Question about Outlook Express

Yesterday I accidentally deleted the folder Microsoft User Data which includes the database file with all the user info to run out look I then proceeded to empty the trash can. I spent some time looking of means to recover the files BUT this morning the bin was restored and I have moved the complete folder out to a separate drive. 

Yesterday I accidentally deleted the folder Microsoft User Data which includes the database file with all the user info to run out look I then proceeded to empty the trash can. I spent some time looking of means to recover the files BUT this morning the bin was restored and I have moved the complete folder out to a separate drive. 

Just installed Outlook 2011 (14.3.8) today. I added a Gmail account and an exchange account. The exchange account synced up fine but my Gmail account is not showing any messages at all. I have a green connection indicator on the gmail account and the bottom right status bar says "connected to gmail" but I have no messages in any of my boxes (sent, inbox,trash, etc). Interestingly enough I am able to send email via gmail using outlook. I have already checked my IMAP settings on the gmail website and tried creating a new Office profile/user identity. These are the same settings and I am using for Gmail on Apple's mail app and I am having no problems over there so I am assuming this is an outlook problem?

Conatact: Office you can add someones Birthday, and add an alert. But what is the alert tied to and how does one edit / adjust it — where, or where the alert comes??.

Notes section: How do you change font? I have a workaround — I can copy past into word, change font and paste back into notes, but this is clumsy. thanks!

The backup database file is in the expected place username/Office 2011 identities/ main identity but the database (about 22Mb) has no suffix to the name so I cannot import it or use the repair tool. Have I missed a point some where?