"Margaret" wrote in message
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: Margaret
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: "Alias" wrote:
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: Margaret wrote:
: I have transferred my OE6 settings (addresses and messages) to a new
computer
: and everything appears to work, except for folder management. I can't
create
: a new folder and I can't create a message rule to transfer incoming
mails to
: a specific folder. All this worked perfectly on the old computer
(running
: W2000, the new one has XP, but both OE6), so I suspect something going
wrong
: in the transfer - but what?
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: Might help if you enlighten us as to how, exactly, you transferred the
: addresses and messages.
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: Alias
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: Documents and settings/user account/local settings/application
data/identities/(identity)/microsoft/Outlook Express. This last item I
imported as oe6 store directory into the new computer's OE.
: Oddly enough, it also imported all subfiles of Inbox, but not Inbox
itself.
: I wonder if I should delete the whole lot and try again - perhaps I did
: something wrong during the process of importing, when I found I had 2
: inboxes, 2 outboxes etc? But how do I reverse the process in the most
: efficient manner possible (not leaving traces of identities which are not
in
: use?
:
Did you use File, Import?

If you are using OE, you are using an Identity.
Where you using Hotmail?
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Ronald Sommer