Where are the .dbx files in XP?

[Jan Alter]

OK, I give up. I've gone to the Control Panel, Folder Options, enabled to
view all hidden files and system files and still I can't see where the
Outlook Express dbx files are stored. I've done several searches to no avail
and am running XP Pro.
What am I not doing right?

Jan Alter

[Nicholas]

Open Windows Explorer and cruise to:

C:\Documents and Settings\"User"\Local Settings\Application =
Data\Identities\Microsoft\Outlook Express

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"Jan Alter" > wrote in message:
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| OK, I give up. I've gone to the Control Panel, Folder Options, enabled =
to
| view all hidden files and system files and still I can't see where the
| Outlook Express dbx files are stored. I've done several searches to no =
avail
| and am running XP Pro.
| What am I not doing right?
|=20
| Jan Alter

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

See www.dougknox.com, Win XP Fixes, Find and Open the OE Mail Store for a
small VB Script utility that will locate the folder for you and offer to
open an Explorer Window on that folder.

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"Jan Alter" > wrote in message
...
> OK, I give up. I've gone to the Control Panel, Folder Options, enabled to
> view all hidden files and system files and still I can't see where the
> Outlook Express dbx files are stored. I've done several searches to no
avail
> and am running XP Pro.
> What am I not doing right?
>
> Jan Alter
>
>
>

[Rich/rerat]

OE4 uses *.IDX & *.MBX files. OE5.0 & above use *.DBX files.

1. Open OE> TOOLS> Options> Maintenance tab> Store Folder button> =
Location of Files shown.

2. If you have Multiple Identities, you will need to do #1 for each of =
them.

3. If you are using Win2000 or WinXP, these files will be hidden. So =
under Folder Options, you will need reset them not to be hidden.

My Computer> TOOLS> Folder Options> Select Show All folders.



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"Nicholas" > wrote in message =
...
Open Windows Explorer and cruise to:

C:\Documents and Settings\"User"\Local Settings\Application =
Data\Identities\Microsoft\Outlook Express

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Nicholas

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"Jan Alter" > wrote in message:
...

| OK, I give up. I've gone to the Control Panel, Folder Options, enabled =
to
| view all hidden files and system files and still I can't see where the
| Outlook Express dbx files are stored. I've done several searches to no =
avail
| and am running XP Pro.
| What am I not doing right?
|=20
| Jan Alter

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

Jan Alter wrote:
> OK, I give up. I've gone to the Control Panel, Folder Options,
> enabled to view all hidden files and system files and still I can't
> see where the Outlook Express dbx files are stored. I've done several
> searches to no avail and am running XP Pro.
> What am I not doing right?
>
> Jan Alter
>

Jan

Open Outlook Express and select Tools/Options/Maintenance tab. Click the
Store Folder button and it will display the path to the store folder.

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[Jan Alter]

Hi,

Thank you, all. I found them thanks to your advice, and this was not a
test. I still wonder why, even though all folders are enabled to show why
they will not show up in a Search, but knowing how to get there is most of
the battle.


Jan Alter



"Ronnie Vernon MVP" > wrote in message
...
> Jan Alter wrote:
> > OK, I give up. I've gone to the Control Panel, Folder Options,
> > enabled to view all hidden files and system files and still I can't
> > see where the Outlook Express dbx files are stored. I've done several
> > searches to no avail and am running XP Pro.
> > What am I not doing right?
> >
> > Jan Alter
> >
>
> Jan
>
> Open Outlook Express and select Tools/Options/Maintenance tab. Click the
> Store Folder button and it will display the path to the store folder.
>
> --
> Ronnie Vernon
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
>
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>
>

[Pendragon]

Can someone help, i have hidden files off but i can not see anything (in explorer) past the Identity in the path. this stop me from getting to my dbx files and putting on my primary hard drive.
Please Help


OK, I give up. I've gone to the Control Panel, Folder Options, enabled to
view all hidden files and system files and still I can't see where the
Outlook Express dbx files are stored. I've done several searches to no avail
and am running XP Pro.
What am I not doing right?

Jan Alter

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE]

"Pendragon" > wrote in message

> Can someone help, i have hidden files off but i can not see anything
> (in explorer) past the Identity in the path. this stop me from
> getting to my dbx files and putting on my primary hard drive.
> Please Help

Did you go to Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder and verify that
you are looking in the right place?

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[Pendragon]

Yes, i looked there and I saw the path for the ..dbx files also i did a search and i can see them. I can and did copy them from the search window put here is my problem, now that some are copied into a temp file still can not get past Identiy (string of numbers) so i can insert the the the .dbx file. OE imprt does not see any messages in my temp file also, so that feature does not work. I believe i must manually drop these files into the Outlookfolder.
Any Ideas are welcome, thank you

"Pendragon" wrote in message

Can someone help, i have hidden files off but i can not see anything
(in explorer) past the Identity in the path. this stop me from
getting to my dbx files and putting on my primary hard drive.
Please Help

Did you go to Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder and verify that
you are looking in the right place?

--
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[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE]

Manually dropping a dbx file into the OE store folder will not accomplish
anything.
Backing up and Cloning your OE Identities
http://www.insideoe.com/backup/index.htm
and
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/community/columns/OEtopten.mspx#EBAA
Number 1
and
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx
and
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/how.htm#importdbx

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"Pendragon" > wrote in message

> Yes, i looked there and I saw the path for the ..dbx files also i did
> a search and i can see them. I can and did copy them from the search
> window put here is my problem, now that some are copied into a temp
> file still can not get past Identiy (string of numbers) so i can
> insert the the the .dbx file. OE imprt does not see any messages in
> my temp file also, so that feature does not work. I believe i must
> manually drop these files into the Outlookfolder.
> Any Ideas are welcome, thank you
>
> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE Wrote:
>> "Pendragon" wrote in message
>> -
>> Can someone help, i have hidden files off but i can not see anything
>> (in explorer) past the Identity in the path. this stop me from
>> getting to my dbx files and putting on my primary hard drive.
>> Please Help-
>>
>> Did you go to Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder and verify
>> that
>> you are looking in the right place?
>>
>> --
>> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

See www.dougknox.com, Utility section, Find and Open the OE Mail Store.

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"Pendragon" > wrote in message ...
>
> Can someone help, i have hidden files off but i can not see anything (in
> explorer) past the Identity in the path. this stop me from getting to my
> dbx files and putting on my primary hard drive.
> Please Help
>
>
> Jan Alter Wrote:
>> OK, I give up. I've gone to the Control Panel, Folder Options, enabled
>> to
>> view all hidden files and system files and still I can't see where the
>> Outlook Express dbx files are stored. I've done several searches to no
>> avail
>> and am running XP Pro.
>> What am I not doing right?
>>
>> Jan Alter
>>
>
>
> --
> Pendragon