I can get to "Select all" with a right click but I thought it would only
select all of my present (new) identity messages and not all the old ones ?

"Ron Sommer" wrote in message
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Right click in the location box.
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Ronald Sommer

"brett" wrote in message
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Further to my subsequent reply post at 16/2/08 15:39, in my Win XP Home
(SP2) OE6 ToolsOptionsMaintenanceTabStore Folder Button clicking this
opens a mini window Titled "Your personal message store is located in the
following folder" and in the slot underneath is given the present
location. Underneath the location there are three buttons "Change ..."
plus "OK" and "Cancel". This does not correspond with your "right
click, Select All, right click, copy."

I can, after enabling 'Show hidden files', do a search for all files of
"*.dbx" and up comes a window with a long list showing all the several
identities and their associated folders.

What a business !
Regards, brett

"Ron Sommer" wrote in message
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In OE, Tools, Options, Maintenance tab, Store Folder button, right
click,
Select All, right click, copy.
Close OE.
Start, Run, right click, Paste.
OK
NOTE: in XP the dbx files may be hidden, in My Computer, Tools, Folder
Options, View tab, check Show hidden files.

Close OE.

I am assuming that you are wanting the Inbox and Sent Items from each
Identity.
Open one of the other Store Folders.
Copy any folders that you want to the desktop folder.
Rename inbox.dbx to a.dbx.
Rename sent items.dbx to as.dbx.
Close that store folder and got to the next.
Copy any folders that you want to the desktop folder.
Rename inbox.dbx to b.dbx.
Rename sent items.dbx to bs.dbx.
Repeat for remaining Store Folders.

Open OE. Create new folders in OE to match the dbx files in the desktop
folder.
Open each folder.
I am going to call these folders, a, as, b, bs, c, cs, d, ds, ......
Close OE.

Move the dbx files from the desktop folder to the current Identity's
Store Folder.
Say yes to overwrite the a.dbx with a.dbx, etc.
--
Ronald Sommer


"brett" wrote in message
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Ron,
Thanks, I have opened a folder on my desktop in anticipation of moving
all the dbx files/foders to it by copy and paste, or, drag and drop?

I presume I can then import these into OE and new identity. From there
I can examine each, tediously, to determine what I want to keep or
delete?

Any pitfalls please?

The new ISP was late sending their CD and installation instructions; I
was cut off from the old and connected to the new before I knew it.
Efficiency! These things happen even in the best of circles as I have
found with doing a reinstall of Win XP on my daughter's machine and
using the OEM's WinXP CD - it is not all that easy or straightforward
using the support staff of the OEM of the computer or software.
Regards, brett.