Some one gave me a computer. I took the hard drive from my old one and installed it as a slave. But I can't seem to find my old emails that were in my inbox. Using outlook express. I found the file on the old hard drive for outlook express, but even if I make a shortcut to that executable, it still activates the stuff on the new hard drive. crycry. How do I get em back?
How do I get to my old emails?
- Thread starter cptmarvel
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I haven't used Outlook Express in ages, but I assume that if it is possible to import those emails, it would be through some "import" option and not by just double-clicking the old exe file. Actually, doing that should not even work, and so I assume that what is happening is that the shortcut you created has the directory address that matches the installation of OE on the new harddrive - since that is now your C drive.
There might be a some kind of a profile file saved in your old harddrive that has all that information. Somehow getting that file into the new harddrive would be the solution. I use MS Outlook and that's how it works there - not totally sure with OE.
Also, what OS are you running? That could help in finding the folder where the information is stored. And what OS were you running on your old HD?
There might be a some kind of a profile file saved in your old harddrive that has all that information. Somehow getting that file into the new harddrive would be the solution. I use MS Outlook and that's how it works there - not totally sure with OE.
Also, what OS are you running? That could help in finding the folder where the information is stored. And what OS were you running on your old HD?
Trizoy
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c:\Windows\Application Data\Identities|{a unique code}\Microsoft\Outlook Express
Each folder is in a ".dbx" file and all these must be copied for each "Identity". You may be able to tell who's is which from the folder names.
I copy them onto a CD-RW disk in an identical pathway of folders which "let's me know where they came from and therefore where they should be returned to. "DirectCD.exe" lets me use the CD-RW like a floppy.
Each folder is in a ".dbx" file and all these must be copied for each "Identity". You may be able to tell who's is which from the folder names.
I copy them onto a CD-RW disk in an identical pathway of folders which "let's me know where they came from and therefore where they should be returned to. "DirectCD.exe" lets me use the CD-RW like a floppy.