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Does anyone know an easy way to transfer emails from one PC's Outlook Express to another PC's Outlook Ex. (so that they nicely sit in the Inbox folder) ? (Outlook Ex. 6.0 btw.)
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C:\Documents and Settings\[yourusername]\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\{[some code here]}\Microsoft\Outlook Express

is where you're data is stored, maybe you could try a bit of cut 'n paste trial n' error?

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l'excuse wrote:C:\Documents and Settings\[yourusername]\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\{[some code here]}\Microsoft\Outlook Express

is where you're data is stored, maybe you could try a bit of cut 'n paste trial n' error?

have fun!
back up theis folder (it's in a different place on win98), copy onto new PC then in OE go to the file menu and use the import tool and point to whereever you stored your e-mails.
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Hojyuu-obi wrote:Does anyone know an easy way to transfer emails from one PC's Outlook Express to another PC's Outlook Ex. (so that they nicely sit in the Inbox folder) ? (Outlook Ex. 6.0 btw.)
Ack! Outhouse Express? Gimme Qualcomm Eudora anyday (for email) with a side order of Forte Agent (for newsgroups). Been using those two programs for nigh on 10 years now, never needed to look elsewhere.

Sorry, I know that doesn't help much :lol:
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And just to put you even deeper in the muck... even the Import/Export Address book in Outlook express fails nine out of ten times...

I have Incredimail, a bit heavy in a graphic kinda way, but nice nonetheless, and no sift like OE... Never had any virus attack with IncrediMail, while OE just lets about anything pass through...

But that's my opinion ;-)

Now ON YER QUESTION :-) : l' excuse's answer is one of the most reliable options... just cut 'n' paste all the files there...

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click n' drag them into an active e-mail adress,
send them to your web based mail server
configure OE from scratch on new machine.

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When I reisntalled everything I was told a easy way to save my emails and add them back into Outlook after the reinstall.

First go to Tools--Accounts and export each of your email accounts (not the mailboxes/messages)

Then make a backup of the entire folder-

C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Identities\{blah}\Microsoft\Outlook Express\

The with the new Outlook import the accounts and copy the contents of that folder back again and it should all work good as new.

The only thing I couldn't find a way of copying was my mail rules, but it didn't take too long to re-add these.
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yep, i've done exactly as dan describes a few times now and all has worked well, apart from once...

make sure you copy the email folders rather than move them so you have a backup, because i found once that when you crank up OE for the first time after copying the mailboxes over it wont pick up the new ones and will create a set of empty ones, over-writing your old ones :urff:

when this happened (only did it the once out of about 6 mailbox moves) i just closed OE, copied the backup mailboxes AGAIN and started OE and all was fine. 8)
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There are a lot of freeware programs that can fix that. Search for "outlook backup".
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Don't forget the Address Book!

It can be found in XP at :

C:\Documents and Settings\[yourusername]\Application Data\Microsoft\Address Book

Copy the .wab file and you can import it directly into OE :

1. Select Tools | Address Book... from the menu in Outlook Express.
2. Now select File | Import | Address Book (WAB)... from the address book menu.
3. Select the backup copy of your Outlook Express address book.
4. Click Open.
5. Now click OK.
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Is that spam, given that it's actually answering the original question?

7 years late like... :roll:
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lol - I've almost replied here, too but I assume the issue should be solved by now :lol:
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Wow, how the hell did I end up replying this ancient thread. I swear it was in the top of the General Chat stuff when I clicked on it. I never looked at the date!
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