Email Access From Old Drive 2 New

PowerGuy · 01-22-2008, 11:22 PM

Hey Guys,

I recently upgraded my laptop with a larger hard drive and placed the old drive in a hard drive enclosure which is connected via a USB cable. I have all my email addresses stored on the old drive and would lie to know how to access them via the USB cable. Can someone give me some instructions on this. Thanks

paratwa · 01-23-2008, 02:08 AM

If you are using outlook, you can import all of that information from within outlook. Just point it at your old drive and folder where the information is and it should import it.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ou...737381033.aspx

y2k_itman · 01-23-2008, 10:05 AM

Dear PowerGuy
Please specify which Email Program you were using in your old Hard Disk.

patrickv · 01-23-2008, 10:40 AM

yeah specify the client you were using, but if by any chance you were using OUTLOOK EXPRESS, do the following, go to :

C:\Documents and Settings\yourOld account\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\

in there you will find some .dbx files, just copy them and paste them onto the same directory but on the new hard drive. and oh make sure while you're at it, Outlook express is closed.
It works the same for Microsoft Outlook except that you need to locate a .pst file

PowerGuy · 01-24-2008, 01:54 AM

I have microsoft office outlook 2007 installed in the old drive as well as the new drive. I cant seem to find the file folder in the old drive.

PowerGuy · 01-24-2008, 01:58 AM

Paratwa, the problem is identifying where the folder is located that contains the addresses.

paratwa · 01-24-2008, 02:31 AM

Edit:
Read the following links.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/291636

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ou...308921033.aspx
Read this one first.

01-22-2008, 11:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
PowerGuy New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 3	Email Access From Old Drive 2 New Hey Guys, I recently upgraded my laptop with a larger hard drive and placed the old drive in a hard drive enclosure which is connected via a USB cable. I have all my email addresses stored on the old drive and would lie to know how to access them via the USB cable. Can someone give me some instructions on this. Thanks

01-23-2008, 10:40 AM	#4 (permalink)
patrickv Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Soul Chamber Posts: 5,330	yeah specify the client you were using, but if by any chance you were using OUTLOOK EXPRESS, do the following, go to : C:\Documents and Settings\yourOld account\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\ in there you will find some .dbx files, just copy them and paste them onto the same directory but on the new hard drive. and oh make sure while you're at it, Outlook express is closed. It works the same for Microsoft Outlook except that you need to locate a .pst file __________________ Laptop: Thinkpad X60: Core2Duo T7200 @ 2Ghz,1GB DDR2,110GB SATA -winXP ProSP2 Work Desktop: Core Duo E2180 @ 2Ghz,1.5GB DDR2,240GB HD - XP PRO SP2 Home: Core Duo E2180 2Ghz,1.5GB DDR2,Nvidia GForce 6200TB,320 GB (2x160GB) -Dual boot - XP / OSX 10.5.2

01-24-2008, 02:31 AM	#7 (permalink)
paratwa Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,969	Edit: Read the following links. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/291636 http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ou...308921033.aspx Read this one first. Last edited by paratwa; 01-24-2008 at 02:46 AM.

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01-23-2008, 02:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
paratwa Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,969	If you are using outlook, you can import all of that information from within outlook. Just point it at your old drive and folder where the information is and it should import it. http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ou...737381033.aspx

01-23-2008, 10:05 AM	#3 (permalink)
y2k_itman New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 8	Dear PowerGuy Please specify which Email Program you were using in your old Hard Disk.

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PowerGuy New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 3	I have microsoft office outlook 2007 installed in the old drive as well as the new drive. I cant seem to find the file folder in the old drive.

01-24-2008, 01:58 AM	#6 (permalink)
PowerGuy New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 3	Paratwa, the problem is identifying where the folder is located that contains the addresses.