Trying to find my sent and received emails?

Question

I'm running Xp, outlook express and have 2 computers. On one computer the sent and received has dissappeared. There in some folder on my hard drive. I want them back on my screen when doing email

Answer 1

Do a text search on your computer- when you search, there is a section that asks if you want to find by text- do that. Or title should work too.

Answer 2

One common confusion for both Outlooks under Windows 2000 and Windows XP is that each Windows user account gets their own set of Outlook Express mail folders by default. So if you use multiple accounts in Windows, it's possible that you're simply logged into a different account, and looking at a different set of folders.

Because Outlook and Outlook Express are completely different programs, each has some unique set of issues to look at.

Outlook Express

Outlook Express also has the concept of "Identities", which is another way to manage multiple users with separate email accounts without requiring different Windows accounts. Make sure you're using the identity you think you are.

Even if you're not using multiple accounts or identities, it's a good idea to search your hard disk for additional "message stores" ... the place where Outlook Express keeps your folders. Use Window's "Search for Files or Folders..." feature to look for "*.dbx" files. The directories in which you find those files are other message stores that Outlook Express has used. Knowing where they are, you can now import their contents, if you wish, into your current mailbox.