Location of mail in "Windows.Old"

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I had to reload Vista which meant that I lost my saved e-mails and my
contacts list.
The reload process creates the Windows.Old file from where I was able to
recover my Contacts, (my IE Favourites & my Documents), but I cannot identify
where the old mail is located. Can you provide me with the path, name of file
etc.
Thanks.
 
Take a look in
\windows.old\Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail\Local Folders\...
Each email is in an individual file, with a long cryptic filename ending in .eml.
 
Thanks Gary, That worked!. Funny though, I could only get to it by entering
the path into the search window. In the "live" Windows I can see all of the
folders in "explore" but that doesn't happen in Windows.Old. No big deal I
guess - just an oddity.

Gary VanderMolen said:
Take a look in
\windows.old\Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail\Local Folders\...
Each email is in an individual file, with a long cryptic filename ending in .eml.

--
Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]


Riptide said:
I had to reload Vista which meant that I lost my saved e-mails and my
contacts list.
The reload process creates the Windows.Old file from where I was able to
recover my Contacts, (my IE Favourites & my Documents), but I cannot identify
where the old mail is located. Can you provide me with the path, name of file
etc.
Thanks.
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By default Windows does not show folders with the 'hidden' attribute.
AppData has the hidden attribute. To change that default go to
Folder Options, View.

--
Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]


Riptide said:
Thanks Gary, That worked!. Funny though, I could only get to it by entering
the path into the search window. In the "live" Windows I can see all of the
folders in "explore" but that doesn't happen in Windows.Old. No big deal I
guess - just an oddity.

Gary VanderMolen said:
Take a look in
\windows.old\Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail\Local Folders\...
Each email is in an individual file, with a long cryptic filename ending in .eml.

--
Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]


Riptide said:
I had to reload Vista which meant that I lost my saved e-mails and my
contacts list.
The reload process creates the Windows.Old file from where I was able to
recover my Contacts, (my IE Favourites & my Documents), but I cannot identify
where the old mail is located. Can you provide me with the path, name of file
etc.
Thanks.
Click to expand...
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That occurred to me after I sent my last comment so I found my way around to
change it, but thanks for letting me know. Your help is much appreciated as I
recovered some important saved correspondence. I am now backing those up to a
CD now I know where emails lurk on the C:\ ........just in case Vista blows
another tire.

Gary VanderMolen said:
By default Windows does not show folders with the 'hidden' attribute.
AppData has the hidden attribute. To change that default go to
Folder Options, View.

--
Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]


Riptide said:
Thanks Gary, That worked!. Funny though, I could only get to it by entering
the path into the search window. In the "live" Windows I can see all of the
folders in "explore" but that doesn't happen in Windows.Old. No big deal I
guess - just an oddity.

Gary VanderMolen said:
Take a look in
\windows.old\Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail\Local Folders\...
Each email is in an individual file, with a long cryptic filename ending in .eml.

--
Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]


"Riptide" <Vancouver, BC> wrote in message I had to reload Vista which meant that I lost my saved e-mails and my
contacts list.
The reload process creates the Windows.Old file from where I was able to
recover my Contacts, (my IE Favourites & my Documents), but I cannot identify
where the old mail is located. Can you provide me with the path, name of file
etc.
Thanks.
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You're welcome. Good to hear about your success.

--
Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]


Riptide said:
That occurred to me after I sent my last comment so I found my way around to
change it, but thanks for letting me know. Your help is much appreciated as I
recovered some important saved correspondence. I am now backing those up to a
CD now I know where emails lurk on the C:\ ........just in case Vista blows
another tire.

Gary VanderMolen said:
By default Windows does not show folders with the 'hidden' attribute.
AppData has the hidden attribute. To change that default go to
Folder Options, View.

--
Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]


Riptide said:
Thanks Gary, That worked!. Funny though, I could only get to it by entering
the path into the search window. In the "live" Windows I can see all of the
folders in "explore" but that doesn't happen in Windows.Old. No big deal I
guess - just an oddity.

:

Take a look in
\windows.old\Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail\Local Folders\...
Each email is in an individual file, with a long cryptic filename ending in .eml.

--
Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]


"Riptide" <Vancouver, BC> wrote in message I had to reload Vista which meant that I lost my saved e-mails and my
contacts list.
The reload process creates the Windows.Old file from where I was able to
recover my Contacts, (my IE Favourites & my Documents), but I cannot identify
where the old mail is located. Can you provide me with the path, name of file
etc.
Thanks.
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