Re: importing email onto new PC
From: Cliff (cliff_at_kcc.co.za)
Date: 05/04/04
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Date: Tue, 4 May 2004 01:39:22 -0700
Jim thanks, but the files are on my hard drive.... all
the .dbx files (including folders.dbx) are in a folder in
my desktop (called Mail) and that is where I do the
import from....? when I do an import it says that the
import was successful and it does actually import and
create the email folders (I have folders in my inbox for
storing emails of different subjects...) but they are all
empty.... the file sizes of the .dbx files that are
created in the store folder are correct (they have data
in) but after selecting that folder in OEXP the .dbx file
becomes blank as well.....
please help!?
thanks,
Cliff.
>-----Original Message-----
>That sounds like the files are residing on a CD. You
cannot change the
>Read-Only attribute of a file on a CD. You must copy
the files to a folder
>on your hard drive, then clear the Read-Only attribute,
then open Outlook
>Express and try the File/Import/Messages, selecting to
import from a message
>store. See more info at this link:
>http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/backup/index.htm
>--
>Jim Pickering, MVP-Outlook Express
>Please reply only to newsgroup.
>
>
>"Cliff" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:770401c4310d$886590f0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>>
>> thanks,
>>
>> I tried that though - they weren't.... according to
>> Windows Explorer though the folder is read only and
wont
>> change when I change it's attributes...... according
to
>> Windows Commander though, the folder is not read
>> only........
>>
>> Cliff.
>>
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>Are the .dbx files "read only" by any chance? If so,
>> clear the "read only"
>>>and try it again.
>>>
>>>Alias
>>>
>>>"Cliff" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
>>>
>>>> I have just started using a new machine and want to
>> bring
>>>> my email messages across from my old machine. both
>>>> machines have windows XP and IE6. I have copied
>> the .dbx
>>>> files across and run an import on the new machine
>> (using
>>>> OE6 import wizard and selecting OE6 messages and all
>>>> folders when prompted). the import seems to work
(the
>>>> drive works a bit and a "imported successfully"
message
>>>> is shown) but all that happens is that the folders
>>>> (subfolders of inbox) are created and they are all
>> empty -
>>>> no emails are imported.....
>>>>
>>>> can somebody PLEASE help??
>>>>
>>>> thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Cliff.
>>>
>>>
>>>.
>>>
>
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