So yesterday when I looked at the folders in my e-mailbox, I knew that I was not living up to my own standard.

I had a main folder and 4 sub-folders for new subscribers to my newsletter, each labeled with the name of a different ad campaign that subscribers came from.

Two of these campaigns I'm not running any longer.

To make a long story short, after consolidating two of these email folders I proceeded to delete the empty folder. The folder that I had emptied was the main folder, therefore all of the sub folders were also deleted.

What had I done!

Better yet what do I do? I know that one of those folders had 20 some new subscribers and I didn't know how many were in the other folders.

I immediately emailed a friend with a background in computers to see if there was a way to recover the lost folders.

She immediately replied, hhmmmm --- that's a real stumper! I think you're @#%*........

By having a functional knowledge of computers I knew that the things are usually not permanently deleted the first time around so I began to search the computer for my folders.

They didn't show in the delete folder or the recycle bin. I clicked on View on the tool bar, went to Go To Folder and VOILA!

I found them! They had been relocated as sub directories of the Delete folder.

I was able to recover and relocate the information in those folders.

I now have a very efficient new subscriber email folder and another 75 people to share my learning experience with.

Life is too short to make all the mistakes yourself. That's why I'm here for you.

Thea Swafford
http://Secrets-To-Your-Successful.Com

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