Emails lost under storage folders


  1. CWM880
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    Emails lost under storage folders


    Help!

    I have a dilemma here...

    I have folders under STORAGE FOLDERS that I am taking off GMAIL since I wont be using that account no more...

    I have been organizing folders and putting folders for the correct account

    I just noticed I have 6 empty folders... that once had stuff in it......

    Please tell me I havent lost everyting!

    I AM SO ANGRY right now...........

    Thank you,
    Christopher


    ALSO... I have tried restoring those folders from a backup on 01/28 it wont let me says the file is in use and all thats in those missing folders is WINMAIL.FOL no emails

    I got to have those emails very very very important
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  3. CWM880
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    I just went to :

    C:\Users\Christopher\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Live Mail\Storage Folders (1)

    The folders are there, but they're empty..

    All thats under
    C:\Users\Christopher\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Live Mail\Storage Folders

    is deleted mail, sent mail, for newsgroups and all of that
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  4. Logie
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    Did this ever get resolved? I have the same issue, except that I do have a backup of the emails that disappeared. Last night I re-imported them into Windows Live Mail and this morning they were gone again!!! This is only happening with Storage folders. I don't have time to chase this down. If a solution hasn't been identified, I'll move to a Mozilla product.
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  6. CWM880
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    Logie said:
    Did this ever get resolved? I have the same issue, except that I do have a backup of the emails that disappeared. Last night I re-imported them into Windows Live Mail and this morning they were gone again!!! This is only happening with Storage folders. I don't have time to chase this down. If a solution hasn't been identified, I'll move to a Mozilla product.

    Hey Logie,

    Nope, using Outlook 2003 now... But it has issues too lol, because I have 4 accounts in OL, if I get an email from my old AOL address if I try to reply or forward it wants to send from that AOL address not my Yahoo mail Outlook 2007 resolved this issue but its 130 something dollars
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  7. Logie
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    Sorry to hear that Micro$oft wants to dig deeper into your pockets in order to fix their bug. What a business model!!!
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  8. roncerr
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    Have you tried a repair of Windows Live Essentials via Programs and Features? Highlight WLE, click on "uninstall/remove", choose repair in next window. All installed components of the Essentials pack will be repaired, including Mail.
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