Congratulations on your success. It's nice to get feedback
to let us know that a suggested fix is actually working.
Gary VanderMolen
"BearySarah" <BearySarah@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news
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> Thank you Gary and Steve!!!! I decided to do Steve's fix, and just live with
> the
> "imported folders" folder. It worked like a charm. My inbox is empty! Not
> only
> that, but, I was able to move all of my user created folders to the main
> Folders tree with my mouse. So, now all is right with my email world. Until
> the database gets corrupted again. But, that's okay because now I know how
> to fix it. The whole thing took 15 minutes. You guys rock. Thank you.
>
> "BearySarah" wrote:
>
>> I've been tempted to try Steve's fix, but I have emails going back to 1998,
>> and a boatload of user made folders. When I did the import from OE to
>> Windows Mail, it took me 6 hours to get everything straight again. My 16
>> email friends that are stuck in my inbox don't annoy me that much yet. But,
>> just in case that changes, I've made a copy of your instructions, and saved
>> them. It's a shame my idea was a bust.
>> Thank you for the instructions for the fix.
>>
>> "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
>>
>> > That won't work. The problem is actually in the database, not the inbox.
>> > Have you tried Steve Cochran's suggested fix?
>> >
>> > "The only solution so far is to wipe out the database. So go to
>> > Tools | Options | Maintenance | Advanced | Store Folder to find the message
>> > store location. Then move everything under that Windows Mail directory to
>> > another directory. Then restart WinMail and it will open fresh with nothing
>> > in the database. You can then add your accounts and if they work correctly
>> > then you can use File | Import | Messages and choose WinMail format and
>> > point to the directory to which you moved the files."
>> >
>> > Gary VanderMolen
>> >
>> > "BearySarah" <BearySarah@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > news:6B73520C-66E6-4ECF-8182-32144AF89F2E@microsoft.com...
>> > >I have emails stuck in my inbox. I have tried all of the fixes, and I cannot
>> > > get rid of them.
>> > > What if I delete the inbox from my Windows Mail folder, and copy/paste the
>> > > Windows Mail inbox (which is working perfectly) from my laptop into my
>> > > Desktop Windows Mail folder?
>> > > Will it fix the problem? Will it create a huge mess?
>> >