Will's Post:

Hey,

Or if u just have all the files themseleves then u just copy to:

%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\Something here\Microsoft\Outlook Express

Read that ok have to find out what the something here part is...

And then in outlook express u do File > import > messages. And select outlook express 6 and correct idenity and should restore ok.

Yes Richard,


This is what I do :) But outlook import just the basic folders :eek:

Not all my other folders :(

Um yeah that should have worked. Very odd. :(

If you are sure that in the next window after the one I have posted that you are clicking
on all the subfolders to import then you could just copy your Store Folder to another location and go through the import messages again. If that doesn't work- delete the basic folders and let OE rebuild itself but be sure to have a backup of all the folders you wish to keep.

This is not the first time I do that Richard, but this time, this is not working :(

I delete the outlook folder, let the program build another one and I copy all my messages in the folder.

But when I click to import my mail, I see only what is on the picture :o


Is it possible to import mail from Outlook express to Outlook ?

And I supposed you have tried making a brand new store folder and trying to import
ALL not selected folders from thepresent folder to a new one.

Hello Richard,

Check the message error I receive :o

Yep - that is why I mentioned copying the folder to another spot then importing the messages from there - you can delete this folder afterwards. The message is saying that OE is open and as a result you Store Folder is open so you can't import from the open folder to the stored folder as they are the same. You should be able to import ALL the folders from the copied ones providing that the none of the files are messes up, which could be the case.

My personal choice for a new store folder would be something like
D:\oe messages bads
1 -create this folder
2- point OE to the folder
3-import NOT copy messages to D:\oe messages bads
N.B. somewhere along the line you have to reboot for the messges to be
copied over.

if this works - you can change it to whatever and whereever you wish
the idea of using D:\ is that when you reformat C:\ your messges are SAFE
Mine have been on D:\ through at least 6 formats of C:\

Hi Richard,

If I point OE to this folder, I got the same message because I'm in Outlook :(

By this I mean change the Store Folder