If you put these dbx files in /one/ folder and include Folders .dbx, then
this should work. File | Import | Messages | Microsoft Outlook Express 6 |
Import from a store directory and point to the folder containing the dbx
files.

You don't have to include ones you don't need, except Folders.dbx.

If you import the Inbox, for example, just move any messages in the current
Inbox to a user created folder first so they do not get overwritten.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Ricky Ricardo" wrote in message
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Hi,

I should have explained I'm developing this procedure for a friend of mine
for whom we've been able to recover most of his hard drive. I want to
provide crystal clear and detailed instructions for him, as this is what
he will require.

I'm not sure if we recovered *all* his folders or not, but here are the
ones recovered and currently on *my* desktop (he has a DVD of the files
however I"ve asked him to hold off doing anything until I've got a step by
step procedure for him):

- deleted items.dbx
- inbox.dbx
- sent.dbx
- folders.dbx
- outbox.dbx
- received.dbx
- drafts.dbx
- pop3uidl.dbx
- suspjunkmail.dbx

The only important ones for him to have back and incorporated in his new
"setup" are sent.dbx, inbox.dbx, and received.dbx. I'm not sure of the
significance of folders.dbx.

He currently has new versions of these folders .....so the exercise is to
give him back his old inbox, old sent, etc. as reference.

As a test, I renamed all the recovered dbx files on my desktop (i.e.
inbox_recovery.dbx, sent_recovery.dbx, etc). Concurrently, I created a
new folder in my Outlook Express (sent_recovery.dbx). After some trial
and error, I was able to move the sent_recovery.dbx file over to my
Message Store and successfully see it and use it.

I'm not sure I could easily repeat this though, as within the message
store O/Express on its own renamed the file a few times as "sent_recovery
(1).dbx". Again, after some renaming, I was able to get this one folder
to "work" on my system.

So...I'm not sure of the significance of folders.dbx (and the comment "You
can't import in the normal fashion without Folders.dbx in the mix", and
I'm not sure if I followed the directions below as they were intended. I
certainly never encountered the Prompt - "Do you want to
overwrite......."?

Comments please?

Thanks in advance.




"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
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
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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