Hi,

After creating a new identity and transferring my existing folders to it,
and deleted the old identity, whenever I open a folder that has multiple
sub-folders in it, all folders expand and its a hassle because I have
multiple nested sub-folders. Once I collapse the sub-folders, as long as I
do not close Outlook Express, they remain closed. But when I close Outlook
Express and then re-open it, the sub-folders are all expanded again. How do
I fix the sub-folders always expanded problem?

I don't know if its relevant, but it does not make a difference if
"Automatically display folders with unread messages" is checked or
unchecked.

If I deleted Folders.dbx, I lose all organization of the sub-folders which
would create hours of work for me. Can Folders.dbx be rebuilt in a manner
that maintains folder and sub-folder organization?

Compacting all folders does not change a thing either.


Any help is appreciated.

JustMe

This started after creating a new identity?

And there were no other changes in settings?

Does the new identity have the word Main in it?

Create yet another identity. Do not use the word Main in the name. Import
all of the folders. Does the problem persist?
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"JustMe" wrote in message
...
Hi,

After creating a new identity and transferring my existing folders to it,
and deleted the old identity, whenever I open a folder that has multiple
sub-folders in it, all folders expand and its a hassle because I have
multiple nested sub-folders. Once I collapse the sub-folders, as long as
I do not close Outlook Express, they remain closed. But when I close
Outlook Express and then re-open it, the sub-folders are all expanded
again. How do I fix the sub-folders always expanded problem?

I don't know if its relevant, but it does not make a difference if
"Automatically display folders with unread messages" is checked or
unchecked.

If I deleted Folders.dbx, I lose all organization of the sub-folders which
would create hours of work for me. Can Folders.dbx be rebuilt in a manner
that maintains folder and sub-folder organization?

Compacting all folders does not change a thing either.


Any help is appreciated.

JustMe

Thanks for your reply Bruce Hagen, MS-MVP.

No other changes in settings because I noted all settings before the
identity creation and after I made all settings the same think consistency
would be my ally.

No, it does not. I named it 20APR09.

The problem persists.

JustMe


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
This started after creating a new identity?

And there were no other changes in settings?

Does the new identity have the word Main in it?

Create yet another identity. Do not use the word Main in the name. Import
all of the folders. Does the problem persist?
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"JustMe" wrote in message
...
Hi,

After creating a new identity and transferring my existing folders to it,
and deleted the old identity, whenever I open a folder that has multiple
sub-folders in it, all folders expand and its a hassle because I have
multiple nested sub-folders. Once I collapse the sub-folders, as long as
I do not close Outlook Express, they remain closed. But when I close
Outlook Express and then re-open it, the sub-folders are all expanded
again. How do I fix the sub-folders always expanded problem?

I don't know if its relevant, but it does not make a difference if
"Automatically display folders with unread messages" is checked or
unchecked.

If I deleted Folders.dbx, I lose all organization of the sub-folders
which would create hours of work for me. Can Folders.dbx be rebuilt in a
manner that maintains folder and sub-folder organization?

Compacting all folders does not change a thing either.


Any help is appreciated.

JustMe

Have you tried yet another identity? At the very least it will alleviate the
need to try a new Folders.dbx file.
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"JustMe" wrote in message
...
Thanks for your reply Bruce Hagen, MS-MVP.

No other changes in settings because I noted all settings before the
identity creation and after I made all settings the same think consistency
would be my ally.

No, it does not. I named it 20APR09.

The problem persists.

JustMe


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
This started after creating a new identity?

And there were no other changes in settings?

Does the new identity have the word Main in it?

Create yet another identity. Do not use the word Main in the name. Import
all of the folders. Does the problem persist?
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"JustMe" wrote in message
...
Hi,

After creating a new identity and transferring my existing folders to
it, and deleted the old identity, whenever I open a folder that has
multiple sub-folders in it, all folders expand and its a hassle because
I have multiple nested sub-folders. Once I collapse the sub-folders, as
long as I do not close Outlook Express, they remain closed. But when I
close Outlook Express and then re-open it, the sub-folders are all
expanded again. How do I fix the sub-folders always expanded problem?

I don't know if its relevant, but it does not make a difference if
"Automatically display folders with unread messages" is checked or
unchecked.

If I deleted Folders.dbx, I lose all organization of the sub-folders
which would create hours of work for me. Can Folders.dbx be rebuilt in
a manner that maintains folder and sub-folder organization?

Compacting all folders does not change a thing either.


Any help is appreciated.

JustMe

I just finished, Bruce. This time I excluded numbers and named the new
identity NEWID. Thus far, folders remain collapsed. The problem may have
been with the alpha-numeric Identity name. The two previous attempts that
resulted in expanded folders were in the same format as 20APR09.

One problem I have now involves the Mail Account Settings. I was unable to
export them from 20APR09. Fortunately, I had a partial list of the ten
email accounts that I use and used Tools / Accounts / Import and imported
them individually, same with my newsgroup settings. When I search for *.iaf
files, I now longer have them. Where do you suppose they went?

Also, is it possible to rebuild Folders.dbx in a manner that maintains
folder and sub-folder organization?

Thank you for your time, Bruce.

JustMe




"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Have you tried yet another identity? At the very least it will alleviate
the need to try a new Folders.dbx file.
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"JustMe" wrote in message
...
Thanks for your reply Bruce Hagen, MS-MVP.

No other changes in settings because I noted all settings before the
identity creation and after I made all settings the same think
consistency would be my ally.

No, it does not. I named it 20APR09.

The problem persists.

JustMe


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
This started after creating a new identity?

And there were no other changes in settings?

Does the new identity have the word Main in it?

Create yet another identity. Do not use the word Main in the name.
Import all of the folders. Does the problem persist?
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"JustMe" wrote in message
...
Hi,

After creating a new identity and transferring my existing folders to
it, and deleted the old identity, whenever I open a folder that has
multiple sub-folders in it, all folders expand and its a hassle because
I have multiple nested sub-folders. Once I collapse the sub-folders,
as long as I do not close Outlook Express, they remain closed. But
when I close Outlook Express and then re-open it, the sub-folders are
all expanded again. How do I fix the sub-folders always expanded
problem?

I don't know if its relevant, but it does not make a difference if
"Automatically display folders with unread messages" is checked or
unchecked.

If I deleted Folders.dbx, I lose all organization of the sub-folders
which would create hours of work for me. Can Folders.dbx be rebuilt in
a manner that maintains folder and sub-folder organization?

Compacting all folders does not change a thing either.


Any help is appreciated.

JustMe

It just occurred to me, this last time I did not compact all folders before
I imported the messages to NEWID. Don't know why that may have made a
difference, but in addition to dropping the alpha-numeric, it may have.

JustMe




"JustMe" wrote in message
...
I just finished, Bruce. This time I excluded numbers and named the new
identity NEWID. Thus far, folders remain collapsed. The problem may have
been with the alpha-numeric Identity name. The two previous attempts that
resulted in expanded folders were in the same format as 20APR09.

One problem I have now involves the Mail Account Settings. I was unable
to export them from 20APR09. Fortunately, I had a partial list of the ten
email accounts that I use and used Tools / Accounts / Import and imported
them individually, same with my newsgroup settings. When I search for
*.iaf files, I now longer have them. Where do you suppose they went?

Also, is it possible to rebuild Folders.dbx in a manner that maintains
folder and sub-folder organization?

Thank you for your time, Bruce.

JustMe




"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Have you tried yet another identity? At the very least it will alleviate
the need to try a new Folders.dbx file.
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"JustMe" wrote in message
...
Thanks for your reply Bruce Hagen, MS-MVP.

No other changes in settings because I noted all settings before the
identity creation and after I made all settings the same think
consistency would be my ally.

No, it does not. I named it 20APR09.

The problem persists.

JustMe


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
This started after creating a new identity?

And there were no other changes in settings?

Does the new identity have the word Main in it?

Create yet another identity. Do not use the word Main in the name.
Import all of the folders. Does the problem persist?
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"JustMe" wrote in message
...
Hi,

After creating a new identity and transferring my existing folders to
it, and deleted the old identity, whenever I open a folder that has
multiple sub-folders in it, all folders expand and its a hassle
because I have multiple nested sub-folders. Once I collapse the
sub-folders, as long as I do not close Outlook Express, they remain
closed. But when I close Outlook Express and then re-open it, the
sub-folders are all expanded again. How do I fix the sub-folders
always expanded problem?

I don't know if its relevant, but it does not make a difference if
"Automatically display folders with unread messages" is checked or
unchecked.

If I deleted Folders.dbx, I lose all organization of the sub-folders
which would create hours of work for me. Can Folders.dbx be rebuilt
in a manner that maintains folder and sub-folder organization?

Compacting all folders does not change a thing either.


Any help is appreciated.

JustMe

Any idea why you couldn't export the account settings?

When I search for *.iaf files, I now longer have them. Where do you
suppose they went?

When you export the account settings, you choose the destination. They
shouldn't be hidden, but try that option in your search.

Also, is it possible to rebuild Folders.dbx in a manner that maintains
folder and sub-folder organization?

No. But how many folders do you have? They only need to be dragged and
dropped so even if you had one hundred, it should only take about 10
minutes.

Do you ever backup OE? Doing so would allow you to restore it to its exact
state. (In the future, of course).

This freeware tool backs up everything in OE in seconds. Disregard what is
written in red. That is referring to a different program.

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB):
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA



"JustMe" wrote in message
...
I just finished, Bruce. This time I excluded numbers and named the new
identity NEWID. Thus far, folders remain collapsed. The problem may have
been with the alpha-numeric Identity name. The two previous attempts that
resulted in expanded folders were in the same format as 20APR09.

One problem I have now involves the Mail Account Settings. I was unable
to export them from 20APR09. Fortunately, I had a partial list of the ten
email accounts that I use and used Tools / Accounts / Import and imported
them individually, same with my newsgroup settings. When I search for
*.iaf files, I now longer have them. Where do you suppose they went?

Also, is it possible to rebuild Folders.dbx in a manner that maintains
folder and sub-folder organization?

Thank you for your time, Bruce.

JustMe




"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Have you tried yet another identity? At the very least it will alleviate
the need to try a new Folders.dbx file.
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"JustMe" wrote in message
...
Thanks for your reply Bruce Hagen, MS-MVP.

No other changes in settings because I noted all settings before the
identity creation and after I made all settings the same think
consistency would be my ally.

No, it does not. I named it 20APR09.

The problem persists.

JustMe


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
This started after creating a new identity?

And there were no other changes in settings?

Does the new identity have the word Main in it?

Create yet another identity. Do not use the word Main in the name.
Import all of the folders. Does the problem persist?
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"JustMe" wrote in message
...
Hi,

After creating a new identity and transferring my existing folders to
it, and deleted the old identity, whenever I open a folder that has
multiple sub-folders in it, all folders expand and its a hassle
because I have multiple nested sub-folders. Once I collapse the
sub-folders, as long as I do not close Outlook Express, they remain
closed. But when I close Outlook Express and then re-open it, the
sub-folders are all expanded again. How do I fix the sub-folders
always expanded problem?

I don't know if its relevant, but it does not make a difference if
"Automatically display folders with unread messages" is checked or
unchecked.

If I deleted Folders.dbx, I lose all organization of the sub-folders
which would create hours of work for me. Can Folders.dbx be rebuilt
in a manner that maintains folder and sub-folder organization?

Compacting all folders does not change a thing either.


Any help is appreciated.

JustMe

It just occurred to me, this last time I did not compact all folders before
I imported the messages to NEWID. Don't know why that may have made a
difference, but in addition to dropping the alpha-numeric, it may have.

JustMe




"JustMe" wrote in message
...
I just finished, Bruce. This time I excluded numbers and named the new
identity NEWID. Thus far, folders remain collapsed. The problem may have
been with the alpha-numeric Identity name. The two previous attempts that
resulted in expanded folders were in the same format as 20APR09.

One problem I have now involves the Mail Account Settings. I was unable
to export them from 20APR09. Fortunately, I had a partial list of the ten
email accounts that I use and used Tools / Accounts / Import and imported
them individually, same with my newsgroup settings. When I search for
*.iaf files, I now longer have them. Where do you suppose they went?

Also, is it possible to rebuild Folders.dbx in a manner that maintains
folder and sub-folder organization?

Thank you for your time, Bruce.

JustMe




"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Have you tried yet another identity? At the very least it will alleviate
the need to try a new Folders.dbx file.
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"JustMe" wrote in message
...
Thanks for your reply Bruce Hagen, MS-MVP.

No other changes in settings because I noted all settings before the
identity creation and after I made all settings the same think
consistency would be my ally.

No, it does not. I named it 20APR09.

The problem persists.

JustMe


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
This started after creating a new identity?

And there were no other changes in settings?

Does the new identity have the word Main in it?

Create yet another identity. Do not use the word Main in the name.
Import all of the folders. Does the problem persist?
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"JustMe" wrote in message
...
Hi,

After creating a new identity and transferring my existing folders to
it, and deleted the old identity, whenever I open a folder that has
multiple sub-folders in it, all folders expand and its a hassle
because I have multiple nested sub-folders. Once I collapse the
sub-folders, as long as I do not close Outlook Express, they remain
closed. But when I close Outlook Express and then re-open it, the
sub-folders are all expanded again. How do I fix the sub-folders
always expanded problem?

I don't know if its relevant, but it does not make a difference if
"Automatically display folders with unread messages" is checked or
unchecked.

If I deleted Folders.dbx, I lose all organization of the sub-folders
which would create hours of work for me. Can Folders.dbx be rebuilt
in a manner that maintains folder and sub-folder organization?

Compacting all folders does not change a thing either.


Any help is appreciated.

JustMe

Any idea why you couldn't export the account settings?

When I search for *.iaf files, I now longer have them. Where do you
suppose they went?

When you export the account settings, you choose the destination. They
shouldn't be hidden, but try that option in your search.

Also, is it possible to rebuild Folders.dbx in a manner that maintains
folder and sub-folder organization?

No. But how many folders do you have? They only need to be dragged and
dropped so even if you had one hundred, it should only take about 10
minutes.

Do you ever backup OE? Doing so would allow you to restore it to its exact
state. (In the future, of course).

This freeware tool backs up everything in OE in seconds. Disregard what is
written in red. That is referring to a different program.

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB):
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA



"JustMe" wrote in message
...
I just finished, Bruce. This time I excluded numbers and named the new
identity NEWID. Thus far, folders remain collapsed. The problem may have
been with the alpha-numeric Identity name. The two previous attempts that
resulted in expanded folders were in the same format as 20APR09.

One problem I have now involves the Mail Account Settings. I was unable
to export them from 20APR09. Fortunately, I had a partial list of the ten
email accounts that I use and used Tools / Accounts / Import and imported
them individually, same with my newsgroup settings. When I search for
*.iaf files, I now longer have them. Where do you suppose they went?

Also, is it possible to rebuild Folders.dbx in a manner that maintains
folder and sub-folder organization?

Thank you for your time, Bruce.

JustMe




"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Have you tried yet another identity? At the very least it will alleviate
the need to try a new Folders.dbx file.
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"JustMe" wrote in message
...
Thanks for your reply Bruce Hagen, MS-MVP.

No other changes in settings because I noted all settings before the
identity creation and after I made all settings the same think
consistency would be my ally.

No, it does not. I named it 20APR09.

The problem persists.

JustMe


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
This started after creating a new identity?

And there were no other changes in settings?

Does the new identity have the word Main in it?

Create yet another identity. Do not use the word Main in the name.
Import all of the folders. Does the problem persist?
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"JustMe" wrote in message
...
Hi,

After creating a new identity and transferring my existing folders to
it, and deleted the old identity, whenever I open a folder that has
multiple sub-folders in it, all folders expand and its a hassle
because I have multiple nested sub-folders. Once I collapse the
sub-folders, as long as I do not close Outlook Express, they remain
closed. But when I close Outlook Express and then re-open it, the
sub-folders are all expanded again. How do I fix the sub-folders
always expanded problem?

I don't know if its relevant, but it does not make a difference if
"Automatically display folders with unread messages" is checked or
unchecked.

If I deleted Folders.dbx, I lose all organization of the sub-folders
which would create hours of work for me. Can Folders.dbx be rebuilt
in a manner that maintains folder and sub-folder organization?

Compacting all folders does not change a thing either.


Any help is appreciated.

JustMe

I just finished, Bruce. This time I excluded numbers and named the new
identity NEWID. Thus far, folders remain collapsed. The problem may have
been with the alpha-numeric Identity name. The two previous attempts that
resulted in expanded folders were in the same format as 20APR09.

One problem I have now involves the Mail Account Settings. I was unable to
export them from 20APR09. Fortunately, I had a partial list of the ten
email accounts that I use and used Tools / Accounts / Import and imported
them individually, same with my newsgroup settings. When I search for *.iaf
files, I now longer have them. Where do you suppose they went?

Also, is it possible to rebuild Folders.dbx in a manner that maintains
folder and sub-folder organization?

Thank you for your time, Bruce.

JustMe




"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Have you tried yet another identity? At the very least it will alleviate
the need to try a new Folders.dbx file.
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"JustMe" wrote in message
...
Thanks for your reply Bruce Hagen, MS-MVP.

No other changes in settings because I noted all settings before the
identity creation and after I made all settings the same think
consistency would be my ally.

No, it does not. I named it 20APR09.

The problem persists.

JustMe


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
This started after creating a new identity?

And there were no other changes in settings?

Does the new identity have the word Main in it?

Create yet another identity. Do not use the word Main in the name.
Import all of the folders. Does the problem persist?
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"JustMe" wrote in message
...
Hi,

After creating a new identity and transferring my existing folders to
it, and deleted the old identity, whenever I open a folder that has
multiple sub-folders in it, all folders expand and its a hassle because
I have multiple nested sub-folders. Once I collapse the sub-folders,
as long as I do not close Outlook Express, they remain closed. But
when I close Outlook Express and then re-open it, the sub-folders are
all expanded again. How do I fix the sub-folders always expanded
problem?

I don't know if its relevant, but it does not make a difference if
"Automatically display folders with unread messages" is checked or
unchecked.

If I deleted Folders.dbx, I lose all organization of the sub-folders
which would create hours of work for me. Can Folders.dbx be rebuilt in
a manner that maintains folder and sub-folder organization?

Compacting all folders does not change a thing either.


Any help is appreciated.

JustMe