Lost lengthy email being composed

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John Richards

I was composing a rather lengthy email in Outlook 2002 when it locked up
on me. After rebooting the computer, the message I had been composing
was nowhere to be found. The contents of that message represents about
four hours of research that I would have to repeat. Does Outlook create a
temporary file for a new message being composed? The PC runs WinXP Pro,
if it makes any difference. Any help would be appreciated.
 
Do you have a copy in the drafts folder? Also, check the hidden Outlook
temporary folder.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
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After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, John Richards
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| I was composing a rather lengthy email in Outlook 2002 when it locked
| up on me. After rebooting the computer, the message I had been
| composing was nowhere to be found. The contents of that message
| represents about four hours of research that I would have to repeat.
| Does Outlook create a temporary file for a new message being
| composed? The PC runs WinXP Pro, if it makes any difference. Any
| help would be appreciated.
 
Milly Staples said:
Do you have a copy in the drafts folder?
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Nope, that's the first place I looked.
Also, check the hidden Outlook temporary folder.
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Where can I find that?


John Richards

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, John Richards
asked:

| I was composing a rather lengthy email in Outlook 2002 when it locked
| up on me. After rebooting the computer, the message I had been
| composing was nowhere to be found. The contents of that message
| represents about four hours of research that I would have to repeat.
| Does Outlook create a temporary file for a new message being
| composed? The PC runs WinXP Pro, if it makes any difference. Any
| help would be appreciated.
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You can find your location in the registry;
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\Security]
OutlookSecureTempFolder

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John Richards said:
"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
Do you have a copy in the drafts folder?
Click to expand...

Nope, that's the first place I looked.
Also, check the hidden Outlook temporary folder.
Click to expand...

Where can I find that?


John Richards

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, John Richards
asked:

| I was composing a rather lengthy email in Outlook 2002 when it locked
| up on me. After rebooting the computer, the message I had been
| composing was nowhere to be found. The contents of that message
| represents about four hours of research that I would have to repeat.
| Does Outlook create a temporary file for a new message being
| composed? The PC runs WinXP Pro, if it makes any difference. Any
| help would be appreciated.
Click to expand...
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