I can't access my E-Mails in Outlook Express

Hi, I'm new here. Found this site in desperation. When I booted up my computer yesterday morning, Outlook Express started with a blank screen and there were no mails saved. However, I know that they're still there as the storage folder still shows them. I've tried copying the storage folder and importing them again both in Outlook, Outlook Express, Eudora and Mozilla. I've even tried copying them it onto another computer and trying to import them.

Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks.

Hilary
Vienna, Austria

Well, what it sounds like to me is that maybe Outlook needs a kick in the ****. Go into Windows Explorer (not IE) and find the location of your storage folder. IF you're running XP, it's likely going to be within your personal settings folder unless you moved it (Example: C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook) If not, do a file search for 'outlook' or put in a wildcard *.dbx

Once you know where it's stored, make sure Outlook Express is set for that folder. Go to TOOLS>OPTIONS Click the Maintenance tab, click "Store Folder" button. It will show you the current path that is set. If that doesn't match the actual location of the storage folder, change it.

Try that, and post back with the results.

Thanks for the reply. I did all that already - the storage folder is set correctly. When I check in windows explorer all the folders are still there and the data is still in them as I can tell from the size of the files. However, when I open outlook express all that shows on the screen is the empty inbox, outboox, etc. I've tried creating a new identity and using the original folder as the storage folder, but that doesn't work either. It's so frustrating as the information is there and I can't get at it.