Changing Windows Mail store in Vista

[Guest]

Hi.

I would like to change the location of where Windows Mail stores my mail
(ie: inbox, sent items, etc) ... from where ever the default is to a location
on a second hard drive in my machine ... not as a backup copy but as the
default storage location.

How would I do that?

Thanks.

 

[Keith Miller MVP]

Tools -> Options -> 'Advanced' tab -> 'Maintenance...' button -> 'Store
Folder...' button.

 

[Guest]

Thanks Keith, I'll give this a try.
R

Tools -> Options -> 'Advanced' tab -> 'Maintenance...' button -> 'Store
Folder...' button.


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Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

Hi.

I would like to change the location of where Windows Mail stores my mail
(ie: inbox, sent items, etc) ... from where ever the default is to a
location
on a second hard drive in my machine ... not as a backup copy but as the
default storage location.

How would I do that?

Thanks.

 

[Guest]

I used outlook express and have a specific folder to maintain my e-mails in.
When I try to change it to that folder, it will not accept it since the
folder is not empty. This is on a new system and I migrated my files/programs
over from my old system. OE will not load and I cannot export to windows
mail. How can I have windows mail bring in my mail from OE?

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM]

I used outlook express and have a specific folder to maintain my e-mails
in.
When I try to change it to that folder, it will not accept it since the
folder is not empty. This is on a new system and I migrated my
files/programs
over from my old system. OE will not load and I cannot export to windows
mail. How can I have windows mail bring in my mail from OE?

You can't load Outlook Express in Vista.

 

[Steve Cochran]

See www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#wm

OE doesn't exist in Vista and the file structure is different. I don't know
what made you think you could do what you are trying to do.

steve

 

[Guest]

I've tried this but it doesn't work. Iven bu starting Windows Mail as an
admin. And restarting it. Any fix for this ?

Tools -> Options -> 'Advanced' tab -> 'Maintenance...' button -> 'Store
Folder...' button.


--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

Hi.

I would like to change the location of where Windows Mail stores my mail
(ie: inbox, sent items, etc) ... from where ever the default is to a
location
on a second hard drive in my machine ... not as a backup copy but as the
default storage location.

How would I do that?

Thanks.

 

[Guest]

Finaly it works : but after doing this you have to not only leave Windows
mail but also eventually kill any win "winmail.exe" process that's
remaining(alt ctrl suppr + task manager + process) . It was the problem
Thanks
Lionel

Tools -> Options -> 'Advanced' tab -> 'Maintenance...' button -> 'Store
Folder...' button.


--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

Hi.

I would like to change the location of where Windows Mail stores my mail
(ie: inbox, sent items, etc) ... from where ever the default is to a
location
on a second hard drive in my machine ... not as a backup copy but as the
default storage location.

How would I do that?

Thanks.