Outlook Express folder link.

kpfien · 02-25-2009, 03:39 AM

How does Outlook Express identify where the folder file location is? The basic problem is that I had to reload the operating system without reformatting so that all my Outlook Express folder files are present and I now want to indicate to the new copy of Outlook Express where these folders are so as to continue using Outlook Express without loss.
Thanks

**blah789** · 02-27-2009, 01:20 PM

I'm not sure what they're based on. Whatever it was it may be have been lost if you reinstalled Windows and the registry was rebuilt (aka your settings got lost).
But if you just want to retrieve your old e-mails, you could try importing them if the files are still there.
Open Outlook Express, and go to file, import, messages. In the list pick Microsoft Outlook Express 6. Then click on Import Mail from an OE store directory. Then browse to the old Outlook Express folder. It should be something like this:
C:\Documents and Settings\youruserid\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\{some really long GUID inside the brackets}\Microsoft\Outlook Express

Between us though: what a ridiculous way to name the path to stored e-mails!

02-25-2009, 03:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
kpfien Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1 OS: winxp sp3 Vista	Outlook Express folder link. How does Outlook Express identify where the folder file location is? The basic problem is that I had to reload the operating system without reformatting so that all my Outlook Express folder files are present and I now want to indicate to the new copy of Outlook Express where these folders are so as to continue using Outlook Express without loss. Thanks

02-27-2009, 01:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
blah789 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2,236 OS: Windows 2000 SP4 and Windows XP SP3	Re: Outlook Express folder link. I'm not sure what they're based on. Whatever it was it may be have been lost if you reinstalled Windows and the registry was rebuilt (aka your settings got lost). But if you just want to retrieve your old e-mails, you could try importing them if the files are still there. Open Outlook Express, and go to file, import, messages. In the list pick Microsoft Outlook Express 6. Then click on Import Mail from an OE store directory. Then browse to the old Outlook Express folder. It should be something like this: C:\Documents and Settings\youruserid\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\{some really long GUID inside the brackets}\Microsoft\Outlook Express Between us though: what a ridiculous way to name the path to stored e-mails!