Restoring Email Folders in OE6

I did a clean reinstall of Windows XP this morning, and before I did that I 
backed up my email inbox folder.  The backup created a file called inbox.dbx 
but I don't know how to get the emails in the file installed back into my new 

This is info that I have been looking for. Thanks, PA.
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"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Importing OE Data (all DBX files, including Folders.dbx)
> http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/how.htm#importOE5
>
> Importing a single DBX file
> http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/how.htm#importdbx
> http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx (last paragraph)
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> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
>
>
> dnamertz wrote:
> > I did a clean reinstall of Windows XP this morning, and before I did
that
> > I
> > backed up my email inbox folder.  The backup created a file called
> > inbox.dbx
> > but I don't know how to get the emails in the file installed back
into
my
> > new inbox on Outlook Express 6
>

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Importing OE Data (all DBX files, including Folders.dbx)
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/how.htm#importOE5

Importing a single DBX file
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/how.htm#importdbx
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx (last paragraph)
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002


dnamertz wrote:
> I did a clean reinstall of Windows XP this morning, and before I did that 
> I
> backed up my email inbox folder.  The backup created a file called 
> inbox.dbx
> but I don't know how to get the emails in the file installed back into my
> new inbox on Outlook Express 6 

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> [x-post to OE General]
> 
> Importing OE Data (all DBX files, including Folders.dbx)
> http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/how.htm#importOE5
> 
> Importing a single DBX file
> http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/how.htm#importdbx
> http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx (last paragraph)
> -- 
> OE-specific newsgroup: 
> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general
> 
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
> 

I followed the instructions provided in the first link, but as noted in the 
last paragraph my backup files did not include "Folders.dbx" so OE
does not 
see the files.  So, I continued following the instructions on how to work 
around this problem and when I go to Tools -> Options -> Maintenance ->
Store 
Folder, the location it shows me does not exist when I go into Windows 
Explorer.  The last two folders it lists do not exist.  How can this be?  

I also tried following the 2nd link, but the instructions didn't make sense, 

"dnamertz" <dnamertz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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>
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>
>> [x-post to OE General]
>>
>> Importing OE Data (all DBX files, including Folders.dbx)
>> http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/how.htm#importOE5
>>
>> Importing a single DBX file
>> http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/how.htm#importdbx
>> http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx (last paragraph)
>> -- 
>> OE-specific newsgroup:
>> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general
>>
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
>>
>
> I followed the instructions provided in the first link, but as noted in 
> the
> last paragraph my backup files did not include "Folders.dbx" so
OE does 
> not
> see the files.  So, I continued following the instructions on how to work
> around this problem and when I go to Tools -> Options -> Maintenance
-> 
> Store
> Folder, the location it shows me does not exist when I go into Windows
> Explorer.  The last two folders it lists do not exist.  How can this be?
>
> I also tried following the 2nd link, but the instructions didn't make 
> sense,
> and the third link would not open.


1: If your backup does not include Folders.dbx, a conventional import will 
fail.

2: If your message store location does not exist, you need to enable Hidden 
Files and Folders.

In WinXP, Win2K & Win2K3, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default 
marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must enable 
Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel | Folder Options 
Icon | View, or in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder Options | View.


If you have a backup of a single dbx file, then this is how to do it.

How to restore individual dbx files:
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#imp1

This is the same, just worded a little differently.

In the message store in Windows Explorer, click on the dbx file for the 
missing folder and drag it to the Desktop at the top of the folder tree. 
Open OE and create a folder with the *exact* same name as the one on your 
Desktop. Open the new folder and then close OE. (You must do this). Go back 
to Windows Explorer and Click Desktop and drag the file from the Desktop to 
the OE store folder that you clicked on to reveal the .dbx files. Prompt - 
"Do you want to overwrite......."? Click Yes.

*Note* If you have moved the Outlook Express store folder from it's default 
location on drive C to another drive, drag the dbx file to a location on 
that drive and not the Desktop.
-- 
           Bruce Hagen
 MS-MVP Outlook Express
      Imperial Beach, CA