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How Do I Find Files?
Where do I look for my folders and emails? My desktop PC has died but the
Hard Drive is still good, so I have put it into a ‘caddy’ and connected via USB to my laptop. What I want to do now is to transfer my desktop’s OE6 address book, and all my old emails in their folders, to the laptop PC; but I don’t know how to find them. Searching for “*.eml” does no good, so I guess they are held in some highly condensed form somewhere. I cannot run OE6 from the caddy-mounted hard drive (or can I?). |
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How Do I Find Files?
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 & Win2K3, 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. Address Book Location: http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/where.htm#findwab See these links for everything you need to do to backup & restore properly. Backup & Resto http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/ http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx Backing up and Cloning your OE Identities: http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/clone.htm If you are transferring to another PC, and have access to a Windows XP setup CD, or if both computers are running Windows XP, see: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...pten.mspx#EBAA -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express ~IB-CA~ "John Jeffrey" wrote in message ... Where do I look for my folders and emails? My desktop PC has died but the Hard Drive is still good, so I have put it into a ‘caddy’ and connected via USB to my laptop. What I want to do now is to transfer my desktop’s OE6 address book, and all my old emails in their folders, to the laptop PC; but I don’t know how to find them. Searching for “*.eml” does no good, so I guess they are held in some highly condensed form somewhere. I cannot run OE6 from the caddy-mounted hard drive (or can I?). |
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How Do I Find Files?
Thanks for a rapid and comprehensive reply. All sorted!
"Bruce Hagen" wrote: 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 & Win2K3, 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. Address Book Location: http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/where.htm#findwab See these links for everything you need to do to backup & restore properly. Backup & Resto http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/ http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx Backing up and Cloning your OE Identities: http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/clone.htm If you are transferring to another PC, and have access to a Windows XP setup CD, or if both computers are running Windows XP, see: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...pten.mspx#EBAA -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express ~IB-CA~ "John Jeffrey" wrote in message ... Where do I look for my folders and emails? My desktop PC has died but the Hard Drive is still good, so I have put it into a ‘caddy’ and connected via USB to my laptop. What I want to do now is to transfer my desktop’s OE6 address book, and all my old emails in their folders, to the laptop PC; but I don’t know how to find them. Searching for “*.eml” does no good, so I guess they are held in some highly condensed form somewhere. I cannot run OE6 from the caddy-mounted hard drive (or can I?). |
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How Do I Find Files?
You're welcome.
-- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express ~IB-CA~ "John Jeffrey" wrote in message ... Thanks for a rapid and comprehensive reply. All sorted! "Bruce Hagen" wrote: 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 & Win2K3, 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. Address Book Location: http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/where.htm#findwab See these links for everything you need to do to backup & restore properly. Backup & Resto http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/ http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx Backing up and Cloning your OE Identities: http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/clone.htm If you are transferring to another PC, and have access to a Windows XP setup CD, or if both computers are running Windows XP, see: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...pten.mspx#EBAA -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express ~IB-CA~ "John Jeffrey" wrote in message ... Where do I look for my folders and emails? My desktop PC has died but the Hard Drive is still good, so I have put it into a ‘caddy’ and connected via USB to my laptop. What I want to do now is to transfer my desktop’s OE6 address book, and all my old emails in their folders, to the laptop PC; but I don’t know how to find them. Searching for “*.eml” does no good, so I guess they are held in some highly condensed form somewhere. I cannot run OE6 from the caddy-mounted hard drive (or can I?). |
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How Do I Find Files?
You need to search for *.DBX files for the messages (there will be one
for each OE folder) and *.WAB for the address book. Be sure that the Search is set to include System and Hidden files. -- Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm "John Jeffrey" wrote in message ... Where do I look for my folders and emails? My desktop PC has died but the Hard Drive is still good, so I have put it into a 'caddy' and connected via USB to my laptop. What I want to do now is to transfer my desktop's OE6 address book, and all my old emails in their folders, to the laptop PC; but I don't know how to find them. Searching for "*.eml" does no good, so I guess they are held in some highly condensed form somewhere. I cannot run OE6 from the caddy-mounted hard drive (or can I?). |
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