Alternatively just move the message store by going to Tools | Options |
Maintenance | Store Folder and set the destination to an existing directory
on E (if the directory doesn't exist then the messages will be lost, so
backup first). Then close OE and reopen it and OE will relocate the entire
message store to that directory.

steve

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"Fred" wrote in message
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First, remember that I don't know what I'm doing....

My inbox is over 300MB and I want to move 90% off the C drive to another
drive. I don't need to access any of it, but don't want delete it yet.
Just put in in cold storage...


Create a folder on the other drive. Name it Old Mail
Now, from Outlook Express, go to Tools | Options | Maintenance tab
Press the Store Folders button and note the location of the message stores
(DBX files).

Open Windows Explorer and navigate to that folder.

IF you do not see that folder, click on Explorer's Tools | Folder Options
| Views tab
Select "Show all files and folders"
Uncheck "Hide file extensions for know file types".
Just those two.

Now the folder will be visible.

Close OE

Copy the DBX files you find in the folder to the other drive:/Old Mail
folder.

Once done, open OE, then delete the messages you don't want in there. You
still have the old ones on the other drive:/Old Mail folder should you
need to Import them back in for whatever reason.

Or get OEQuick Backup, make a backup to the other drive then delete the
old messages.
http://www.oehelp.com



Anyway, I can't figure out how to do this using the help menus. Anyone
have
an EAST (read "EASY") step-by-step way that I can move it to the E drive?

Thanks!!

Fred