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Oulook: Sent mails no longer saved to "Sent Items" folder

  • 20-05-2004 7:31am
    #1
    dod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 801 ✭✭✭


    On Tuesday I was using my laptop outside enjoying the sun. I didn't notice the battery dying off quicker than usual (in my naivety, I was playing a music CD in the CD player which I reckon crucified the battery), when the laptop unexpectedly shut off.

    Two probems have arisen since
    - the system time reset to 00:00: 01/01/1980 (obviously easily remedied)
    - emails that I send out using MS Outlook are no longer saved in the "Sent Items" folder. I have checked through Outlook, and the option is still checked to save sent items in the folder, but nothing has been saved since the laptop shut itself off on Tuesday.

    I didn't realise that I was so dependent on my "Sent Items" folder- but I'm lost without a record of what I've sent out.

    Any ideas for getting this working again?


    (versions: Windows 2000 Professional 5.0.2195 SP-4 Build 2195 / MS Outlook 2000 SP-3)


Comments

  • #2
    Occidental
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,315 ✭✭✭Occidental


    Personally, I'd back up everything to a pst file, uninstall and re-install Outlook and then restore the pst.


  • #3
    dod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 801 ✭✭✭dod


    Panic over- and the problem arose from me cocking up something simple.

    When I amended the reset time on the PC on Tuesday, I set the date (for some bizarre reason) to 04/05/04 instead of 18/05/04.

    All the emails that I sent have been saved- but under an earlier date. When I didn't see them at the top of the list, I thought they hadn't been saved.

    A basic, avoidable error. If a user made such a basic error, I'd laugh at their incompetence.

    I think I'll just toddle off and eat some humble pie after my stupidity.


  • #4
    po0k
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,817 ✭✭✭✭po0k


    Use IMAP.


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