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deejay
06-01-2003, 01:37 AM
- possible or not, and how best to back up an e-mail folder, or stree an e-mail folder on the HDD?

Tell ya, is buying a new computer an trying to bring yer old e-mails with yer a p.i.t.a. or frickin' what???

Cheers,

D.J.
Jim
06-01-2003, 06:28 AM
What program are you using for email?
Outlook?
Outlook Express?
TownBear
06-01-2003, 06:39 AM
as far as i know, you can't attach a folder unless you zip the folder first

as for importing your mail from an old computer, to a new computer.. can't help you there, sorry
unless the files are small enuf to be put on disk & copied to the new puter
deb
06-01-2003, 07:21 AM
You can use export feature in your email proggie... if you are using outlook/express.
deejay
06-01-2003, 11:37 AM
Jim,

using 'Outlook Express'.

Pls, tell me there's an easy way!

Cheers,

D.J.
deejay
06-01-2003, 11:43 AM
Jim,

am using Outlook Express.

Tell me there's an easy way!

Cheers,


D.J.
TownBear
06-01-2003, 11:47 AM
oh where's that jim lol

if you can find where your .eml files are stored (those are your emails), you can copy the folder they are in, & paste it onto the new computerin the exact same location they were on, on the old computer
deb
06-01-2003, 02:48 PM
Actually it's .pst files you are looking for... but Jim knows exactly where to look and what to do with them... I've never done that procedure before. :D
Mary
06-01-2003, 03:18 PM
Originally blurted out by debryan
Actually it's .pst files you are looking for... but Jim knows exactly where to look and what to do with them... I've never done that procedure before. :D

Deb, when I back up my outlook express e-mails, I look for .dbx files too. :confused:
deb
06-01-2003, 03:23 PM
I've never had success backing up emails... so I make sure no email is so important the I don't want to lose it. LOL
Navigator
06-01-2003, 04:08 PM
Originally blurted out by Mary
Deb, when I back up my outlook express e-mails, I look for .dbx files too. :confused:

me too...:cool:
Jim
06-01-2003, 04:10 PM
*pst files are used by MS Outlook (MS Outlook is part of MS Office)

*.dbx files are used by Outlook Express (Free email program found on just about every Windows based computer.

Deejay needs to follow the instructions on this page
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q270670
Mary
06-01-2003, 04:29 PM
Originally blurted out by Jim
*pst files are used by MS Outlook (MS Outlook is part of MS Office)

*.dbx files are used by Outlook Express (Free email program found on just about every Windows based computer.

Deejay needs to follow the instructions on this page
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q270670

Thanks for clearing that up Jim. :)