Re: Outlook Express and importing
- From: "Chris Chaffin" <chaffin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 08:23:29 -0400
Hi,
Besides doing an export / import or using a program like E backup, I am not
sure, but I did have this idea! Can you just create a folder on your
desktop computer within outlook express that does not exist on your laptop,
put all the messages in that folder, Go to the directory where these
messages are stored which should be in one file with the same name as the
folder that you created, copy the dbx file to an external source, then copy
it to the directory where your messages are stored on your laptop.
If it works, then when you open outlook express on your laptop the folder
should be there in your folder list view with the messages inside!
To find the directory where your messages are stored on your hard drive, do
a search or find for 'Inbox.dbx'. The folder that you created should be in
the same directory that your inbox is located. And you can do the same
thing on your laptop to find the directory where you should put the folder
that you are moving. I would just make a copy for protective measures.
Then if something goes wrong, you still have the messages on your desktop
computer! Once you move the messages and they are successfully on your
laptop, then you can delete them from your desktop computer if you wish!
As far as the address book, maybe you could just use the export / import
feature. I am just not sure if when you import them to your laptop, if it
would overwrite the existing address book already located on your system.
Hope this helps,
Chris Chaffin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Portillo" <jp100@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2004 9:06 PM
Subject: Outlook Express and importing
> Hello,
> I have a question.
> I have both a desktop and a laptop.
> As of late, I have been using my laptop for 99.99 percent of my email
(both sending and receiving), and there are still several messages from my
desktop that I should have on my laptop.
> What I'd like to do is just to somehow save all of my messages in one big
file and then import that file to Outlook Express on my laptop computer.
> Same with an address book that I have created on my desktop which I'd like
also on my laptop.
> I tried exporting the whole account, but I don't think that's what I need
to do because when I try importing it from the flash drive in which I saved
it, it tells me that it can't import it because there's already an account
with that name, and I've tried renaming that file.
> So, in summary, what I'd like to do is to somehow save the messages or
export them to one file, which I can save onto a flash drive, and them
import that file on to my laptop. Same with my address book.
> Thanks.
> Jim
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