[AJD] OT Windows XP Pro--Mailboxes

[Steve W.]

Gary,
  The files also contain any saved mail so if you have any you want to 
keep then back-up and move them. I usually put mine on a separate drive 
where I keep daily backups. Once a week I copy them to my secondary 
back-up drive in the safe.

Gary Epps wrote:
> Steve, thank you for your reply.  I was able to find the .dbx files in 
> XP Home by right clicking on start and exploring the C drive, but when I 
> did this with XP Pro I can only find documents and 
> settings/administrator, but no local settings.  So the only way I can 
> copy use my old .dbx files is to redirect OE to store mail in a new 
> folder that has the old .dbx files in it, right?  If I am not concerned 
> about retaining today's files I assume it is not necessary to back up 
> the existing folder, correct?
> I am a user of programs rather than an accomplished computer guy.  At 
> this point in the day my cognitive powers are seriously weakened from 
> sorting this thing out for most of the day, so if I sound fuzzy, I 
> apologize.
> Gary
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve W." <falcon at telenet.net>
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> Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 7:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [AJD] OT Windows XP Pro--Mailboxes
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> 
>>
>>
>> Gary Epps wrote:
>>> I need help.  Can anyone tell me where Window XP Pro puts the Outlook 
>>> Express mailboxes.  I have a new computer and I am trying to move my 
>>> old XP Home mailboxes to XP Pro.  I have  had no luck finding where 
>>> they are stored.  Does XP Pro use the .dbx suffix for mailboxes like 
>>> XP Home does?
>>>
>>> Thank you for whatever help you can give me.
>>>
>>> Gary
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>>
>> Gary,
>>  Open outlook Express.
>> Now go to Tools/Options
>> Go to the Maintenance tab and find the "Store Folder" button at the 
>> bottom.
>> Click on it and it will show you the path to the folder with your 
>> messages in it. You can change the message store to any folder 
>> location you want BUT back up the original first.
>> What I do on machines running OE is to create a new folder in Windows 
>> Explorer, then I copy the message files out of the original folder to 
>> my new folder. Then open OE and change the store folder location to 
>> the new file. It will tell you that there is already a message store 
>> there and ask you if you want to use it. Click yes and you will now 
>> know where the messages are and can make a backup of the file when you 
>> want.
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Steve W.
>> Near Cooperstown, New York
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