Why did I lose 400 e-mails. Last night I had about 523 e-mails. In front of my eyes it changed to 123. What happedned where did they go. They were e-mails I have not read. They could be important. What happened? How do I get them back. Where did they go? This was in outlook express.

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See www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#2 Check for a bak file in the recycle bin that you can restore. If there is none, then seewww.oehelp.com/DBXpress/ In the future backup your messages frequently as this happens a lot to people. steve <stressed 1> wrote in message news:Email removed for privacy...Why did I lose 400 e-mails. Last night I had about 523 e-mails. In front of my eyes it changed to 123. What happedned where did they go. They were e-mails I have not read. They could be important. What happened? How do I get them back. Where did they go? This was in outlook express.