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Archived briefcase folder was corrupted when computer went to sleep during copying to archive; how to get it back?thanks!

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Archive folder gives "unaccessible" error message when I try to open it, and the related archive file shows 0 k. I was trying to archive all email from last year and now have lost it all! Is there a temp file where i can recover it? It does seem that the 20gb are still on the drive.

Archive folder gives "unaccessible" error message when I try to open it, and the related archive file shows 0 k. I was trying to archive all email from last year and now have lost it all! Is there a temp file where i can recover it? It does seem that the 20gb are still on the drive.

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Gives that error where?

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When trying to open the folder. The folder size is 0. I know the files are somewhere on the drive because the total storage on the drive equals the amount that this should be (20 gig). Thanks for help!

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lets step back a little here.

Are there files in the drive with the names you associate with your archives? MSF files? SDB folders?

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The problem arose when attempting to copy e-mails into a folder contained in the subdirectory. There is an .sbd file showing up in Widows Explorer but unable to open - it says the file or folder is corrupted. The Subdirectory does not indicate there are other folders below it when trying to access through Thunderbird. Tried repairing the folder in Properties/General Information - Repair Folder, but didn't work. Based on the known size of the files in the folders sub-directory and the amount available on the disk, the folders/files appear to be present on the disk.