[gui-talk] Outlook Express files

[Evelyn Weckerly]

Hi, Laura,

Actually, all I have in there is stuff from Kim Komando. I do not 
correspond from there.

Evelyn

At 06:55 PM 9/16/2009, you wrote:
>Hi Evelyn --
>The advantage of using eBackup to back up OE is that it will not only
>preserve your message folders, but also the account information, multiple
>identities if you have them, address book, and all your mail options.
>You would have to reconstruct all that if you just copied the message files
>and nothing else. I don't know where eBackup finds the information, but it
>works. I have used it twice to move from one pc to another.
>Let me know if you want me to send them. I have the last release before they
>stopped supporting it.  You can also get it from jfwlite.com if that site is
>still active.
>Good luck.  Aren't computers a pain???
>--le
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Evelyn Weckerly" <weckerly at i2k.com>
>To: "NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 2:54 PM
>Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Outlook Express files
>
>
>Hi, Laura,
>
>Actually, I only want to get those data files, nothing else. My
>desktop is in crisis. At this point, I don't know whether it needs a
>new power supply or worse. I may have to move those files to another
>computer but not all of Outlook Express. I would be moving them from
>one XP machine to another.
>
>At 12:17 PM 9/16/2009, you wrote:
> >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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