Hi,

I've just gotten a new hard drive and I'm about to set my computer up again
from scratch and format the current hard drive. In the past when I've done
this, I've always lost folders, emails and addresses, despite my efforts to
copy the data files and replace them and then direct outlook express to that
folder when setting up the new identities. I have two identities running in
OE, and I also have had trouble keeping the address books seperate.

Is there a step by step run through for the process of copying existing
folders, emails and adresses to a new drive and then being able to direct a
new installation of OE to that location?

Having had trouble with this in the past, I also now have two sets of data
that I wish to consolidate into one so that my new installation identities
can access the old emails and folders as well as the current ones. Is there a
way of doing this? I tried copying the .dbx files into the same folder as the
current ones, but OE doesn't seem to recognise that they're there...

elgonquin wrote:
Hi,

I've just gotten a new hard drive and I'm about to set my computer up again
from scratch and format the current hard drive. In the past when I've done
this, I've always lost folders, emails and addresses, despite my efforts to
copy the data files and replace them and then direct outlook express to that
folder when setting up the new identities. I have two identities running in
OE, and I also have had trouble keeping the address books seperate.

Is there a step by step run through for the process of copying existing
folders, emails and adresses to a new drive and then being able to direct a
new installation of OE to that location?

Having had trouble with this in the past, I also now have two sets of data
that I wish to consolidate into one so that my new installation identities
can access the old emails and folders as well as the current ones. Is there a
way of doing this? I tried copying the .dbx files into the same folder as the
current ones, but OE doesn't seem to recognise that they're there...

You need to use the import feature, File/Import. Make sure that you copy
folders.dbx to your back up or it won't work. You also need to use
File/Import to import your address books or .wab files.

Alias

Perhaps you might be interested in using your Windows XP Files and Settings
Transfer Wizard.

FILE & SETTINGS TRANSFER
(F.A.S.T. for Short)
http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/fast.php

Using the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard in Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...ovember12.mspx

Step-by-Step Guide to Migrating Files and Settings
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro.../mgrtfset.mspx

Ken

"elgonquin" wrote in message
...
| Hi,
|
| I've just gotten a new hard drive and I'm about to set my computer up
again
| from scratch and format the current hard drive. In the past when I've done
| this, I've always lost folders, emails and addresses, despite my efforts
to
| copy the data files and replace them and then direct outlook express to
that
| folder when setting up the new identities. I have two identities running
in
| OE, and I also have had trouble keeping the address books seperate.
|
| Is there a step by step run through for the process of copying existing
| folders, emails and adresses to a new drive and then being able to direct
a
| new installation of OE to that location?
|
| Having had trouble with this in the past, I also now have two sets of data
| that I wish to consolidate into one so that my new installation identities
| can access the old emails and folders as well as the current ones. Is
there a
| way of doing this? I tried copying the .dbx files into the same folder as
the
| current ones, but OE doesn't seem to recognise that they're there...

Thanks Alias, that seems to have imported the old emails and folders in. I'll
try using it when I transfer my data to the new drive.

Elgonquin

"-Alias-" wrote:

elgonquin wrote:
Hi,

I've just gotten a new hard drive and I'm about to set my computer up again
from scratch and format the current hard drive. In the past when I've done
this, I've always lost folders, emails and addresses, despite my efforts to
copy the data files and replace them and then direct outlook express to that
folder when setting up the new identities. I have two identities running in
OE, and I also have had trouble keeping the address books seperate.

Is there a step by step run through for the process of copying existing
folders, emails and adresses to a new drive and then being able to direct a
new installation of OE to that location?

Having had trouble with this in the past, I also now have two sets of data
that I wish to consolidate into one so that my new installation identities
can access the old emails and folders as well as the current ones. Is there a
way of doing this? I tried copying the .dbx files into the same folder as the
current ones, but OE doesn't seem to recognise that they're there...

You need to use the import feature, File/Import. Make sure that you copy
folders.dbx to your back up or it won't work. You also need to use
File/Import to import your address books or .wab files.

Alias

"elgonquin" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I've just gotten a new hard drive and I'm about to set my computer up
again
from scratch and format the current hard drive. In the past when I've done
this, I've always lost folders, emails and addresses, despite my efforts
to
copy the data files and replace them and then direct outlook express to
that
folder when setting up the new identities. I have two identities running
in
OE, and I also have had trouble keeping the address books seperate.

Is there a step by step run through for the process of copying existing
folders, emails and adresses to a new drive and then being able to direct
a
new installation of OE to that location?

Having had trouble with this in the past, I also now have two sets of data
that I wish to consolidate into one so that my new installation identities
can access the old emails and folders as well as the current ones. Is
there a
way of doing this? I tried copying the .dbx files into the same folder as
the
current ones, but OE doesn't seem to recognise that they're there...

Backing up and Cloning your OE Identities
http://www.insideoe.com/backup/index.htm
and
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/...pten.mspx#EBAA
Number 1
and
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
http://www.fjsmjs.com
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