First, if there is no Folders.dbx then you did not save all of the DBX
files. You have to have Folders.dbx in your current message store. If it
isn't there OE makes it when it opens. There is a slight possibility that
the .dbx is yidden.
You can copy Inbox.dbx, Deleted Items.dbx, Drafts.dbx, Outbox.dbx and Sent
Items.dbx to OE's current store location, overwriting the existing
folders... For the others, open OE and created OE folders it exactly the
same name (the part before the .dbx) and open each one after creationg it.
Then close OE and overwrite the new DBX files with the saved DBX files.

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"boopygirl" wrote in message
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yes I saved all files including the dbx files and they all show up but
wont
open on the saved drive and the reinstalled drive. but i have a folders
file
but no folders dbx file on either of these drives. Yes they all went into
a
brand new folder on the hard drive. and i removed the read onlys, and then
i
tried the OE import messages but they dont show up in OE. Betty

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:

"boopygirl" wrote in message
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i have recently reformatted my hard drive and reinstalled everything,
but
outlook express wont inport my old emails and folders, i have been into
the
backup and taken off the "read only" what else can i try? Please help.
Boopygirl

You haven't really told us what you did to save your email before
formatting
the drive.
Did you save all of the DBX files?
Did you include Folders.dbx?
Did you copy the DBX files back to an empty folder on the hard drive?
Did you remove the Read Only attribute?
Did you then use OE's File | Import | Messages?

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