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Answer» I use outlook express and have for the last 5 years for several email accounts I have. I have a local folder called Sent where copies of all my sent email goes. I periodically clear out those I don't need, but it had a lot of EMAILS in it. I went to this folder today and it had cleared itself 2 days ago and only those files sent in the last 2 days are there. Where did all the other email files go and how do I get them back? HELP! Did you look in trash? Do you have HIDDEN files and folders turned on? That's all I can think of, except to prevent this happening in the FUTURE, check the preferences of Outlook. Or copy that folder somewhere else occasionally. Be aware that there might be a way to get them back, I just don't know it. Wait for someone with more experience to post here.Quote from: typhoeus on September 18, 2008, 12:39:12 PM Did you look in trash? Do you have hidden files and folders turned on? That's all I can think of, except to prevent this happening in the future, check the preferences of Outlook. You're talking about Outlook. He's using Outlook Express, not Outlook. Quote from: rjf228 on September 17, 2008, 05:04:04 PM I use outlook express and have for the last 5 years for several email accounts I have. I have a local folder called Sent where copies of all my sent email goes. I periodically clear out those I don't need, but it had a lot of emails in it. Outlook Express has 5 standard folders, Inbox, Outbox, Sent Items, Deleted Items, and Drafts. You say you have a local folder called Sent. Do you mean the standard Sent Items folder, or is this a folder you created? Quote from: soybean on September 19, 2008, 07:33:49 AM Quote from: typhoeus on September 18, 2008, 12:39:12 PM Did you look in trash? Do you have hidden files and folders turned on? That's all I can think of, except to prevent this happening in the future, check the preferences of Outlook. You're talking about Outlook. He's using Outlook Express, not Outlook. Sorry. LIKE I said, I don't know much. Just wanted to give this thread a bump, really. Good luck, rjf.

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I use outlook express and have for the last 5 years for several email accounts I have. I have a local folder called Sent where copies of all my sent email goes. I periodically clear out those I don't need, but it had a lot of EMAILS in it.

I went to this folder today and it had cleared itself 2 days ago and only those files sent in the last 2 days are there.

Where did all the other email files go and how do I get them back?

HELP!

Did you look in trash? Do you have HIDDEN files and folders turned on? That's all I can think of, except to prevent this happening in the FUTURE, check the preferences of Outlook. Or copy that folder somewhere else occasionally. Be aware that there might be a way to get them back, I just don't know it. Wait for someone with more experience to post here.Quote from: typhoeus on September 18, 2008, 12:39:12 PM

Did you look in trash? Do you have hidden files and folders turned on? That's all I can think of, except to prevent this happening in the future, check the preferences of Outlook.

You're talking about Outlook. He's using Outlook Express, not Outlook.

Quote from: rjf228 on September 17, 2008, 05:04:04 PM

I use outlook express and have for the last 5 years for several email accounts I have. I have a local folder called Sent where copies of all my sent email goes. I periodically clear out those I don't need, but it had a lot of emails in it.

Outlook Express has 5 standard folders, Inbox, Outbox, Sent Items, Deleted Items, and Drafts. You say you have a local folder called Sent. Do you mean the standard Sent Items folder, or is this a folder you created? Quote from: soybean on September 19, 2008, 07:33:49 AM

Quote from: typhoeus on September 18, 2008, 12:39:12 PM
Did you look in trash? Do you have hidden files and folders turned on? That's all I can think of, except to prevent this happening in the future, check the preferences of Outlook.
You're talking about Outlook. He's using Outlook Express, not Outlook.

Sorry. LIKE I said, I don't know much. Just wanted to give this thread a bump, really. Good luck, rjf.

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