The Dumpfld tool generates a diagnostic file for the contents of a folder file. Dumpfld works with Microsoft Mail version 2.1 and later postoffices. However, it does not provide information from Microsoft Mail 3.0 or 3.2 mail message files (.mmfs).
Use this tool to verify the contents and/or the integrity of a folder file.
There are no side effects from using this tool because it performs a read-only function on the folder file.
To run Dumpfld
dumpfld [-ml] <folder_file name>
The following table lists the command-line options available in Dumpfld and their descriptions:
Option | Description |
-m | Displays all items in the folder file, including deleted items. |
l | Prints extended record information. |
<folder_file name> | The folder file in the current directory where the information is to be dumped. |
To dump all information about all items in the older file 00000002.fld to the computer screen, type the following at the command prompt:
dumpfld -ml 00000002.fld
Typically, .fld files are stored in the Folders subdirectory. Private folders are stored in the Loc\000xxxxx directory, where 000xxxxx is the ID number for that user. Public, group, and shared folders are stored in the Pub subdirectory. Folder files can also be stored locally on a user's hard disk drive or on an alternate network location.
To direct the output to a file, use the MS-DOS redirection symbol ">" and a file name. Following is a sample command that will direct the output of Dumpfld to the Results.txt file:
dumpfld -ml 00000002.fld > results.txt
When you use the -m command-line switch, you may receive the following error message: "Error: Failure to read record." Disregard this error message.