Re: Multiple OE Databases on One Mac

Tech-Archive recommends: Repair Windows Errors & Optimize Windows Performance

in article C1D25286.7071%tg.online@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, TG Online (MVP) at
tg.online@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 1/16/07 4:56 AM:

"RickGreg" <rgregory@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

My mom was having trouble with OE and asked me to take a look...

She is running OS 9.0.4 on an old iMac G3. I found multiple copies of OE on
her machine (5.0.2 and 5.0.6). Also found multiple Identity Folders and
databases. She has only one user set-up. (I have deleted all but the
current OE version.)

The dilemma is that most of her recent activity, including her most current
address book is contained in "Identity #1". Sometime in the last month, an
older Identity took over ("Identity #2"), so the last few weeks of mail are
now in this Identity, which is active and behaving properly.

I have tried in vain to get Identity #1 back as the primary Identity, with
no luck. I have also tried to Import data from Identity #1 into #2 so all
the data is together. When I do this, the Import screens walk me through
until the final step, and then no import occurs.

I moved to OS X and Entourage a couple years ago, and can't recall how to
manage OE identities. Any help is appreciated!

I would suggest that you manually export the messages you want to keep from
one of the Identities via method 1 here...

<http://homepage.ntlworld.com/tg.online/macfaq/articles/045.html>

...and then manually import those into the other Identity.


HTH,

Ricky

Thanks. I will try that. HOWEVER, in my previous post, I noted: "I have
tried in vain to get Identity #1 back as the primary Identity, with no
luck."

I can't recall the specific messages I rec'd, but OE did not seem to want to
recognize this Identity. If it won't be recognized, and I can't import from
it, does that suggest corruption? I don't think holding down the Option key
to commence rebuild or compact worked either.

Any other ideas? Thank you!

.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: 2.6.29-rc: unable to compile e100 firmware into kernel
    ... I think (seem to recall something on the list) there have been ... bother rebuilding it. ...
    (Linux-Kernel)
  • Re: Software for multiple domains
    ... The software I recall allowed ... a user to log on to multiple domains in one ... but I think I ran into such a product in a news group a while back ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.configuration_manage)
  • Re: Software for multiple domains
    ... The software I recall allowed ... a user to log on to multiple domains in one ... but I think I ran into such a product in a news group a while back ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.networking)
  • Re: OT: $30 for a New Newsreader
    ... Scott en Aztlán wrote: ... but AFAIK it has never hiccupped and kicked out multiple copies of a post like that. ... I don't recall my newsreader, which is Thunderbird is based off of, ever doing that. ...
    (rec.autos.driving)
  • Re: Integer Factorization with SAT
    ... I went down this path and didn't have much luck. ... This could lead to multiple "possible" multiplication results. ... theres a one in the number, ... but if you make images a "priority" ...
    (comp.theory)