FIX: Recover Missing or Lost Folders in Windows Live Mail

Windows Live Mail
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Hi Kevin,
I tried doing a few things here that do not seem to work. Details:

  1. I had a PC which I upgraded from W7 to W10. basically the more updates to the PC the more problems I had and it just made the PC slow and unworkable… I decided to back up and revert back to W7 which still didn’t work as I think my hard drive was going to pack in as I was getting messages to back up and replace my hard drive.
  2. I decided to upgrade my PC to W8.1 to stay away from W10. I restored all my files but files those files that are program ones like MYOB and Windows Live Mail did not transfer over to the respective tiles. I see them in my back up external hard drive in the folder you suggest but when I do the rest of your instructions and then import them into windows live mail I get the following message:
    “No messages can be found in this folder or another application has the required files open.
    Please select another folder or try closing applications that may have files open”
    The thing is no other program is open apart from Windows Live Mail. I have tried to hunt this but it seems as thought it is a window 8.1 frustration.
    Any Idea?
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I can’t thank you enough, I was distraught when I opened Windows LIve Mail and there was nothing in my inbox and no folders. Going through your steps re Compact View all the emails are still there, I really thought I had lost 10 years of emails. Thank You.