Compacted Messages in email

[Rangier Rover]

I have Outlook express here. My missus came in this morning and said it had compressed the messages from last year to this current day!
Be buggered if I can find any trace:( Is there some way to access the files? Or better put them back. Otherwise I have lost everything:(

Tony:(

[richard4u2]

mine does it every month , i havent lost anything i am assuming it means that it just compressed them in storage only :confused:

[dale]

I have Outlook express here. My missus came in this morning and said it had compressed the messages from last year to this current day!
Be buggered if I can find any trace:( Is there some way to access the files? Or better put them back. Otherwise I have lost everything:(

Tony:(

The compact may have crashed, have a look at the link bellow has steps of a way you may be able to recover your mail.

Compacting helps Outlook Express run smoother and faster.

Before you do a compact do a backup of your mail to be sure you have one.

Why You Should Let Outlook Express Compact Messages When It Asks You - About Email (http://email.about.com/od/outlookexpresstroubles/qt/et_compact_oe.htm)