>
>In brief, here is the problem:
>Just added a new hard drive - "C" -  to the office system.
>Put on a "New" install of Win98 - not the upgrade.
>We did a fresh install of all programs.
>We moved the old drive -now called "D" -  down but kept it on the
system in
>order to to move/restore data etc.
>
>Now we are trying to import the OE files (address book and messages and
>folders) from the old drive "D" to the new drive "C".
>Both drives have Outlook Express and neither can see the Address book
that
>was there before or any of the messages that still reside on "D".
>
>I would truly appreciate all the help I can get  since this is our main
>system in the office and we really need those present but elusive
messages.
>Thanks in advance !
>Marianne Jelley
>(lurker on PCSOFT)
>


Hi Marianne,

I recently added a new drive to my system. First, I copied all the
contents of C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook Express\Mail\
(default location of OE files) to a new folder, then when first opening
OE I let it set the default location for storing messages. Next, I
simply copied all the files from the backup folder to OE's default. So
you should be able to copy your Address Book and Mail from the D:
location to the C: location.

Also, each message folder has a .idx and .mbx file (example: Drafts.idx,
Drafts.mbx) both are needed, and there are two other files that I'm not
sure about: folders.nch and pop3uidl.dat (sorry, I don't recall if I
copied these back).

Hope this was the answer you were looking for,
Michael.

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