Can someone please explain to me how some of your email messages in Outlook Express can just disappear, this isn't the first time this has happened....all of my emails between certain dates have just vanished (ex: 8/20/05-9/12/05) Thanx in advance.

Are you using a virus checker with email scanning? If so I've heard that they can cause these sort of problems and that they are best turned off. The virus checker will still do it's stuff if you try to open an infected attachment. Sometimes email scanning can be fiddly to stop properly but I only know about AVG. Apart from this I've no idea. DerekW

If you want a detailed "why" can't explain that. But here are a couple of "how" and what to do to avoid losing emails. You maintain a questionable practice if any of the default folders are used for long time storage of large amounts of emails (Inbox/Outbox/Sent Items/Deleted Items/Draft). OE is known for emails disappearing particularly from the Inbox. Custom folders should be created and used. Manual maintenance should be done on a regular basis. Only when you are OFFLINE. Or if you click File and choose Work offline. Click File->Folder. Then choose Compact All Folders. This will optimize the DBX files. Optimizing takes out all the wasted space. Do not check Compact messages in the background. This can lead to lost emails. (Tools->Options. Maintenance Tab) sekirt

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