local settings

[Frank]

I upgraded from Win98 to 2000 Professional with an upgrade
CD. I use Outlook Express for e-mail. After the upgrade,
I can't find the message files although I can read them in
Outlook. The properties of my inbox, outbox etc. says
they are at C:\Documents and Settings\Frank\Local
Settings\Application Data but I can't find that path
anywhere on my hard drive. I want to back up my e-mail
messages. Please help me find them.

 

[Dave Patrick]

By default the Store folder is
%userprofile%\Application Data\Identities\{SID}\Microsoft\Outlook Express
(Also note the directory may be hidden)

Or try searching your drive for the *.dbx files. Also see Tom Koch's web
site for some excellent help on backup/restoring your Outlook Express stuff.
http://www.tomsterdam.com/

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Regards,

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:
|I upgraded from Win98 to 2000 Professional with an upgrade
| CD. I use Outlook Express for e-mail. After the upgrade,
| I can't find the message files although I can read them in
| Outlook. The properties of my inbox, outbox etc. says
| they are at C:\Documents and Settings\Frank\Local
| Settings\Application Data but I can't find that path
| anywhere on my hard drive. I want to back up my e-mail
| messages. Please help me find them.