I was running Outlook Express on an old Aptiva with Win 98,
and now have a new Dell with Win XP. When the data was
moved over, the e-mails in the old inbox, outbox and "sent mails"
files failed to transfer.
What is the best way to do this and is it safe? I noted that the
files are "hidden" and thought this might create a problem when
transferring.
Also, the file sizes don't compare properly. The files in the old
computer seem to be smaller than the files on the new one, yet
the new computer has not received or sent more than a handful
of e-mails.
I have a flash drive ready to go to do the transfer, but can
someone please explain the issues, and if that is a good medium
to use?
Thanks so much for your help!
Frank
P.S. Would I just need to transfer the three dbx files or are
there others that would need to be transferred as well?

You must include Folders.dbx, or you cannot import.

Backup and Resto

http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/

http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx

http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"frank1492" wrote in message
...
I was running Outlook Express on an old Aptiva with Win 98,
and now have a new Dell with Win XP. When the data was
moved over, the e-mails in the old inbox, outbox and "sent mails"
files failed to transfer.
What is the best way to do this and is it safe? I noted that the
files are "hidden" and thought this might create a problem when
transferring.
Also, the file sizes don't compare properly. The files in the old
computer seem to be smaller than the files on the new one, yet
the new computer has not received or sent more than a handful
of e-mails.
I have a flash drive ready to go to do the transfer, but can
someone please explain the issues, and if that is a good medium
to use?
Thanks so much for your help!
Frank
P.S. Would I just need to transfer the three dbx files or are
there others that would need to be transferred as well?

Also you can use OE Backup to transfer your messages between PCs.
Backup your OE data on the old PC. Using the flash drive transfer the backup
file (*.oeb) to the new machine. Then run OE Backup on the new PC and
restore your data from the backup file you copied.
See www.oebackup.com to download this program.
Trial version allows you to backup and restore messages for free.

Regards,
Eugene

"frank1492" wrote in message
...
I was running Outlook Express on an old Aptiva with Win 98,
and now have a new Dell with Win XP. When the data was
moved over, the e-mails in the old inbox, outbox and "sent mails"
files failed to transfer.
What is the best way to do this and is it safe? I noted that the
files are "hidden" and thought this might create a problem when
transferring.
Also, the file sizes don't compare properly. The files in the old
computer seem to be smaller than the files on the new one, yet
the new computer has not received or sent more than a handful
of e-mails.
I have a flash drive ready to go to do the transfer, but can
someone please explain the issues, and if that is a good medium
to use?
Thanks so much for your help!
Frank
P.S. Would I just need to transfer the three dbx files or are
there others that would need to be transferred as well?

I have a similar problem. I migrated from Outlook Express 5 to Outlook
Express 6. I have a copy of all my e-mails in multiple *.dbx files. I tried
to use the "Import" option but I got an error message. I also tried to find
the folder where the *.dbx files are stored in Outlook Express 6 but I did
not find it (I wanted to simply move my *.dbx files into this folder, this is
what I did a few years ago to import my e-mails into OE5).

Thanks,
Marc

"Eugene" wrote:

Also you can use OE Backup to transfer your messages between PCs.
Backup your OE data on the old PC. Using the flash drive transfer the backup
file (*.oeb) to the new machine. Then run OE Backup on the new PC and
restore your data from the backup file you copied.
See www.oebackup.com to download this program.
Trial version allows you to backup and restore messages for free.

Regards,
Eugene

"frank1492" wrote in message
...
I was running Outlook Express on an old Aptiva with Win 98,
and now have a new Dell with Win XP. When the data was
moved over, the e-mails in the old inbox, outbox and "sent mails"
files failed to transfer.
What is the best way to do this and is it safe? I noted that the
files are "hidden" and thought this might create a problem when
transferring.
Also, the file sizes don't compare properly. The files in the old
computer seem to be smaller than the files on the new one, yet
the new computer has not received or sent more than a handful
of e-mails.
I have a flash drive ready to go to do the transfer, but can
someone please explain the issues, and if that is a good medium
to use?
Thanks so much for your help!
Frank
P.S. Would I just need to transfer the three dbx files or are
there others that would need to be transferred as well?

And I repeat:

You must include Folders.dbx, or you cannot import.

References - Backup and Resto

http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/

http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx

http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Marc" wrote in message
...
I have a similar problem. I migrated from Outlook Express 5 to Outlook
Express 6. I have a copy of all my e-mails in multiple *.dbx files. I
tried
to use the "Import" option but I got an error message. I also tried to
find
the folder where the *.dbx files are stored in Outlook Express 6 but I did
not find it (I wanted to simply move my *.dbx files into this folder, this
is
what I did a few years ago to import my e-mails into OE5).

Thanks,
Marc

"Eugene" wrote:

Also you can use OE Backup to transfer your messages between PCs.
Backup your OE data on the old PC. Using the flash drive transfer the
backup
file (*.oeb) to the new machine. Then run OE Backup on the new PC and
restore your data from the backup file you copied.
See www.oebackup.com to download this program.
Trial version allows you to backup and restore messages for free.

Regards,
Eugene

"frank1492" wrote in message
...
I was running Outlook Express on an old Aptiva with Win 98,
and now have a new Dell with Win XP. When the data was
moved over, the e-mails in the old inbox, outbox and "sent mails"
files failed to transfer.
What is the best way to do this and is it safe? I noted that the
files are "hidden" and thought this might create a problem when
transferring.
Also, the file sizes don't compare properly. The files in the old
computer seem to be smaller than the files on the new one, yet
the new computer has not received or sent more than a handful
of e-mails.
I have a flash drive ready to go to do the transfer, but can
someone please explain the issues, and if that is a good medium
to use?
Thanks so much for your help!
Frank
P.S. Would I just need to transfer the three dbx files or are
there others that would need to be transferred as well?

"Marc" wrote in message
...
I have a similar problem. I migrated from Outlook Express 5 to Outlook
Express 6. I have a copy of all my e-mails in multiple *.dbx files. I
tried
to use the "Import" option but I got an error message. I also tried to
find
the folder where the *.dbx files are stored in Outlook Express 6 but I did
not find it (I wanted to simply move my *.dbx files into this folder, this
is
what I did a few years ago to import my e-mails into OE5).

Thanks,
Marc

"Eugene" wrote:

Also you can use OE Backup to transfer your messages between PCs.
Backup your OE data on the old PC. Using the flash drive transfer the
backup
file (*.oeb) to the new machine. Then run OE Backup on the new PC and
restore your data from the backup file you copied.
See www.oebackup.com to download this program.
Trial version allows you to backup and restore messages for free.

Regards,
Eugene

"frank1492" wrote in message
...
I was running Outlook Express on an old Aptiva with Win 98,
and now have a new Dell with Win XP. When the data was
moved over, the e-mails in the old inbox, outbox and "sent mails"
files failed to transfer.
What is the best way to do this and is it safe? I noted that the
files are "hidden" and thought this might create a problem when
transferring.
Also, the file sizes don't compare properly. The files in the old
computer seem to be smaller than the files on the new one, yet
the new computer has not received or sent more than a handful
of e-mails.
I have a flash drive ready to go to do the transfer, but can
someone please explain the issues, and if that is a good medium
to use?
Thanks so much for your help!
Frank
P.S. Would I just need to transfer the three dbx files or are
there others that would need to be transferred as well?