From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: June 24, 2005
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: Inbox.dbx zips up empty
>
> Leo,
> Sometimes when I Zip a folder that has a dbx file or and exe,
> when I Unzip it the dbx or exe has changed into an empty
> folder of the same name. EX: I zipped a folder that included
> Inbox.dbx and Sent.dbx. When I unzipped it there was a Folder
> named Inbox.dbx but Sent.dbx was fine. Why? What can I do
> to stop this problem?
>
> [WinXPhomeSP2 - all updates installed]
My guess would be that you have Outlook Express open at the
time you create the zip file. It probably has the file open,
and locked, making it impossible to read for the zip creation.
Thanks for asking,
Leo
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