transferring inbox files

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I have saved all my OE mail files on a different computer. I then installed WIN XP home on my machine. Of course I have a new installation of OE6 n the machine. How can I transfer my old mail files like inbox, sent, to new OE6 installation. I would prefer to rename inbox to inbox-old etc. and haveboth the new inbox and the old inbox.I placed in inbox-old in the identities folder with inbox.dbx that the installation created but when I open OE6 I do not see indox-old.dbx. The inbox-old.dbx is coming from an installation of WIN98

Any suggestions.
 
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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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post but it works for some people)

Also a good source of Outlook Express info can be found here:
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After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, Lorenson asked:

| I have saved all my OE mail files on a different computer. I then
| installed WIN XP home on my machine. Of course I have a new
| installation of OE6 n the machine. How can I transfer my old mail
| files like inbox, sent, to new OE6 installation. I would prefer to
| rename inbox to inbox-old etc. and haveboth the new inbox and the old
| inbox.I placed in inbox-old in the identities folder with inbox.dbx
| that the installation created but when I open OE6 I do not see
| indox-old.dbx. The inbox-old.dbx is coming from an installation of
| WIN98.
|
| Any suggestions.
 
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Hal Hostetler [MVP DTS]

Backing Up, Recovering and Restoring OE5/6 Files and Settings
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/backup/index.htm
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_oe.htm#xp_oe_restore

Windows XP - FILE & SETTINGS TRANSFER WIZARD
http://aumha.org/win5/a/fast.htm

OLEXP: How to Back Up and Recover Outlook Express Data
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=270670

http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/faqs/how.htm#importOE5
How do I import OE5 and OE6 mail folders?

Hal
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Lorenson said:
I have saved all my OE mail files on a different computer. I then
installed WIN XP home on my machine. Of course I have a new installation of
OE6 n the machine. How can I transfer my old mail files like inbox, sent, to
new OE6 installation. I would prefer to rename inbox to inbox-old etc. and
haveboth the new inbox and the old inbox.I placed in inbox-old in the
identities folder with inbox.dbx that the installation created but when I
open OE6 I do not see indox-old.dbx. The inbox-old.dbx is coming from an
installation of WIN98.
 

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