> >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. Curious about the people moderating your messages? Visit our staff web site: http://nospin.com/pc/staff.html