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Retrieve an overwritten outlook express folder?

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by src-brian

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Ok, I was copying the outlook express store folder from and older machine to a new machine. The OE folder was stored on a network drive. From there i placed the store folder in a different location. Without thinking I opened OE to change the location of the folder on the new machine. Now our email server is set up to forward all emails to the client machine when they open their email client. So after i opened OE, it downloaded the newest emails, but since i changed the location of the folder after it downloaded them....it overwrote all the new ones. Is there anyway to retrieve those emails that were overwritten?

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by thumbsup2

There is a chance that you can locate the default folder on the new machine and copy it to another location, then try to import those emails back into where the folder is now being stored. Changing the location of the folder after you opened the program SHOULDN'T overwrite the copy stored on the local machine. It should still be there. All you've done is change the pointer to where another folder is stored.

by src-brian

Ok, the first place that i should have checked had the answer. The recycle bin had the inbox folder that contained the emails i needed to bring back. Once i restored that inbox folder to its original destination, i went into outlook express and pointed the program back to that original destination and it brought back those emails.

by thumbsup2

Your original post, and the title of this thread, says you overwrote the file. It would have been nice if you included the SMALL detail of having DELETED the file instead of overwriting it.

by src-brian

I did overwrite the folder, and was not prompted for anything to be deleted or sent to the recycle bin. That is why i didnt think to search there, until i ran a search for "inbox" and it showed one in the recycle bin dated today.

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