{651FEF03-F5AD-49E8-8735-3B1E6475A8FE} is your GUID, Globally Unique
IDentifier. Your identity in short.

I want you to backup OE just in case.

Follow the instructions to move the store folder and move it to a new folder
on your C Drive. Any place is acceptable.

You can also try this. You said the folder in the path starting in Documents
and Settings had the OE folder, but it was empty? Expand that path in
Windows Explorer, but do not open the Outlook Express folder. Now, open the
folder where your current message store resides to get in the right hand
pane. Use the right mouse key and drag it to the OE folder. When the OE
folder is blue, release the key and then chose Copy. Close everything and
then reopen Windows Explorer and navigate back to the OE message store
folder. Open it and see if the dbx files are now in there.

But *back up first*.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"bayskater" wrote in message
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Hi Bruce,

So far, I'm coming to the conclusion that I should sort-of rebuild the
path to my store folder By:

1.Going to the empty {651FEF03-F5AD-49E8-8735-3B1E6475A8FE} folder (are
those brackets part of the folder name ?)
2. create a folder within that folder and call it "Microsoft"
3. Open the Microsoft folder and create a new folder in it called "Outlook
Express"
4. Using the procedure at the link you gave me
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/how.htm#movestore and move the store into
that new "Outlook Express" folder.
What bothers me about that is that it seems to make that seemingly-complex
"Identity" meaningless.

I presume that your caution to back up OE before I start means, in my
case, to copy all my .dbx files to my backup media.

Thanks,

Fred



"bayskater" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I just searched on One of my dbx files and it shows up with all of my
e-mail dbx files (not my newsgroup dbx files) in a folder called
C:/BACKUP and also on my M:/ (external HD used for backup)

According to where my msg store is SUPPOSED to be I'd expect to have
found the dbx files in an Outlook Express folder.
I guess I'm messed up. How badly?

Fred


"bayskater" wrote in message
...
Hi,
The instructions you gave me show that the msg store is now located at:
Data\Identities\{651FEF03-F5AD-49E8-8735-3B1E6475A8FE}\Microsoft\Outlook
Express

However, the {651FEF03-F5AD-49E8-8735-3B1E6475A8FE} is EMPTY and does
not contain a Microsoft and/or an Outlook Express folder.

I try to be careful, and certainly didn't intentionally move the message
store.
I did a *.dbx search and came up with a list of all of my dbx files ....
so I guess my dbx files are there OK. How serious is the lack of
identity? (identity theft:-))

Fred

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
I'm a little confused. If the folder is empty, you must have moved the
message store, but the instructions I gave you to find it should show
where it is now.

Try a search for *.dbx and check Advanced Search and include Hidden
Files and Folders. See what you come up with.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"bayskater" wrote in message
...
Hi Bruce,

Following that, I get this address for my msg sto

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Local Settings\Application
Data\Identities\{651FEF03-F5AD-49E8-8735-3B1E6475A8FE}\Microsoft\Outlook
Express
When I clicked OK see below *** It gives me the page of dbx icons that
I got when I used the "Favorites Link, but not the Microsoft or
Outlook Express folder.

Using Windows Explorer I come to the same dead end where I get to the
{651FEF03-F5AD-49E8-8735-3B1E6475A8FE} folder and it's EMPTY.

I don't really understand this stuff. Is it possible that my identity
has disappeared, and if so is that a disaster?

Can I create a new folder called Outlook Express, copy all of those
dbx files into it , then copy the new OE folder to my backup disk?

Thanks,
Fred


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location
of your Outlook Express files. Press the Tab key to highlight the
folder location, then Ctrl+C. Close OE, then Start | Run | Ctrl+V
will put the location in the box - ***Click OK and you'll see the OE
files.*** Otherwise, write the location down and navigate to it in
Windows Explorer.

In WinXP, Win2K & Win2K3, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by
default marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer,
you must enable Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control
Panel | Folder Options Icon | View, or in Windows Explorer | Tools |
Folder Options | View.

Backup & Resto

http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/

http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx

Backing up and Cloning your OE Identities:
http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/clone.htm
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"bayskater" wrote in message
...
Hi,
I'm looking for my message store to back it up, as I've done a few
times in the past.

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Application
Data\Identities\{651FEF03-F5AD-49E8-8735-3B1E6475A8FE}

When I follow this address, I get to the Identities, click on it and
see the folder {651FEF03-F5AD-49E8-8735-3B1E6475A8FE}, The problem
is that folder shows as empty. I think in the past, clicking on that
folder would show a 'Microsoft" folder, which when opened would have
an 'Outlook Express' folder.

Sometime in the past, when at my message store I made it a
"Favorite" page. When I click on that favorites link I get to a page
that contains icons for all of my dbx files. I suppose I can Select
All and copy all of those to my external HD used for backup, but was
hoping to get to the Outlook Express folder and copy that whole
folder to backup.
Can someone set me straight on this?

Thanks, .... Fred