Re: Looking for my Message Store

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It seems to be gone from there as well.

Fred
"Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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You're welcome. You may also find an entry for that identity in Start |
Run | Type in:

regedit

Press Enter.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER / Identities.

If it is there still, you can delete it there as well.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"bayskater" <efhunter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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DONE, thanks again, Bruce

Fred
"Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Go ahead and delete it there as well. Ho harm as long as you delete the
correct one.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"bayskater" <efhunter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi,

YES, I've copied my message store to my external HD, deleted my new
identity, downloaded and installed OEQB, rebooted and when I look at
File > Identities, just the main identity is shown, however, when I
browse to the store, I still see the GUID, and Microsoft and Outlook
Express folders associated with the new (deleted) identity. and the OE
folder there contains the store also, although it is not quite as large
a file as the OE file in the old identity.
Would you recommend that I delete the
{A8086E6F-9076-4C54-919D-6B60E79E95E4} folder?

Thanks, .... Fred

Fred
"Ken" <PleaseReply@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi Fred,

Eureka!

I assume you have now made a backup copy of this message store.

As to your query "If I delete the new identity, will it automatically
dump
the dbx files I put into it?"

I do not know the answer, however, as you know where it's message
store is
and if it doesn't get deleted you can go there and delete it.

Before you remove the new identity make a copy of it's store location,
which
I beleive is C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Local
Settings\Application
Data\Identities\{A8086E6F-9076-4C54-919D-6B60E79E95E4}\Microsoft\Outlook
Express

I beleive to remove an Identity, choose File, then on it's menu select
Identities, on the expanded menu choose Manage Identities. In the
Manage
Identities dailog window select your new identity then click Remove.

Reboot the computer.

After the computer starts confirm all is okay with Outlook Express,
also
confirm that new identity is gone.

Now go to your Identities folder to see if
{A8086E6F-9076-4C54-919D-6B60E79E95E4}was removed.

Ken

"bayskater" <efhunter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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|
| "Ken" <PleaseReply@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| news:OonLXBJEHHA.4508@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

| > Hi Fred,
| >
| > Great to hear you were able to see the Microsoft folder when you
looked
at
| > your Message Store for C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Local
| > Settings\Application
| >
Data\Identities\{651FEF03-F5AD-49E8-8735-3B1E6475A8FE}\Microsoft\Outlook
| > Express
| >
| > I also assume you are able to see the Outlook Express folder?
|
| Yes, Ken, but as I said, I created these two folders myself about a
week
ago
| when I was trying to reconstruct the path shown to my
| message store.
| >
| > Before going any futher I would like to confirm you can also see
the
.dbx
| > files in the Outlook Express folder.
|
| No, Ken, as I said. the Outlook Express folder (that I created) is
empty.
|
| >
| > There is various ways to look into the Outlook Express folder, but
I
would
| > like you to do it this way.
| >
| > Choose Start on the Desktop, choose My Computer, then double click
C
Disk,
| > then Documents and Settings, then Owner, then Local Settings, then
| > Application Data, then Identities,
| > then{651FEF03-F5AD-49E8-8735-3B1E6475A8FE}, then Microsoft, then
Outlook
| > Express.
|
| That is exactly the way I have been doing it all along, but when I
do, the
| Outlook Express folder is empty .
|
| > Do you see the .dbx files?
|
| NO.
| >
| > I would like to stay away from any other queries like folders you
created
| > and your other new identity until we resolve locating this message
store.
| >
|
| OK Ken, I just wanted to be sure you understood that the Outlook
Express
| folder that I can get to by the method above is not one that OE
ceated for
| my dbx files, but one that I created myself, hoping to use it as a
home
for
| my store if I could find a way of moving my dbx files into it.
|
| > As I understand what you are trying to do is make a copy of this
message
| > store and save it to external hard drive. If this is the correct
message
| > store then we should be able to accomplish the task with a few
clicks of
| > the
| > mouse
| >
| Great!
|
| I have located my dbx files.
|
| When I last copied my (at that time) OK Outlook Express folder onto
my
| external HD, while I was on the page with all my dbx files,
| I made it a "Favorite" page, so I could get to it again quickly.
That
| "Favorite" link still works, and gets me to the page containing all
my dbx
| files. When I'm at that page, by that method, the address bar shows
the
| complete path as it was shown to be my message store:
|
| C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Local Settings\Application
| >
Data\Identities\{651FEF03-F5AD-49E8-8735-3B1E6475A8FE}\Microsoft\Outlook
| > Express
|
|
|
| Whoops !!!! Hold the phone. Eureka! I found the error of my ways.
I just
| noticed that when I have looked for the Outlook Express folder, as
above,
I
| have skipped one folder along the way. When I got to the "Owner"
folder,
| there's a "Local Settings" and AND an Application Data folder . I
have
been
| inadvertently skipping the "Local Settings " folder and going to the
| Application Data folder.
| My apologies to Bruce, Ron, Jim, Steve and to you Ken, for making
this
such
| a mystery. Your take-it-slow, first-things-first approach finally
woke me
| up.
|
| Doing it the right way, leads me to an Outlook Express folder that
DOES
| contain my store.
|
| Now, one last question (I hope).
| in chasing this "problem" I created a second identity, which is not
really
| needed as I'm the only user of this computer. When I moved my store
into
the
| new identity, it seemed to slow OE down some (double the volume). If
I
| delete the new identity, will it automatically dump the dbx files I
put
into
| it?
|
| Thanks, ... Fred
| > Ken
| >
| > "bayskater" <efhunter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| > news:%23gFxTSBEHHA.3224@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| >
| > | Well, Ken, you're close,
| > |
| > | In the path you mentioned I do see a Microsoft folder, but it's
the
| > empty
| > | Microsoft folder that I created myself two or three chapters
ago, in
an
| > | attempt to create a path to where my Store was supposed to be.
| > |
| > | In the new identity:
| > | C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Local Settings\Application\|
| > |
| >
Data\Identities\{A8086E6F-9076-4C54-919D-6B60E79E95E4}\Microsoft\Outlook|
| > | Express, the GUID folder shows empty and there is no Microsoft
or
| > Outlook
| > | Express folders.
| > |
| > | At the beginning of this quest, that was how my old identity
showed
the
| > path
| > | to the store also, but I came along and built those two missing
folders.
| > |
| > | Thanks, .... Fred
| > |
| > |
| > | "Ken" <PleaseReply@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| > | news:ueMHlyAEHHA.4280@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > | > Hi Fred,
| > | >
| > | > As I understand your problem, when going to C:\Documents and
| > | > Settings\Owner\Local Settings\Application
| > | > | Data\Identities\{651FEF03-F5AD-49E8-8735-3B1E6475A8FE}you do
not
see
| > the
| > | > Microsoft folder.
| > | >
| > | > Does both the Microsoft folder and Outlook Express folder
display if
| > you
| > | > click Change in the Store Location dialog window?
| > | >
| > | > Tools | Options | Maintenance tab | click Folder Store |
clicking
| > Change
| > | > in
| > | > the Store Folder dialog window will display a Browse for
Folder
dialog
| > | > window and should have the Outlook Express folder highlighted.
| > | >
| > | > Ken
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > "bayskater" <efhunter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| > | > news:%23I%23ZGdAEHHA.5028@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > | >
| > | > | Hi Ken,
| > | > | For my original identity it's:
| > | > |
| > | > | C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Local Settings\Application
| > | > |
| >
Data\Identities\{651FEF03-F5AD-49E8-8735-3B1E6475A8FE}\Microsoft\Outlook
| > | > | Express
| > | > | For my newly created identity it's:
| > | > | C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Local Settings\Application
| > | > |
| >
Data\Identities\{A8086E6F-9076-4C54-919D-6B60E79E95E4}\Microsoft\Outlook
| > | > | Express
| > | > |
| > | > | Fred
| > | > |
| > | > | "Ken" <PleaseReply@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| > | > | news:e26wrLAEHHA.5028@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > | > | >
| > | > | > Hi Fred,
| > | > | >
| > | > | > I am not sure this question has been asked. What is
displayed
in
| > the
| > | > | > Store
| > | > | > Location?
| > | > | >
| > | > | >
| > | > | > Open Outlook Express and choose Tools, then on it's menu
choose
| > | > Options
| > | > to
| > | > | > get the Options dialog window.
| > | > | >
| > | > | > In the Options dialog window select the Maintenance tab,
click
| > Store
| > | > | > Folder,
| > | > | > this should provide Store Location dialog window.
| > | > | >
| > | > | > What is displayed for the location of the store folder in
the
| > Store
| > | > | > Location
| > | > | > dialog window?
| > | > | >
| > | > | > You may not be able to see the whole path for the store
location,
| > so
| > | > point
| > | > | > into the box, hold the left mouse key down, then drag the
cursor
| > from
| > | > left
| > | > | > to right, this should highlight the complete path, right
click
it
| > and
| > | > | > choose
| > | > | > Copy.
| > | > | >
| > | > | > Paste the copied path in your reply to this message.
| > | > | >
| > | > | > Ken
| > | > | >
| > | > | >
| > | > | >
| > | > |
| > | > |
| > | >
| > |
| > |
| >
|
|









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