Hello Ellen5,
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As I understand that you are able to see emails in hotmail page but you are not able to see them in your MSN inbox. It indicates that it's a synchronization issue and in order to fix your issue you have to rename the sdf files which will be in your DB30 folder. Please follow these steps to fix your issue.
Windows Vista/Windows 7
Note: Sign out from MSN then close the program before performing the steps below.
1. Click ‘Start’
2. In the Search box, type the following: %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\MSN
3. Press the ENTER key. (The MSN folder will open)
4. In the MSN folder, do the following:
a. Click ‘Organize’, ‘Folder and Search options’, then ‘View’
b. put a dot on ‘Show hidden files and folders’
c. Uncheck the ‘Hide extensions for known file types’ and ‘Hide protected operating system files options’
d. Click ‘Apply’, then ‘OK’
The db30 folder will appear inside the MSN folder.
5. Open the db30 folder then look for files that end as msn-com.sdf and msn-com_JMF.sdf
6. Right-click, choose ‘Rename’ and add .old after .sdf to both these files
7. Close the db30 folder
Windows XP
Note: Sign out from MSN then close the program before performing the steps below.
1. Click ‘Start’ then ‘Run’
2. Type in the box: %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\MSN
3. Click ‘OK’ (The MSN folder will open)
4. In the MSN folder, do the following:
a. Click ‘Tools’, ‘Folder options’, and then ‘View’
b. Put a dot on ‘Show hidden files and folders’
c. Uncheck the ‘Hide extensions for known file types’
d. Click ‘Apply’, then ‘OK’
The db30 folder will appear inside the MSN folder.
5. Open the db30 folder and look for a file that ends as msn-com.sdf and msn-com_JMF.sdf
7. Right-click, choose ‘Rename’ and add .old after .sdf to both these files
8. Close the db30 folder
Then Sign into Msn and wait for 25-30 minutes for the emails to get synchronized.
Let us know the outcome for further assistance.
Regards,
Sumon