Where are messages and their folders in Outlook Express 6?

[Guest]

I have backed up messages and folders (*.dbx files) from OE 5 and a Win98
machine. Where do they go in WinXP and OE 6? Thanks.

 

[Tom Fahey]

C:\Documents and Settings\Your User Name\Local Settings\Application
Data\Identities\{Your User Identifier}\Microsoft\Outlook Express

 

[Bill Schmitt]

On one of my machines where I used OE briefly, the dbx
files ended up in \Documents and Settings\ ---user name---
\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\--- coded
identify number ----\Microsoft\Outlook Express

Where I put ---user name--- is the name of the user whose
files you're trying to move. I don't know the rules for
the coded identity number, but a little trial and error
should get you there.

Bill

 

[Gordon Burgess-Parker]

I have backed up messages and folders (*.dbx files) from OE 5 and a
Win98 machine. Where do they go in WinXP and OE 6? Thanks.

Do not just "copy" the files to their normal location - OE will not see
them. Copy them to another folder an do an import within OE. You must have
saved your folders.dbx file for this to wotk.

 

[Ron Sommer]

After moving to a hard drive folder, check the file properties and remove
the Read Only attribute. Then in OE, File, Import, Messages, OE 6, point to
the hard drive folder.

 

[Guest]

Thanks, everyone, for assisting. I'll give it a try.