[gui-talk] Outlook Express files

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Hi Evelyn...
They are in a hidden directory at
C:\documents and settings\loginName\local settings\application 
data\identities\encryptedName\Microsoft\outlook express

You can unhide these directories in the folder options.  You can also get 
this long folder name by going to tools/options in outlook express to the 
maintenance tab and click on storage folder.  OE even lets you change this 
folder to something else, if you want to keep your dbx mail files in a 
different place.

Anyway, unless you have a tool to scan or extract things from dbx files, OE 
is the only way to open and use them. However you do need to copy them for 
backups. If you do this be sure to copy all of them as some files there 
contain state information.

Another way to backup OE is to use the now obsolete eBackup utility.  If it 
is no longer available on the net, let me know and I'll send it to you.  It 
also has some jaws scripts, which help but don't work very well.
Cheers.
--le



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Evelyn Weckerly" <weckerly at i2k.com>
To: <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 11:05 AM
Subject: [gui-talk] Outlook Express files


Hi,

Exactly where does Outlook Express store its mailboxes. I need to
copy the main inbox and its table of contents file. Thanks.

Evelyn


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