I try to import messages to OE and it doesn't seem to matter which computer
I am on or which identity - even a newly made identity - I try to importr
to, or even which message files I try to import, or where I try to import
them from (though I always try to import .dbx files) I get an error message
reading:

"No messages can be found in this folder or another application is running
that has the required files open.
Please select another folder or try closing applications that may have the
files open."

The only application that sounds like it might be referring to is OE, but
I can't imagine a way of importing without having OE open.

What can I do?
Cheers.

Where are these messages? If they are on a CD, you have to copy it to your
HDD first and remove the Read Only attribute for the dbx files. Also, if you
did not include Folders.dbx, the import will fail.

Reference: Backup & Resto
http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/

--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Johnny" wrote in message
...
I try to import messages to OE and it doesn't seem to matter which computer
I am on or which identity - even a newly made identity - I try to importr
to, or even which message files I try to import, or where I try to import
them from (though I always try to import .dbx files) I get an error message
reading:

"No messages can be found in this folder or another application is running
that has the required files open.
Please select another folder or try closing applications that may have the
files open."

The only application that sounds like it might be referring to is OE, but
I can't imagine a way of importing without having OE open.

What can I do?
Cheers.

The ones I am currently thinking of are on my desktop, but I have tried from
other places.

How do I get a Folders file in with the one I am trying to import? (I
fished it out of Local SettingsApplication Data etc., renamed it then
formatted the disk).

Cheers.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Where are these messages? If they are on a CD, you have to copy it to your
HDD first and remove the Read Only attribute for the dbx files. Also, if
you did not include Folders.dbx, the import will fail.

Reference: Backup & Resto
http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/

--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Johnny" wrote in message
...
I try to import messages to OE and it doesn't seem to matter which
computer I am on or which identity - even a newly made identity - I try to
importr to, or even which message files I try to import, or where I try to
import them from (though I always try to import .dbx files) I get an error
message reading:

"No messages can be found in this folder or another application is
running that has the required files open.
Please select another folder or try closing applications that may have
the files open."

The only application that sounds like it might be referring to is OE,
but I can't imagine a way of importing without having OE open.

What can I do?
Cheers.

If you are importing individual dbx files and not the entire message store,
the import will fail since Folders.dbx was not included. You have to move
them manually now. Do this for each folder.

Open OE and create a folder with the *exact* same name as the one on your
desktop. Open the new folder and then close OE. Go back to Windows Explorer
and Click Desktop and drag the file from the Desktop to the OE store folder,
(unopened), that contains the .dbx files. Prompt - "Do you want to
overwrite......."? Click Yes.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Johnny" wrote in message
...
The ones I am currently thinking of are on my desktop, but I have tried
from other places.

How do I get a Folders file in with the one I am trying to import? (I
fished it out of Local SettingsApplication Data etc., renamed it then
formatted the disk).

Cheers.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Where are these messages? If they are on a CD, you have to copy it to
your HDD first and remove the Read Only attribute for the dbx files.
Also, if you did not include Folders.dbx, the import will fail.

Reference: Backup & Resto
http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/

--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Johnny" wrote in message
...
I try to import messages to OE and it doesn't seem to matter which
computer I am on or which identity - even a newly made identity - I try
to importr to, or even which message files I try to import, or where I
try to import them from (though I always try to import .dbx files) I get
an error message reading:

"No messages can be found in this folder or another application is
running that has the required files open.
Please select another folder or try closing applications that may have
the files open."

The only application that sounds like it might be referring to is OE,
but I can't imagine a way of importing without having OE open.

What can I do?
Cheers.

Thanks; actually I am pleased with myself because I did just that before
having got your reply. This enabled me to import many of what I thought was
my horribly lost Hotmail Sent Items file (see earlier thread) from a
previous OE Qbackup. I am just mystified as to why OE Qbackup sometimes
doesn't save Hotmail Sent Items (unless there's something I am overlooking).


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
If you are importing individual dbx files and not the entire message
store, the import will fail since Folders.dbx was not included. You have
to move them manually now. Do this for each folder.

Open OE and create a folder with the *exact* same name as the one on your
desktop. Open the new folder and then close OE. Go back to Windows
Explorer and Click Desktop and drag the file from the Desktop to the OE
store folder, (unopened), that contains the .dbx files. Prompt - "Do you
want to overwrite......."? Click Yes.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Johnny" wrote in message
...
The ones I am currently thinking of are on my desktop, but I have tried
from other places.

How do I get a Folders file in with the one I am trying to import? (I
fished it out of Local SettingsApplication Data etc., renamed it then
formatted the disk).

Cheers.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Where are these messages? If they are on a CD, you have to copy it to
your HDD first and remove the Read Only attribute for the dbx files.
Also, if you did not include Folders.dbx, the import will fail.

Reference: Backup & Resto
http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/

--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Johnny" wrote in message
...
I try to import messages to OE and it doesn't seem to matter which
computer I am on or which identity - even a newly made identity - I try
to importr to, or even which message files I try to import, or where I
try to import them from (though I always try to import .dbx files) I get
an error message reading:

"No messages can be found in this folder or another application is
running that has the required files open.
Please select another folder or try closing applications that may have
the files open."

The only application that sounds like it might be referring to is OE,
but I can't imagine a way of importing without having OE open.

What can I do?
Cheers.

I'm glad you have that sorted out. I'm not the person to ask about Hotmail,
but what you see in your Hotmail folders only mirrors what is on the server.
I surmise that unless you drag messages from Hotmail folders to local
folders, the backup wouldn't work. Only a guess on my part though.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Johnny" wrote in message
...
Thanks; actually I am pleased with myself because I did just that before
having got your reply. This enabled me to import many of what I thought
was my horribly lost Hotmail Sent Items file (see earlier thread) from a
previous OE Qbackup. I am just mystified as to why OE Qbackup sometimes
doesn't save Hotmail Sent Items (unless there's something I am
overlooking).


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
If you are importing individual dbx files and not the entire message
store, the import will fail since Folders.dbx was not included. You have
to move them manually now. Do this for each folder.

Open OE and create a folder with the *exact* same name as the one on your
desktop. Open the new folder and then close OE. Go back to Windows
Explorer and Click Desktop and drag the file from the Desktop to the OE
store folder, (unopened), that contains the .dbx files. Prompt - "Do you
want to overwrite......."? Click Yes.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Johnny" wrote in message
...
The ones I am currently thinking of are on my desktop, but I have tried
from other places.

How do I get a Folders file in with the one I am trying to import? (I
fished it out of Local SettingsApplication Data etc., renamed it then
formatted the disk).

Cheers.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Where are these messages? If they are on a CD, you have to copy it to
your HDD first and remove the Read Only attribute for the dbx files.
Also, if you did not include Folders.dbx, the import will fail.

Reference: Backup & Resto
http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/

--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Johnny" wrote in message
...
I try to import messages to OE and it doesn't seem to matter which
computer I am on or which identity - even a newly made identity - I try
to importr to, or even which message files I try to import, or where I
try to import them from (though I always try to import .dbx files) I
get an error message reading:

"No messages can be found in this folder or another application is
running that has the required files open.
Please select another folder or try closing applications that may have
the files open."

The only application that sounds like it might be referring to is OE,
but I can't imagine a way of importing without having OE open.

What can I do?
Cheers.

...This enabled me to import many of what I thought was

my horribly lost Hotmail Sent Items file (see earlier thread) from a
previous OE Qbackup.


NB: If you imported these messages into the current Hotmail Sent Items folder (instead of a Local folder) and the messages are not found in Sent Items at www.hotmail.com, they WILL be deleted the next time OE synchs with the Hotmail server!

Johnny's earlier thread: http://groups.google.com/group/micro...4209e05694ac6a

--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)


Johnny wrote:

Thanks; actually I am pleased with myself because I did just that before
having got your reply. This enabled me to import many of what I thought was
my horribly lost Hotmail Sent Items file (see earlier thread) from a
previous OE Qbackup. I am just mystified as to why OE Qbackup sometimes
doesn't save Hotmail Sent Items (unless there's something I am overlooking).


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...

If you are importing individual dbx files and not the entire message
store, the import will fail since Folders.dbx was not included. You have
to move them manually now. Do this for each folder.

Open OE and create a folder with the *exact* same name as the one on your
desktop. Open the new folder and then close OE. Go back to Windows
Explorer and Click Desktop and drag the file from the Desktop to the OE
store folder, (unopened), that contains the .dbx files. Prompt - "Do you
want to overwrite......."? Click Yes.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Johnny" wrote in message
...

The ones I am currently thinking of are on my desktop, but I have tried
from other places.

How do I get a Folders file in with the one I am trying to import? (I
fished it out of Local SettingsApplication Data etc., renamed it then
formatted the disk).

Cheers.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Where are these messages? If they are on a CD, you have to copy it to
your HDD first and remove the Read Only attribute for the dbx files.
Also, if you did not include Folders.dbx, the import will fail.

Reference: Backup & Resto
http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/

--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Johnny" wrote in message
...
I try to import messages to OE and it doesn't seem to matter which
computer I am on or which identity - even a newly made identity - I try
to importr to, or even which message files I try to import, or where I
try to import them from (though I always try to import .dbx files) I get
an error message reading:

"No messages can be found in this folder or another application is
running that has the required files open.
Please select another folder or try closing applications that may have
the files open."

The only application that sounds like it might be referring to is OE,
but I can't imagine a way of importing without having OE open.

What can I do?
Cheers.

No - I took heed of what you said and changed the name. Thanks.
But when I look in the OE Q backup folder there's all sorts of things,
including files identifying newsgroups, that just don't show up on the
import choices. Shame, really.
Cheers.


"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
...This enabled me to import many of what I thought was
my horribly lost Hotmail Sent Items file (see earlier thread) from a
previous OE Qbackup.

NB: If you imported these messages into the current Hotmail Sent Items
folder (instead of a Local folder) and the messages are not found in Sent
Items at www.hotmail.com, they WILL be deleted the next time OE synchs
with the Hotmail server!

Johnny's earlier thread:
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...4209e05694ac6a

--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)


Johnny wrote:
Thanks; actually I am pleased with myself because I did just that before
having got your reply. This enabled me to import many of what I thought
was
my horribly lost Hotmail Sent Items file (see earlier thread) from a
previous OE Qbackup. I am just mystified as to why OE Qbackup sometimes
doesn't save Hotmail Sent Items (unless there's something I am
overlooking).


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
If you are importing individual dbx files and not the entire message
store, the import will fail since Folders.dbx was not included. You have
to move them manually now. Do this for each folder.

Open OE and create a folder with the *exact* same name as the one on
your
desktop. Open the new folder and then close OE. Go back to Windows
Explorer and Click Desktop and drag the file from the Desktop to the OE
store folder, (unopened), that contains the .dbx files. Prompt - "Do you
want to overwrite......."? Click Yes.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Johnny" wrote in message
...
The ones I am currently thinking of are on my desktop, but I have tried
from other places.

How do I get a Folders file in with the one I am trying to import? (I
fished it out of Local SettingsApplication Data etc., renamed it then
formatted the disk).

Cheers.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Where are these messages? If they are on a CD, you have to copy it to
your HDD first and remove the Read Only attribute for the dbx files.
Also, if you did not include Folders.dbx, the import will fail.

Reference: Backup & Resto
http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/

--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Johnny" wrote in message
...
I try to import messages to OE and it doesn't seem to matter which
computer I am on or which identity - even a newly made identity - I
try
to importr to, or even which message files I try to import, or where
I
try to import them from (though I always try to import .dbx files) I
get
an error message reading:

"No messages can be found in this folder or another application is
running that has the required files open.
Please select another folder or try closing applications that may
have
the files open."

The only application that sounds like it might be referring to is
OE,
but I can't imagine a way of importing without having OE open.

What can I do?
Cheers.

Sorry I should clarify: I made the additional step of creating a new folder
by the name of the file that I was going to use for it as a hotmail saved
sent items file. I made it a local folder, as for some reason if it's not a
local folder (any comments, panel?) it just doesn't get recognised. Then I
sent a dummy email to it so that it was recognised as having content. Then I
did an OE Quick backup, on the theory that he creation of the Folders file
would subsequently recognise the name as being a bona fide folder. Then,
moving into the backup file and doing a delete, I cunningly fooled Windows
(actually, in the way you suggested) into thinking that the file I replaced
it with was the file it knew.
Very sly, over all, I thought....

Cheers.


"Johnny" wrote in message
...
No - I took heed of what you said and changed the name. Thanks.
But when I look in the OE Q backup folder there's all sorts of things,
including files identifying newsgroups, that just don't show up on the
import choices. Shame, really.
Cheers.


"PA Bear" wrote in message
...
...This enabled me to import many of what I thought was
my horribly lost Hotmail Sent Items file (see earlier thread) from a
previous OE Qbackup.

NB: If you imported these messages into the current Hotmail Sent Items
folder (instead of a Local folder) and the messages are not found in Sent
Items at www.hotmail.com, they WILL be deleted the next time OE synchs
with the Hotmail server!

Johnny's earlier thread:
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...4209e05694ac6a

--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)


Johnny wrote:
Thanks; actually I am pleased with myself because I did just that before
having got your reply. This enabled me to import many of what I thought
was
my horribly lost Hotmail Sent Items file (see earlier thread) from a
previous OE Qbackup. I am just mystified as to why OE Qbackup sometimes
doesn't save Hotmail Sent Items (unless there's something I am
overlooking).


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
If you are importing individual dbx files and not the entire message
store, the import will fail since Folders.dbx was not included. You
have
to move them manually now. Do this for each folder.

Open OE and create a folder with the *exact* same name as the one on
your
desktop. Open the new folder and then close OE. Go back to Windows
Explorer and Click Desktop and drag the file from the Desktop to the OE
store folder, (unopened), that contains the .dbx files. Prompt - "Do
you
want to overwrite......."? Click Yes.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Johnny" wrote in message
...
The ones I am currently thinking of are on my desktop, but I have
tried
from other places.

How do I get a Folders file in with the one I am trying to import? (I
fished it out of Local SettingsApplication Data etc., renamed it then
formatted the disk).

Cheers.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Where are these messages? If they are on a CD, you have to copy it to
your HDD first and remove the Read Only attribute for the dbx files.
Also, if you did not include Folders.dbx, the import will fail.

Reference: Backup & Resto
http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/

--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Johnny" wrote in message
...
I try to import messages to OE and it doesn't seem to matter which
computer I am on or which identity - even a newly made identity - I
try
to importr to, or even which message files I try to import, or where
I
try to import them from (though I always try to import .dbx files) I
get
an error message reading:

"No messages can be found in this folder or another application is
running that has the required files open.
Please select another folder or try closing applications that may
have
the files open."

The only application that sounds like it might be referring to is
OE,
but I can't imagine a way of importing without having OE open.

What can I do?
Cheers.

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"Bruce Hagen" a écrit dans le message de news:
...
If you are importing individual dbx files and not the entire message
store, the import will fail since Folders.dbx was not included. You have
to move them manually now. Do this for each folder.

Open OE and create a folder with the *exact* same name as the one on your
desktop. Open the new folder and then close OE. Go back to Windows
Explorer and Click Desktop and drag the file from the Desktop to the OE
store folder, (unopened), that contains the .dbx files. Prompt - "Do you
want to overwrite......."? Click Yes.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Johnny" wrote in message
...
The ones I am currently thinking of are on my desktop, but I have tried
from other places.

How do I get a Folders file in with the one I am trying to import? (I
fished it out of Local SettingsApplication Data etc., renamed it then
formatted the disk).

Cheers.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Where are these messages? If they are on a CD, you have to copy it to
your HDD first and remove the Read Only attribute for the dbx files.
Also, if you did not include Folders.dbx, the import will fail.

Reference: Backup & Resto
http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/

--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Johnny" wrote in message
...
I try to import messages to OE and it doesn't seem to matter which
computer I am on or which identity - even a newly made identity - I try
to importr to, or even which message files I try to import, or where I
try to import them from (though I always try to import .dbx files) I get
an error message reading:

"No messages can be found in this folder or another application is
running that has the required files open.
Please select another folder or try closing applications that may have
the files open."

The only application that sounds like it might be referring to is OE,
but I can't imagine a way of importing without having OE open.

What can I do?
Cheers.