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FAO Mac bods...
is there any software available to recover deleted sent e-mail?
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It would not surprise me, outlook express doesn't actually seem to delete anything unless you launch holding down option and rebuild the databases so I would guess there is.
Can't help you any further though I'm afriad. Might help the others if we know what OS and what mail software, if it's OSX and Mail then I suspect you are out of luck, don't know about Netscape or Quickmail if yuo are one of those rare few... |
Like Rich says, are you OSX and Mail, or something else?
I'm sure that OSX stores the email files in a mysterious file somewhere. |
I'll find out the OS & Email programme.
cheers, mike. |
its outlook express for mac if this helps.
cheers, mike. |
Is it MS Entourage?
If it is, have they actually been deleted or have they just disappeared? Sometimes on MS Entourage, they just go away for no reason. A re boot of the programe will solve this. |
no its OE for macs - and yes they have been deleted as the person that deleted them did not want them to be seen.
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OK then so it must be OS9.
I'm not too good with that, but I've searched a few usergroups and this is what I can find hope it helps :): Once it's deleted from the "Deleted Items" folder, it's gone as far as usability by Outlook Express. However, you might still be able to salvage some of the message content. First, locate your user data: Open Outlook Express normally. *When it opens, go to File -> Switch Identities. Click New and create a new identity with an obscure name, Then, when you have it open, hide Outlook Express and open Sherlock. Do a search for the name you entered. *A folder will then appear with the exact name.**Click on it, and look below to see the path.**The folder named Identities is where your data is stored. *Make a note of the location. It should be in one of the following two places: * Macintosh HD:Documents:Microsoft User Data:Identities * Outlook Express 5 Folder:Identities Once you find it, open your identity folder, and Option-drag the "Messages" file to the Desktop to make a copy. Now, open a word processor (like AppleWorks or Word). Go to File -> Open, then choose the "Messages" file on the Desktop. Be patient, it may take awhile to open. Do NOT make any modifications, as tempting as it may look. Find the message you are looking for (use Edit -> Find), and Copy/Paste into a new document. Do NOT save any changes if prompted. You can then delete the Messages file on the Desktop. On 12/23/02 11:43 AM, in article 6a5a1329.0212230943.2e26992c@posting.google.com, "Susan" <smorten@kc.rr.com> wrote: |
Cheers mate, I knew how to do that on a PC, I hadn't realised it could be done on a Mac aswell.
Basically I have told him to do a search for .dbx files and then copy the deleted items folder to somewhere then have a mess about opening it up - the problem is neither of us can drive a Mac :( oh well, should be fun:) cheers, mike. |
hit command F, throws up a find dialog, you should be able to look for filenames ending with .dbx so do that, which will show the files, you can then, from the results window, copy these items to the desktop, so you can mess with them.
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