6 help
Post by: TheBoy on 07 September 2013, 10:25:33
I think OE's files are a btree type database, which are notoriously hard to recover I'm afraid :(
Title: Re: outlook express 6 help
Post by: dbug on 07 September 2013, 23:09:54
Quote from: TheBoy on 07 September 2013, 10:25:33
I think OE's files are a btree type database, which are notoriously hard to recover I'm afraid :(

Yep sure they are (trying hard to remember much about OE's dbx files)
Title: Re: outlook express 6 help
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 07 September 2013, 23:42:49
after seventies most file systems and db systems were organized as btree structure.. recovery not that hard if proper precautions are done by programmers..  however, its an important fact that some programmers go for the easy and simply overwrite old/deleted siblings without logs (or re-organize).. I have spent considerable time on them for better efficiency some 20+ years ago ;D   by the way writing mutually recursive functions are beyond the scope of many programmers..