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Windows Forum / Windows XP / General Topics 2 / February 2007lost outlook express folders
I had a hard disc failure and am using data recovery software to try and transfer my old outlook express folders over to my new drive. Using explorer I have located Outlook express but can't see any folder files. I believe they are .dbx. Can anyone tell me where they are backed up? Thanks Hi Millstone, You could try here: <Drive Letter>:\Documents and Settings\<Username>\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\{alphanumeric GUID}\Microsoft\Outlook Express If I'm not mistaken, either Local Settings or Application Data (or both) is a hidden folder. Regards,  SignaturePatti MacLeod Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User > I had a hard disc failure and am using data recovery software to try and > transfer my old outlook express folders over to my new drive. Using explorer > I have located Outlook express but can't see any folder files. I believe they > are .dbx. > Can anyone tell me where they are backed up? > Thanks Hi Patti Thanks for that, I have found all the .dbx folders that I am needing. The folder sizes indicate that they contain all my emails. Unfortunately, I tried - using explorer - dragging them to the Outlook Express folder. They went in OK and I see them within the programme folder but when use Outlook Express the folders don't seem to have opened and none of the emails are displayed. Have you any suggestion where I have gone wrong? Regards Alastair > Hi Millstone, > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Can anyone tell me where they are backed up? > > Thanks You're welcome :-) Did you copy them to the Outlook Express folder in the similar path on your new drive? For example, if your new drive is drive D, then you should be moving them to: D:\Documents and Settings\<Username>\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\{alphanumeric GUID}\Microsoft\Outlook Express Regards, SignaturePatti MacLeod Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User > Hi Patti > Thanks for that, I have found all the .dbx folders that I am needing. The [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > > Can anyone tell me where they are backed up? > > > Thanks Hi. I hadn't actually! I had simply dragged them to the entry under programme files. However I have tried your suggestion of putting them back the way I found them - pretty obvious when you mention it. But once again no luck. I haven't tried it for obvious reasons - but I was wondering if I used the file path you suggested if I could simply delete the whole Outlook Express folder and contents on my new drive and drag over the same folder from my recovered drive - or will I end up worse than I started??? Regards > You're welcome :-) > [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > > > > Can anyone tell me where they are backed up? > > > > Thanks To copy your e-mail: C:\Documents and Settings\"YOUR ACCOUNT"\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\{6401E5A8-BACD-4DE0-82E3-03FA191A22DB}\Microsoft\Outlook Express To Copy Your Address Book: C:\Documents and Settings\"YOUR ACCOUNT"\Application Data\Microsoft\Address Book >I had a hard disc failure and am using data recovery software to try and > transfer my old outlook express folders over to my new drive. Using [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Can anyone tell me where they are backed up? > Thanks |
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