angrynorth

I deleted an email yesterday by mistake and now I need it again. Anybody know a nifty piece of software I can use to retrieve it?

Using XP and OE

DJ Dunk

iTrader: (5)

Your ISP may still have a copy on their server. Might be worth contacting them to find out.

mj

try:
http://www.r-tt.com/RMail.shtml

never used it, just googled for "undelete"outlook express,

have a look :

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...=Google+Search

good luck!

angrynorth

Cheers DJ & MJ. I tried that r-mail but it looks like you have to be using it before the message is deleted as it can only recover its own archived files. Looks like I might have to contact the ISP

TopBanana

I doubt the ISP would still have it

ChrisB

Me too - unless you have Outlook set to leave a copy of messages on the server, the ISP won't keep a copy...

beemerboy

erm. deleted items folder???

BB

ps: if you've emptied this as well, you are a muppet!!! LOL

mj

Angry,

The R-mail proggie does work, I have just created a new folder in OE called "me" and copied in 4 messages. I then deleted the messages from the folder "me" and then deleted them from deleted items folder.

Then I fired up R mail, expanded the tree on the left, right clicked on the "me" folder and selected "messge base recovery"

The 4 messages I deleted are now viewable in the pane to the top right, the contents can be seen in the lower right pane.


It depends on how big the .dbx file is - if its reasonable you can actually view with wordpad - the text in the body of the messages will be in there somewhere ( inbetween zillions of zeros !!!), and if your deleted items folder is anything like mine 277 meg, it will take about 3 months to open.


was it the attachments or the text that was important in the lost message?

angrynorth

Yep beemerboy I do feel like a muppet for doing it . But I was doing some frenzied "spring cleaning" to clear out some old files and just hit the "Empty deleted Items" tab without thinking.

Nevermind eh?

(edited for my excellent spolling)

[Edited by angrynorth - 5/29/2003 3:40:19 PM]

angrynorth

MJ. Just tried that programme again and it works
Must have been half asleep before.

Cheers

mj

so you got what you wanted?

...must have been a love letter.....

boxst

Hello

Which is why I would recommend people installing Eraser http://www.tolvanen.com/eraser/ to remove all tracks of those dodgy love letters and other things on your computer!

Steve.

angrynorth

Unfortunatley 'twas work related .

I like to keep a special folder for love ones