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  #1  
Old March 18th 07, 12:06 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Bobbi
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Default How to access my dbx files

If I search of *.dbx files (Win XP SP2) the search finds them just fine. The
path looks like this:

C:\Documents and Settings\Bobbi\Local Settings\Application
Data\Identities\{4E3.....A2CB}\Microsoft\Outlook Express

But when I try to drill down to the OE folder in Windows Explorer, I can't
get past the {4E3....} directory. The view shows that it has no subfolders.

How can get into the Outlook Express folder?

Bobbi


  #2  
Old March 18th 07, 12:14 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Bruce Hagen
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Default How to access my dbx files

Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location of
your Outlook Express files. Press the Tab key to highlight the folder
location, then Ctrl+C. Close OE, then Start | Run | Ctrl+V will put the
location in the box - Click OK and you'll see the OE files. Otherwise, write
the location down and navigate to it in Windows Explorer.

In WinXP, Win2K & Win2K3, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default
marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must enable
Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel | Folder Options
Icon | View, or in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder Options | View.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Bobbi" wrote in message
...
If I search of *.dbx files (Win XP SP2) the search finds them just fine.
The path looks like this:

C:\Documents and Settings\Bobbi\Local Settings\Application
Data\Identities\{4E3.....A2CB}\Microsoft\Outlook Express

But when I try to drill down to the OE folder in Windows Explorer, I can't
get past the {4E3....} directory. The view shows that it has no
subfolders.

How can get into the Outlook Express folder?

Bobbi


  #3  
Old March 18th 07, 01:15 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Bobbi
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Posts: 22
Default How to access my dbx files

Thanks, Bruce. The first option worked.
However, as noted in my message, I still am unable to navigate to the
location in Windows Explorer even though I have enabled Show Hidden Files
and Folders. The folder named {4E3.....A2CB} is shown as not having any
subdirectories in the Explorer view, even though there is \Microsoft\Outlook
Express under it.
Any more illumination?

Bobbi





"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location of
your Outlook Express files. Press the Tab key to highlight the folder
location, then Ctrl+C. Close OE, then Start | Run | Ctrl+V will put the
location in the box - Click OK and you'll see the OE files. Otherwise,
write the location down and navigate to it in Windows Explorer.

In WinXP, Win2K & Win2K3, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default
marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must enable
Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel | Folder Options
Icon | View, or in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder Options | View.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Bobbi" wrote in message
...
If I search of *.dbx files (Win XP SP2) the search finds them just fine.
The path looks like this:

C:\Documents and Settings\Bobbi\Local Settings\Application
Data\Identities\{4E3.....A2CB}\Microsoft\Outlook Express

But when I try to drill down to the OE folder in Windows Explorer, I
can't get past the {4E3....} directory. The view shows that it has no
subfolders.

How can get into the Outlook Express folder?

Bobbi




  #4  
Old March 18th 07, 01:31 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Bruce Hagen
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Posts: 10,210
Default How to access my dbx files

No + sign in front of the GUID? (The long string of letters and numbers). I
never saw that before.

Create a new identity and see if you can navigate to the message store
there. If you can, import the messages and Address Book from the old
identity. When you are sure you have everything, and all is working well,
you can delete the old identity.

Identities do become corrupt, especially the default main identity, but this
is a little strange, even for Outlook Express.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Bobbi" wrote in message
...
Thanks, Bruce. The first option worked.
However, as noted in my message, I still am unable to navigate to the
location in Windows Explorer even though I have enabled Show Hidden Files
and Folders. The folder named {4E3.....A2CB} is shown as not having any
subdirectories in the Explorer view, even though there is
\Microsoft\Outlook Express under it.
Any more illumination?

Bobbi





"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location of
your Outlook Express files. Press the Tab key to highlight the folder
location, then Ctrl+C. Close OE, then Start | Run | Ctrl+V will put the
location in the box - Click OK and you'll see the OE files. Otherwise,
write the location down and navigate to it in Windows Explorer.

In WinXP, Win2K & Win2K3, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default
marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must
enable Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel | Folder
Options Icon | View, or in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder Options |
View.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Bobbi" wrote in message
...
If I search of *.dbx files (Win XP SP2) the search finds them just fine.
The path looks like this:

C:\Documents and Settings\Bobbi\Local Settings\Application
Data\Identities\{4E3.....A2CB}\Microsoft\Outlook Express

But when I try to drill down to the OE folder in Windows Explorer, I
can't get past the {4E3....} directory. The view shows that it has no
subfolders.

How can get into the Outlook Express folder?

Bobbi





  #5  
Old March 18th 07, 05:37 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Bobbi
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Default How to access my dbx files

Right, no + sign in front of the GUID.
I will try your additional suggestions but not immediately, since your other
suggestions gave me a way to deal with the problem. I'm reluctant to risk
making things worse.
-Bobbi

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
No + sign in front of the GUID? (The long string of letters and numbers).
I never saw that before.

Create a new identity and see if you can navigate to the message store
there. If you can, import the messages and Address Book from the old
identity. When you are sure you have everything, and all is working well,
you can delete the old identity.

Identities do become corrupt, especially the default main identity, but
this is a little strange, even for Outlook Express.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Bobbi" wrote in message
...
Thanks, Bruce. The first option worked.
However, as noted in my message, I still am unable to navigate to the
location in Windows Explorer even though I have enabled Show Hidden Files
and Folders. The folder named {4E3.....A2CB} is shown as not having any
subdirectories in the Explorer view, even though there is
\Microsoft\Outlook Express under it.
Any more illumination?

Bobbi





"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location of
your Outlook Express files. Press the Tab key to highlight the folder
location, then Ctrl+C. Close OE, then Start | Run | Ctrl+V will put the
location in the box - Click OK and you'll see the OE files. Otherwise,
write the location down and navigate to it in Windows Explorer.

In WinXP, Win2K & Win2K3, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default
marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must
enable Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel |
Folder Options Icon | View, or in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder
Options | View.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Bobbi" wrote in message
...
If I search of *.dbx files (Win XP SP2) the search finds them just
fine. The path looks like this:

C:\Documents and Settings\Bobbi\Local Settings\Application
Data\Identities\{4E3.....A2CB}\Microsoft\Outlook Express

But when I try to drill down to the OE folder in Windows Explorer, I
can't get past the {4E3....} directory. The view shows that it has no
subfolders.

How can get into the Outlook Express folder?

Bobbi







  #6  
Old March 18th 07, 11:22 AM posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Ron Sommer
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Default How to access my dbx files

Bruce,
There never has been a + sign in front of the GUID.

Bobbi,
You are looking in the wrong folder. You are in
C:\Documents and Settings\Bobbi\Application Data\Identities\{4E3.....A2CB}

You should be in
C:\Documents and Settings\Bobbi\Local Settings\Application
Data\Identities\{4E3.....A2CB}\Microsoft\Outlook Express

After \Bobbi, you should go to \Local Settings.

I remembered that another poster had the same problem.
--
Ronald Sommer

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
: No + sign in front of the GUID? (The long string of letters and numbers).
I
: never saw that before.
:
: Create a new identity and see if you can navigate to the message store
: there. If you can, import the messages and Address Book from the old
: identity. When you are sure you have everything, and all is working well,
: you can delete the old identity.
:
: Identities do become corrupt, especially the default main identity, but
this
: is a little strange, even for Outlook Express.
: --
: Bruce Hagen
: MS-MVP Outlook Express
: ~IB-CA~
:
: "Bobbi" wrote in message
: ...
: Thanks, Bruce. The first option worked.
: However, as noted in my message, I still am unable to navigate to the
: location in Windows Explorer even though I have enabled Show Hidden
Files
: and Folders. The folder named {4E3.....A2CB} is shown as not having any
: subdirectories in the Explorer view, even though there is
: \Microsoft\Outlook Express under it.
: Any more illumination?
:
: Bobbi
:
:
:
:
:
: "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
: ...
: Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location
of
: your Outlook Express files. Press the Tab key to highlight the folder
: location, then Ctrl+C. Close OE, then Start | Run | Ctrl+V will put the
: location in the box - Click OK and you'll see the OE files. Otherwise,
: write the location down and navigate to it in Windows Explorer.
:
: In WinXP, Win2K & Win2K3, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by
default
: marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must
: enable Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel |
Folder
: Options Icon | View, or in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder Options |
: View.
: --
: Bruce Hagen
: MS-MVP Outlook Express
: ~IB-CA~
:
: "Bobbi" wrote in message
: ...
: If I search of *.dbx files (Win XP SP2) the search finds them just
fine.
: The path looks like this:
:
: C:\Documents and Settings\Bobbi\Local Settings\Application
: Data\Identities\{4E3.....A2CB}\Microsoft\Outlook Express
:
: But when I try to drill down to the OE folder in Windows Explorer, I
: can't get past the {4E3....} directory. The view shows that it has no
: subfolders.
:
: How can get into the Outlook Express folder?
:
: Bobbi
:
:
:
:
:

  #7  
Old March 18th 07, 03:41 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Bruce Hagen
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Posts: 10,210
Default How to access my dbx files

Ron,

Maybe I am missing something here? See the attached.
--
~Bruce

"Ron Sommer" wrote in message
...
Bruce,
There never has been a + sign in front of the GUID.

Bobbi,
You are looking in the wrong folder. You are in
C:\Documents and Settings\Bobbi\Application Data\Identities\{4E3.....A2CB}

You should be in
C:\Documents and Settings\Bobbi\Local Settings\Application
Data\Identities\{4E3.....A2CB}\Microsoft\Outlook Express

After \Bobbi, you should go to \Local Settings.

I remembered that another poster had the same problem.
--
Ronald Sommer

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
: No + sign in front of the GUID? (The long string of letters and
numbers).
I
: never saw that before.
:
: Create a new identity and see if you can navigate to the message store
: there. If you can, import the messages and Address Book from the old
: identity. When you are sure you have everything, and all is working
well,
: you can delete the old identity.
:
: Identities do become corrupt, especially the default main identity, but
this
: is a little strange, even for Outlook Express.
: --
: Bruce Hagen
: MS-MVP Outlook Express
: ~IB-CA~
:
: "Bobbi" wrote in message
: ...
: Thanks, Bruce. The first option worked.
: However, as noted in my message, I still am unable to navigate to the
: location in Windows Explorer even though I have enabled Show Hidden
Files
: and Folders. The folder named {4E3.....A2CB} is shown as not having
any
: subdirectories in the Explorer view, even though there is
: \Microsoft\Outlook Express under it.
: Any more illumination?
:
: Bobbi
:
:
:
:
:
: "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
: ...
: Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location
of
: your Outlook Express files. Press the Tab key to highlight the folder
: location, then Ctrl+C. Close OE, then Start | Run | Ctrl+V will put
the
: location in the box - Click OK and you'll see the OE files.
Otherwise,
: write the location down and navigate to it in Windows Explorer.
:
: In WinXP, Win2K & Win2K3, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by
default
: marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must
: enable Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel |
Folder
: Options Icon | View, or in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder Options
|
: View.
: --
: Bruce Hagen
: MS-MVP Outlook Express
: ~IB-CA~
:
: "Bobbi" wrote in message
: ...
: If I search of *.dbx files (Win XP SP2) the search finds them just
fine.
: The path looks like this:
:
: C:\Documents and Settings\Bobbi\Local Settings\Application
: Data\Identities\{4E3.....A2CB}\Microsoft\Outlook Express
:
: But when I try to drill down to the OE folder in Windows Explorer, I
: can't get past the {4E3....} directory. The view shows that it has
no
: subfolders.
:
: How can get into the Outlook Express folder?
:
: Bobbi
:
:
:
:
:


  #8  
Old March 19th 07, 11:54 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Bobbi
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Default How to access my dbx files

Thanks, Ron, you are absolutely correct! When I fix the path, I get to the
dbx files immediately. And thanks to Bruce and Peter for looking into this.

It sounds like you all are investigating a possible system error. At the
least, it's confusing to plain folks like me to have two lengthy paths which
are so similar but not identical and lead to different places. On the other
hand, I think it's a miracle that the system works at all.

(and by the way, I'm a "she"; guys are usually "Bobby", gals are "Bobbie" or
"Bobbi.")

Bobbi


"Ron Sommer" wrote in message
...
Bruce,
There never has been a + sign in front of the GUID.

Bobbi,
You are looking in the wrong folder. You are in
C:\Documents and Settings\Bobbi\Application Data\Identities\{4E3.....A2CB}

You should be in
C:\Documents and Settings\Bobbi\Local Settings\Application
Data\Identities\{4E3.....A2CB}\Microsoft\Outlook Express

After \Bobbi, you should go to \Local Settings.

I remembered that another poster had the same problem.
--
Ronald Sommer

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
: No + sign in front of the GUID? (The long string of letters and
numbers).
I
: never saw that before.
:
: Create a new identity and see if you can navigate to the message store
: there. If you can, import the messages and Address Book from the old
: identity. When you are sure you have everything, and all is working
well,
: you can delete the old identity.
:
: Identities do become corrupt, especially the default main identity, but
this
: is a little strange, even for Outlook Express.
: --
: Bruce Hagen
: MS-MVP Outlook Express
: ~IB-CA~
:
: "Bobbi" wrote in message
: ...
: Thanks, Bruce. The first option worked.
: However, as noted in my message, I still am unable to navigate to the
: location in Windows Explorer even though I have enabled Show Hidden
Files
: and Folders. The folder named {4E3.....A2CB} is shown as not having
any
: subdirectories in the Explorer view, even though there is
: \Microsoft\Outlook Express under it.
: Any more illumination?
:
: Bobbi
:
:
:
:
:
: "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
: ...
: Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location
of
: your Outlook Express files. Press the Tab key to highlight the folder
: location, then Ctrl+C. Close OE, then Start | Run | Ctrl+V will put
the
: location in the box - Click OK and you'll see the OE files.
Otherwise,
: write the location down and navigate to it in Windows Explorer.
:
: In WinXP, Win2K & Win2K3, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by
default
: marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must
: enable Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel |
Folder
: Options Icon | View, or in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder Options
|
: View.
: --
: Bruce Hagen
: MS-MVP Outlook Express
: ~IB-CA~
:
: "Bobbi" wrote in message
: ...
: If I search of *.dbx files (Win XP SP2) the search finds them just
fine.
: The path looks like this:
:
: C:\Documents and Settings\Bobbi\Local Settings\Application
: Data\Identities\{4E3.....A2CB}\Microsoft\Outlook Express
:
: But when I try to drill down to the OE folder in Windows Explorer, I
: can't get past the {4E3....} directory. The view shows that it has
no
: subfolders.
:
: How can get into the Outlook Express folder?
:
: Bobbi
:
:
:
:
:



  #9  
Old March 19th 07, 02:16 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
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Posts: 1,196
Default How to access my dbx files

In Windows Explorer click Tools | Folder Options | View and make sure it is
set to Show hidden files and folders.

"Bobbi" wrote in message
...
Thanks, Bruce. The first option worked.
However, as noted in my message, I still am unable to navigate to the
location in Windows Explorer even though I have enabled Show Hidden Files
and Folders. The folder named {4E3.....A2CB} is shown as not having any
subdirectories in the Explorer view, even though there is
\Microsoft\Outlook Express under it.
Any more illumination?

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location of
your Outlook Express files. Press the Tab key to highlight the folder
location, then Ctrl+C. Close OE, then Start | Run | Ctrl+V will put the
location in the box - Click OK and you'll see the OE files. Otherwise,
write the location down and navigate to it in Windows Explorer.

In WinXP, Win2K & Win2K3, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default
marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must
enable Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel | Folder
Options Icon | View, or in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder Options |
View.


"Bobbi" wrote in message
...
If I search of *.dbx files (Win XP SP2) the search finds them just fine.
The path looks like this:

C:\Documents and Settings\Bobbi\Local Settings\Application
Data\Identities\{4E3.....A2CB}\Microsoft\Outlook Express

But when I try to drill down to the OE folder in Windows Explorer, I
can't get past the {4E3....} directory. The view shows that it has no
subfolders.

How can get into the Outlook Express folder?


 




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