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Strange Case of Missing Messages

This is a shot in the dark, but in the past, I have done the following:

Make a complete safety copy of your pmail folder.

Now, working with the original, remove all the recent files (hopefully the ones created since the problem occurred).

Then re-add the files one at a time and see if that corrects the problem.  Theoretically, when you put the corrupted file back, the problem will occur.  The idea is that one of your files is corrupted, and when Pegasus recreates that file (pmail.ini for example), the problem will be corrected.  In the same vein, you might also try temporarily de-locating files in your pegasus folder that have a creation date of 2004.

Good luck! 

<p>This is a shot in the dark, but in the past, I have done the following:</p><p>Make a complete safety copy of your pmail folder.</p><p>Now, working with the original, remove all the recent files (hopefully the ones created since the problem occurred).</p><p>Then re-add the files one at a time and see if that corrects the problem.  Theoretically, when you put the corrupted file back, the problem will occur.  The idea is that one of your files is corrupted, and when Pegasus recreates that file (pmail.ini for example), the problem will be corrected.  In the same vein, you might also try temporarily de-locating files in your pegasus folder that have a creation date of 2004.</p><p>Good luck! </p>

I'm using 4.63. I've been a Pegasus user for an error-free, long time. Now I have a mystery! I have a folder that shows it contains 71 messages. When I open the folder, it displays the messages in my normal configured listing--"From-Subject-Date/Time-Size." When I open any message in the folder, it displays absolutely blank -- no headers, no text, no raw view, no properties -- nothing, blank. When I check the folder for consistency, it displays this error message --"Index indicates invalid master file location." The advice is re-index the folder. When I re-index  it, it shows only one message with headers and raw view, but no text. The other 70 are gone. This mystery does not occur with any of the other 100's of folders. Just this one.The folder contained messages from 2004, so I'll have to dig into my storage archives to retrieve the originally backed up folder. What I'm concerned about is this -- if this happened to one folder, it may happen to others. So my question is -- what do you think might have occurred to totally damage this folder?

Thanks for your help,

Sam 

<p>I'm using 4.63. I've been a Pegasus user for an error-free, long time. Now I have a mystery! I have a folder that shows it contains 71 messages. When I open the folder, it displays the messages in my normal configured listing--"From-Subject-Date/Time-Size." When I open any message in the folder, it displays absolutely blank -- no headers, no text, no raw view, no properties -- nothing, blank. When I check the folder for consistency, it displays this error message --"Index indicates invalid master file location." The advice is re-index the folder. When I re-index  it, it shows only one message with headers and raw view, but no text. The other 70 are gone. This mystery does not occur with any of the other 100's of folders. Just this one.The folder contained messages from 2004, so I'll have to dig into my storage archives to retrieve the originally backed up folder. What I'm concerned about is this -- if this happened to one folder, it may happen to others. So my question is -- what do you think might have occurred to totally damage this folder?</p><p>Thanks for your help,</p><p>Sam </p>
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