NEED HELP WITH HDD MIGRATION ASAP

[Nighthawk168]

Hey guys,

Just got a new rig, and my mom needs the HDD from my first one.

so...im trying to transfer all my emails from outlook express to the new drive..

anyone know where i can find the email file ? what dir to look in?

FYI Leaving on a flight 6am pst... need to get this done tonight.

 

[cooljoe22]

I've never done it myself, but you might wanna try this...

To compact and back up e-mail folders

1. Select an e-mail folder.

2. On the File menu, point to Folder, and then click Compact.

3. To back up the folder, find the folder file, and then copy it to a backup folder,
floppy disk, or network drive. Outlook Express e-mail folders have a .dbx extension
(for example, "Sent Items.dbx").

 

[Nighthawk168]

thanks i'll see if thats it

 

[hjo3]

You can install Outlook (non-Express) and export the archived messages to it. Otherwise, here's how to find the dir:

Run regedit.

Go to HKEY_USERS.

Look for a folder called something like S-1-5-21-1644491937-1343024091-854245398-500 (that's mine). It will prolly be the second one listed.

Go to Identities, then look for a folder like {6F131AE7-F16F-4A2E-9AC2-EEF9BC94CA7F} (should be first one listed).

Go Software > Microsoft > Outlook Express > 5.0.

In this folder, there's a value called "Store Root." It holds the path to your archived messages.

Here's a sample of the path to that value's key:

HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1644491937-1343024091-854245398-500\Identities\{6F131AE7-F16F-4A2E-9AC2-EEF9BC94CA7F}\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0

EDIT: Oh, nm, joe's method is easier. Heh

 

[TechnoPro]

Here's how to locate the files that contain your e-mail.

Under Windows XP, navigate to:

C:\Documents and Settings\<Account>\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\{69A174D7-B7C9-4A7C-9A7F-D3ABE2327BC8}\Microsoft\Outlook Express

Replace <Account> with your account name. In the above path, I've used my identity; yours will be different. Note that this path is the default and can be changed.

You should see the following files, possibly others:

Folders.dbx
Inbox.dbx
Offline.dbx
Outbox.dbx
Deleted Items.dbx

If you are using subfolders in Outlook Express to organize your e-mails, you will also see other .dbx files with the names of these subfolders.

Copy all of these files to the new drive. Simply paste them over the existing files on that new drive in the correct location and you'll be up and running.

Note, these files do NOT contain your address book, nor your e-mail account settings, just the e-mails themselves.

To verify that these are, in fact, your files, here's a quick test. With Outlook Express closed, move Inbox.dbx onto the desktop. Then open Outlook Express. Your inbox should now be empty. Close Outlook Express, move the file back, then reopen the program. Your e-mails should be back in your inbox.

On a 9x platform, I believe these files are located here:

C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Identities\{69A174D7-B7C9-4A7C-9A7F-D3ABE2327BC8}\Microsoft\Outlook Express

or

C:\Windows\Profiles\<User Name>\Application Data\Identities\{69A174D7-B7C9-4A7C-9A7F-D3ABE2327BC8}\Microsoft\Outlook Express


Hope that helps.