Outlook Express Maiboxes

[Jud Patterson]

Hi,
I want to backup my mail boxes to CD-Rom but I cannot find the files
containing the mail. I'm looking for Inbox.dbx I think (but there are 3
users on my XP machine.) Anybody out there that can tell me how to find the
outlook files?

Thanks..Jud

 

[PA Bear]

One Stop Shopping!
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/backup/index.htm

OK, maybe two http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup.aspx

...or even three http://aumha.org/win5/a/fast.htm.
--
OE6-specific newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress

HTH...Please post back to this thread

~Robear Dyer (aka PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE)
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

 

[Jim Macklin]

Open Outlook Express/Tools/Options/Maintenance, check for
location of the store folder. The path is shown. You can
move it to another drive or partition which protects it from
OS problems.


| Hi,
| I want to backup my mail boxes to CD-Rom but I cannot
find the files
| containing the mail. I'm looking for Inbox.dbx I think
(but there are 3
| users on my XP machine.) Anybody out there that can tell
me how to find the
| outlook files?
|
| Thanks..Jud
|
| --
|
| Failure isn't about falling down, failure is staying down.
| Steve Hogarth, Marillion.com
|
|

 

[SeanJF]

Normally under

C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Local
Settings\Application Data\Identities\{[IDENTITY]}
\Microsoft\Outlook Express

I think

 

[Jud Patterson]

Jim,
Thank you...I found what you are talking about...but when I checked the
"Maintenance" path, beyond Identities, there is nothing showing up (i.e.,
nothing on the right hand side of the screen.) Any ideas? I have my
settings to show 'hidden' files.

Regards..Jud

 

[Alex Nichol]

I want to backup my mail boxes to CD-Rom but I cannot find the files
containing the mail. I'm looking for Inbox.dbx I think (but there are 3
users on my XP machine.) Anybody out there that can tell me how to findthe
outlook files?

In OE, go to Tools - Options - Maintenance and click Store folder.
that gives you the chance to move it, but more important will tell you
where it is now

 

[Jud Patterson]

I did that...and got the path...but when i went to the path, nothing was
visible. I have check 'display hidden files' and 'display system files'. I
used a utility I found to back up my OE stuff so I'm 'happy', but still
frustrated that I couldn't find the files myself.

Jud

I want to backup my mail boxes to CD-Rom but I cannot find the files
containing the mail. I'm looking for Inbox.dbx I think (but there are 3
users on my XP machine.) Anybody out there that can tell me how to find the
outlook files?

In OE, go to Tools - Options - Maintenance and click Store folder.
that gives you the chance to move it, but more important will tell you
where it is now