You can't import if Folders.dbx was not included in the backup. Wherever you
have the unrecognizable dbx files right now, drag them to the Desktop and
then try the following. Do one folder at a time.

Open OE and create a folder with the *exact* same name as the one on the
Desktop. Open the new folder and then close OE. (You must do this). Go to
Windows Explorer and locate the Message Store folder for your OE identity,
but don't open it. Click on the Desktop and drag the file from the Desktop
in the right hand pane to the OE store folder in the left pane. Prompt - "Do
you want to overwrite......."? Click Yes.

*Note* If you have moved the Outlook Express store folder from it's default
location on drive C to another drive, drag the dbx file to a location on
that drive and not the Desktop.
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA


"Carmen Byler" wrote in message
.. .
After a HDD failure, I have replaced the drive and am in the process of
reinstalling programs... Problem... OE 6 will not recognize messages in
backup location.. repeatedly tried 'import' no success... read MS articles
on manual import... manually moved all files to folder where messages are
stored.. no recognition... also tried dragging directly to folders in OE 6
but when I do that a 'new message' screen pops up with an attachment of
the file I am trying to import... Identity issue? Both the current copy of
OE and the previous one are version 6...

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