You can't import in the normal fashion without Folders.dbx in the mix. You
will have to do it manually. The first thing to do is to rename the dbx
files on your Desktop so that the do not have the same name as any currently
in OE and then do the following for each one.

Open OE and create a folder with the *exact* same name as the one on your
desktop. Open the new folder and then close OE. Go to Windows Explorer and
locate the Message Store folder for your OE identity, but don't open it.
Click Desktop and drag the file from the Desktop to the OE store folder.
Prompt - "Do you want to overwrite......."? Click Yes.

Regarding #3. You say the files are on the Desktop. What 5 out of 10 files
are you looking at? Are these for the current identity?

You may be looking at another identity, possibly one you no longer use. To
be sure you are looking in the correct Message Sto

Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location of
your Outlook Express files. Press the Tab key to highlight the folder
location, then Ctrl+C. Close OE, then Start | Run | Ctrl+V will put the
location in the box - Click OK and you'll see the OE files. Otherwise, write
the location down and navigate to it in Windows Explorer.

In WinXP, Win2K & Win2K03, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default
marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must enable
Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel | Folder Options
Icon | View, or in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder Options | View.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Ricky Ricardo" wrote in message
news:dMPYg.149280$5R2.117491@pd7urf3no...
Hi there,

I've been unsuccessful in trying to import some "recovered" email into my
current O/E 6 email account.

I should mention:

1. The *.dbx files recovered were from a "dead" hard drive, and are
currently residing on my desktop (10 folders)

2. I've checked the attributes and none are hidden or read only

As an experiment, I've run the wizard (i.e. File Import Messages, OE6,
etc).

3. I'm able to "drill down" to the folder holding the *dbx files but can
only see 5 of the 10.

My question is 2 fold:

1. Is there any particular reason I can't see all the dbx folders?

2. Is there any way I can import the old folders into my new O/Express
without overwriting everything created and in the new folders and Inboxes.
I tried renaming some of the old folders and created folders of the same
name in my "new" tree. However, I still couldn't find these renamed or any
of the missing folders when I ran the wizard.

I'm reluctant to continue with the wizard until I'm clear about the above.

Any help would be appreciated.

Keith