Outlook Express - Document Recovery?

[helpneeded101]

I was typing a fairly long letter in Outlook when the power went out -- and I think you know the rest of the story.

I don't see any kind of auto save features in OE, but I just thought I'd check if there is any hope of me being able to recover it, or is the letter gone?  (I did not save it at all... was just typing away for over 30 mins.)

(And yes, in the future all long letters will now be typed in Word!)

[Fed]

Outlook doesn't auto save, sorry.

[Rob Pomeroy]

Outlook DOES auto-save, to the drafts folder.  Check there first.

[Fed]

That's news to me Rob, do you know where the settings are for it?
ie: Save every 5 mins kind of stuff?

[Rob Pomeroy]

I'm sorry - I don't use Outllok Express (ack phht); I imagine that kind of setting if it exists is buried somewhere in the registry.  I've never particularly investigated, but in my use of Outlook (which has a very similar auto-save to drafts feature) I get the impression that the draft is continually saved as you go along.  So if you crash, the email should be fully intact up to the point where you were when the crash occurred.

That's just my impression though - I've never tested it specifically.

[soybean]

Yep, this is one of the differences between OE and Outlook.  OE has no auto-save feature.  In Outlook, the option to set the auto save feature is in Tools, Options, Preferences, E-mail Options, Advanced E-mail Options.

[helpneeded101]

Ok thanks for the infor.  I did check the drafts right away after the computer crashed but there was no document there.  I guess there must be some obscure setting for it somewhere.  Oh well, back to typing out the lette again... this time in Word

[soybean]

Ok thanks for the infor.  I did check the drafts right away after the computer crashed but there was no document there.  I guess there must be some obscure setting for it somewhere.  Oh well, back to typing out the lette again... this time in Word

Again, there's no setting, whether obscure or not, for auto save in OE.  The Drafts folder can be used to save a message that you've started but want to finish later.  If you have a partially composed message or a completed message that you want to send later, click on File, Save, and the message will be saved in the Drafts folder.  Here's a reference confirming this: Using Outlook Express for E-mail

[Rob Pomeroy]

Pants.    Yet another reason to ditch O.E.

[soybean]

Ok thanks for the infor.  I did check the drafts right away after the computer crashed but there was no document there.  I guess there must be some obscure setting for it somewhere.  Oh well, back to typing out the lette again... this time in Word

If you're copying the message from Word to OE after you type it, you might want to try just executing the Send via Word.  To do that, select File, Send To, Mail Recipient, and go from there.  

[soybean]

Pants.    Yet another reason to ditch O.E.

Yeah, I agree.  However, I've been using OE for years and haven't had problems using it.  However, I now use Outlook for an email account related to a website I maintain, and use OE for personal email.  I may eventually transition all email over to Outlook.  

Since I have a UPS for my computer, I'm not worried about the power outage, such as the person who started this topic experienced.  

[Fed]

My OE works fine, I don't use it. LOL!