OE does not generate an over quota message. That would be coming from the
ISP. That said, it is easy to do.

Right click on the Desktop an New | Folder. Create as many as needed and for
now, put them on the left side of the Desktop.

Open OE and drag the window to the right enough to see the folders on the
Desktop. Open a folder in OE and click on one message. Ctrl+A will highlight
them all. Left click on the messages and drag them to the folder on the
Desktop.

You can also be selective by holding the Ctrl key and just highlight certain
messages and then drag them to the folder on the Desktop.

Once you confirm they are in these folders, you can delete them from OE and
follow up with a Compact All Folders, which I think probably needs to be
done.

Also, please heed this advice:

General precautions for Outlook Express:

Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They will eventually become
corrupt. Create your own user defined folders for storing mail and move your
mail to them. Empty Deleted Items folder regularly. Keep user created
folders under 100MB, and Default folders as empty as is feasible.

After you are done, follow up by compacting your folders manually while
working *offline* and do it often.

Click on Outlook Express at the top of the folder tree so no folders are
open. Then: File | Work Offline (or double click Working Online in the
Status Bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything until
the compacting is completed.

Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer
of protection that eats up CPUs and causes a multitude of problems such as
time-outs and account setting changes. Your up-to-date A/V program will
continue to protect you sufficiently. For more, see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

In Tools | Options | Maintenance: Uncheck Compact messages in background and
leave it unchecked. {N/A if running XP/SP2}.

And backup often.

Backup & Resto
http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/

This is a great two click program:

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB)
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

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I'm asking this question on behalf of my aunt, who sent me this
question. Her PC is an ancient Gateway desktop running Windows 98FE, and
Outlook Express 6 is her email program. Her ISP is Road Runner. Any
replies would be appreciated:


I have been over the last couple of years saved emails in a folder in
Outlook Express. Energy bills, phone bills, and some personal
communications. I have these folders named.

My Outlook Express gives me a message from time to time that I am over
quota, and explains that this includes inbox, sent messages, folders, etc.

What I'm trying to do is save these folders on my hard drive.

However, the only way I can do that is open the messages one at a time and
then go to file; save as, and move it to the folder on my C drive.

Isn't there a way to highlight these messages, or the individual folders
and save them to the hard drive instead of one message at a time?