Q110552: Recovering Folders from a Corrupted Microsoft Mail File
Article: Q110552
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 3.x Retail Product
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.11,3.2
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Last Modified: 19-SEP-1999
3.10 3.11
WINDOWS
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.11
- Microsoft Mail for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.2
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SUMMARY
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The following information is provided by Microsoft "as-is," we make no guarantee
that the steps below will retrieve all messages.
If your Microsoft Windows for Workgroups Mail or Microsoft Mail for Windows mail
file (.MMF) becomes corrupted, you may be able to retrieve some or all of the
folders.
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To retrieve folders:
1. Rename the corrupted .MMF file to OLD.MMF.
2. Run Mail and allow it to create a new .MMF file.
3. From the File menu, choose Import Folder.
4. Select the OLD.MMF file.
5. Choose OK.
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Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbMailSearch kbWFWSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbWFW311 kbMail300 kbMail320
Version : WINDOWS:3.0,3.11,3.2
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