How do I retrieval Compact email

check in c:\\document and settings\*dir with your name\Local settings\Application Data\identities/ *dir with long name\Microsoft\outlook
there you will find your emails. Import from this place.

* = every one has different name on this dir.so you have to check what is the name of yours.

This is the solution from this site (http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:1_bRZwNWpeYJ:answers.yahoo.com/question/index%3Fqid%3D20060921072129AAdrzaH+uncompact+emai l+%22outlook+express%22&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=12)

Usually, when Outlook Express compacts email it just removes unused/empty space in the folder and the email stays intact but takes up less room. However, there seem to be a lot of people with the same issue.
Good luck.