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OE dmx files
I am having problems with my dmx files. I have just changed
from dialup to Dsl and I wanted to keep all of my emails from my IMAP carrier and copied all the dmx files to a CD. Now I went to setup my new accounts and OE asked to delete that other user and I said yes, well I thought I did the right thing but now I can't for the life of me how to get those dmx files back into the new accounts. I should have done it like a import but it's too late for that. What application can I use to read these dmx files? Is there any hope of saving them? Any help with be greatly appreciated. |
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"helpless" wrote in message
... I am having problems with my dmx files. I have just changed from dialup to Dsl and I wanted to keep all of my emails from my IMAP carrier and copied all the dmx files to a CD. Now I went to setup my new accounts and OE asked to delete that other user and I said yes, well I thought I did the right thing but now I can't for the life of me how to get those dmx files back into the new accounts. I should have done it like a import but it's too late for that. What application can I use to read these dmx files? Is there any hope of saving them? Any help with be greatly appreciated. First, OE uses DBX, not dmx files. If you saved DMX files, you don't have the OE messages on CD. You may still have them on the hard drive, open Windows Explorer. Tools | Folder Options | Views tab. Select "Show all files" and uncheck "Hide file extensions.........." Press Apply then OK, now search for Inbox.dbx. Note the location of the DBX files. In OE, click on Tools | Otopns | Maintenance tab, press the Store Folders button and note the location of the current message stores (DBX files). Compare this location to the location of the DBX files in Search. If they are different, you can skip down to the File | Import below and import from that folder. If the locatins are the same that may not be a good thing. Let's just hope you saved DBX files and not DMX files. Second, create a temp folder such as C:\Mail Now copy all the DBX files from the CD to the C:\Mail folder Open the C:\Mail folder. Press CTRL A then right click on the highlighted files and select Properties. Now, uncheck the Read Only check box if it is checked. Press OK Now, from OE click on File | Import | Messages | Microsoft Outlook Express | Import mail from an OE6 store folder. Press BROWSE button then navigate to the C:\Mail folder Select it then press OK Now finish up the import of the old email messages. |
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Yes, I'm sorry it is dbx....I am going to go try your suggestion right now.
Thank you so much for your help. I will post and let you know if it worked. Warmest Regards, "DGuess" wrote: "helpless" wrote in message ... I am having problems with my dmx files. I have just changed from dialup to Dsl and I wanted to keep all of my emails from my IMAP carrier and copied all the dmx files to a CD. Now I went to setup my new accounts and OE asked to delete that other user and I said yes, well I thought I did the right thing but now I can't for the life of me how to get those dmx files back into the new accounts. I should have done it like a import but it's too late for that. What application can I use to read these dmx files? Is there any hope of saving them? Any help with be greatly appreciated. First, OE uses DBX, not dmx files. If you saved DMX files, you don't have the OE messages on CD. You may still have them on the hard drive, open Windows Explorer. Tools | Folder Options | Views tab. Select "Show all files" and uncheck "Hide file extensions.........." Press Apply then OK, now search for Inbox.dbx. Note the location of the DBX files. In OE, click on Tools | Otopns | Maintenance tab, press the Store Folders button and note the location of the current message stores (DBX files). Compare this location to the location of the DBX files in Search. If they are different, you can skip down to the File | Import below and import from that folder. If the locatins are the same that may not be a good thing. Let's just hope you saved DBX files and not DMX files. Second, create a temp folder such as C:\Mail Now copy all the DBX files from the CD to the C:\Mail folder Open the C:\Mail folder. Press CTRL A then right click on the highlighted files and select Properties. Now, uncheck the Read Only check box if it is checked. Press OK Now, from OE click on File | Import | Messages | Microsoft Outlook Express | Import mail from an OE6 store folder. Press BROWSE button then navigate to the C:\Mail folder Select it then press OK Now finish up the import of the old email messages. |
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Had me worried for a moment. Just go to the part where you create the
C:\Mail folder and follow it from there. "helpless" wrote in message ... Yes, I'm sorry it is dbx....I am going to go try your suggestion right now. Thank you so much for your help. I will post and let you know if it worked. Warmest Regards, snipped as not needed Second, create a temp folder such as C:\Mail Now copy all the DBX files from the CD to the C:\Mail folder Open the C:\Mail folder. Press CTRL A then right click on the highlighted files and select Properties. Now, uncheck the Read Only check box if it is checked. Press OK Now, from OE click on File | Import | Messages | Microsoft Outlook Express | Import mail from an OE6 store folder. Press BROWSE button then navigate to the C:\Mail folder Select it then press OK Now finish up the import of the old email messages. |
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Ok, I just want to make certain what I am doing. When I go to search for the
dbx files should I go to the CD that they are on. Or do I have to load them from that onto another folder? Please be kind I am not great at this. Thank you for your help. lol "DGuess" wrote: Had me worried for a moment. Just go to the part where you create the C:\Mail folder and follow it from there. "helpless" wrote in message ... Yes, I'm sorry it is dbx....I am going to go try your suggestion right now. Thank you so much for your help. I will post and let you know if it worked. Warmest Regards, snipped as not needed Second, create a temp folder such as C:\Mail Now copy all the DBX files from the CD to the C:\Mail folder Open the C:\Mail folder. Press CTRL A then right click on the highlighted files and select Properties. Now, uncheck the Read Only check box if it is checked. Press OK Now, from OE click on File | Import | Messages | Microsoft Outlook Express | Import mail from an OE6 store folder. Press BROWSE button then navigate to the C:\Mail folder Select it then press OK Now finish up the import of the old email messages. |
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PLEASE DISREGARD THIS PREVIOUS MESSAGE I re read it sorry again. lol
"DGuess" wrote: Had me worried for a moment. Just go to the part where you create the C:\Mail folder and follow it from there. "helpless" wrote in message ... Yes, I'm sorry it is dbx....I am going to go try your suggestion right now. Thank you so much for your help. I will post and let you know if it worked. Warmest Regards, snipped as not needed Second, create a temp folder such as C:\Mail Now copy all the DBX files from the CD to the C:\Mail folder Open the C:\Mail folder. Press CTRL A then right click on the highlighted files and select Properties. Now, uncheck the Read Only check box if it is checked. Press OK Now, from OE click on File | Import | Messages | Microsoft Outlook Express | Import mail from an OE6 store folder. Press BROWSE button then navigate to the C:\Mail folder Select it then press OK Now finish up the import of the old email messages. |
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Ok, I have done the search and to the part that I compare the file locations.
The one showing is the new ones. But I had copied 3 folders off the CD earlier and put them in that file and they are showing in the search but a different folder name. I hope that makes sense. So if I copy all of those to that folder shouldn't I be able to retreive them now? "helpless" wrote: PLEASE DISREGARD THIS PREVIOUS MESSAGE I re read it sorry again. lol "DGuess" wrote: Had me worried for a moment. Just go to the part where you create the C:\Mail folder and follow it from there. "helpless" wrote in message ... Yes, I'm sorry it is dbx....I am going to go try your suggestion right now. Thank you so much for your help. I will post and let you know if it worked. Warmest Regards, snipped as not needed Second, create a temp folder such as C:\Mail Now copy all the DBX files from the CD to the C:\Mail folder Open the C:\Mail folder. Press CTRL A then right click on the highlighted files and select Properties. Now, uncheck the Read Only check box if it is checked. Press OK Now, from OE click on File | Import | Messages | Microsoft Outlook Express | Import mail from an OE6 store folder. Press BROWSE button then navigate to the C:\Mail folder Select it then press OK Now finish up the import of the old email messages. |
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Do the following:
create a temp folder such as C:\Mail Now copy all the DBX files from the CD to the C:\Mail folder Open the C:\Mail folder. Press CTRL A then right click on the highlighted files and select Properties. Now, uncheck the Read Only check box if it is checked. Press OK Now, from OE click on File | Import | Messages | Microsoft Outlook Express | Import mail from an OE6 store folder. Press BROWSE button then navigate to the C:\Mail folder Select it then press OK Now finish up the import of the old email messages. You had me wondering if you had saved DMX files instead of DBX files so thats why I added the Search for DBX file. Now that we know that isn't needed, just do the steps above. |
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Ok, i'm to the part where I OE file import. It brings up a box with 9 or 10
email programs to import from. My folder is not showing. "DGuess" wrote: Do the following: create a temp folder such as C:\Mail Now copy all the DBX files from the CD to the C:\Mail folder Open the C:\Mail folder. Press CTRL A then right click on the highlighted files and select Properties. Now, uncheck the Read Only check box if it is checked. Press OK Now, from OE click on File | Import | Messages | Microsoft Outlook Express | Import mail from an OE6 store folder. Press BROWSE button then navigate to the C:\Mail folder Select it then press OK Now finish up the import of the old email messages. You had me wondering if you had saved DMX files instead of DBX files so thats why I added the Search for DBX file. Now that we know that isn't needed, just do the steps above. |
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Ok, I did that. It went through loading a pot full. But now I don't see the
folders or files. Is there something else I need to do? "helpless" wrote: Ok, i'm to the part where I OE file import. It brings up a box with 9 or 10 email programs to import from. My folder is not showing. "DGuess" wrote: Do the following: create a temp folder such as C:\Mail Now copy all the DBX files from the CD to the C:\Mail folder Open the C:\Mail folder. Press CTRL A then right click on the highlighted files and select Properties. Now, uncheck the Read Only check box if it is checked. Press OK Now, from OE click on File | Import | Messages | Microsoft Outlook Express | Import mail from an OE6 store folder. Press BROWSE button then navigate to the C:\Mail folder Select it then press OK Now finish up the import of the old email messages. You had me wondering if you had saved DMX files instead of DBX files so thats why I added the Search for DBX file. Now that we know that isn't needed, just do the steps above. |
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