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keith - 16 May 2008 11:35 GMT

My hard drive died and had saved some draft messages locally in Drafts
Folder. Is there a file I can recover to retrieve my Draft messages? Where
would it be located?

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Bruce Hagen - 16 May 2008 14:42 GMT

Can I assume you reformatted? If you didn't backup the messages, then they
are gone.

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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

> My hard drive died and had saved some draft messages locally in Drafts
> Folder. Is there a file I can recover to retrieve my Draft messages?
> Where
> would it be located?

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keith - 16 May 2008 15:15 GMT

The drive is readable as a slave on another PC. I am able to view the C:\
and D:\ partitions. I only need to recover my draft messages stored in
Outlook Express but I dont know where they would be stored.

> Can I assume you reformatted? If you didn't backup the messages, then they
> are gone.
> > My hard drive died and had saved some draft messages locally in Drafts
> > Folder. Is there a file I can recover to retrieve my Draft messages?
> > Where
> > would it be located?

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Bruce Hagen - 16 May 2008 15:35 GMT

Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location of
your Outlook Express files. Write the location down and navigate to it in
Windows Explorer or, copy and paste it into Start | Run.

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.

Backup & Restore:
http://www.insideoe.com/backup/

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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

> The drive is readable as a slave on another PC. I am able to view the C:\
> and D:\ partitions. I only need to recover my draft messages stored in
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>> > Where
>> > would it be located?

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Ron Sommer - 16 May 2008 16:02 GMT

The old location will look similar to the current location.
(old drive):\Documents and Settings\Keith\Local Settings\Application
Data\Identities\{long string of numbers and letters}\Microsoft\Outlook
Express
File, Import, Messages, OE6, Store Directory, point to the old location and
select the Drafts folder.

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Ronald Sommer

> Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location of
> your Outlook Express files. Write the location down and navigate to it in
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>>> > Where
>>> > would it be located?

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keith - 16 May 2008 16:35 GMT

That was the path I needed and I got all my drafts back! THANK YOU!!!!
THANK YOU!!

> The old location will look similar to the current location.
> (old drive):\Documents and Settings\Keith\Local Settings\Application
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> >>> > Where
> >>> > would it be located?

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VanguardLH - 16 May 2008 15:03 GMT

> My hard drive died and had saved some draft messages locally in Drafts
> Folder. Is there a file I can recover to retrieve my Draft messages? Where
> would it be located?

If the hard drive died, how are you going to access it to get at any
files on it?

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