Ken, Bruce and Steve,
Thank you for your help. I found the folders.
They were in Documents and Settings\Linda\Application Data\Identities.
I restored them and OE is working good.
I've also bookmarked the help URL's you sent me for future reference.
Thanks again,
Linda


"Linda" wrote in message
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Before reformatting my laptop hard drive I backed up the hard drive onto
and external hard drive. After reformatting the laptop and reinstalling
the backup I can't find or retrieve the OE folders or address book. OE
came up brand new as if it had never been set up. I've tried to find the
address book and folders on the backup but they don't seem to be there. I
even tried looking for hidden files and folders but had no luck. Is there
anyway to get them back or are they gone forever?
Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks, Linda