How to save Outlook Express e-mails?

[Guest johnnie2130]

I have a lot of e-mails saved in folders I created in OE6. I'm think they're

bogging down my OE and causing it to lock up or run slow.

 

How do I save e-mails from OE 6 folders to my hard drive? I created a folder

in "My Documents" to save them there. That's works fine until I try to save

two e-mails with the same title (example: Re:). Then it asks if I want to

overright which I don't.

 

How can I move my e-mails and save all of the ones I want to? Any help is

appreciated.

[Guest Bob I]

Re: How to save Outlook Express e-mails?

 

 

 

johnnie2130 wrote:

> I have a lot of e-mails saved in folders I created in OE6. I'm think they're

> bogging down my OE and causing it to lock up or run slow.

>

> How do I save e-mails from OE 6 folders to my hard drive? I created a folder

> in "My Documents" to save them there. That's works fine until I try to save

> two e-mails with the same title (example: Re:). Then it asks if I want to

> overright which I don't.

>

> How can I move my e-mails and save all of the ones I want to? Any help is

> appreciated.

 

Then you will need to re-name the one you don't want overwritten!

[Guest p]

Re: How to save Outlook Express e-mails?

 

johnnie2130 wrote:

> I have a lot of e-mails saved in folders I created in OE6. I'm think they're

> bogging down my OE and causing it to lock up or run slow.

>

> How do I save e-mails from OE 6 folders to my hard drive? I created a folder

> in "My Documents" to save them there. That's works fine until I try to save

> two e-mails with the same title (example: Re:). Then it asks if I want to

> overright which I don't.

>

> How can I move my e-mails and save all of the ones I want to? Any help is

> appreciated.

 

Go here http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird and download and install

Thunderbird. When you first open it, it will ask if you want to import

your files from OE. T-Bird doesn't have a problem with size, has a real

time spell checker as you type and an excellent junk filter. OE,

affectionately known as Outhouse Distress, is no longer being supported

by Microsoft and I think you will find that Thunderbird is much better.

AND, to back it up, all you need to do is go to the Thunderbird folder

under C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Thunderbird

and copy everything there to a CD or external hard drive and if you ever

have to reinstall Windows, just nuke the default files there and replace

them with the back up. It will back up EVERYTHING except passwords,

including your accounts, mail and address book.

 

P

[Guest johnnie2130]

Re: How to save Outlook Express e-mails?

 

 

 

"p" wrote:

> johnnie2130 wrote:

> > I have a lot of e-mails saved in folders I created in OE6. I'm think they're

> > bogging down my OE and causing it to lock up or run slow.

> >

> > How do I save e-mails from OE 6 folders to my hard drive? I created a folder

> > in "My Documents" to save them there. That's works fine until I try to save

> > two e-mails with the same title (example: Re:). Then it asks if I want to

> > overright which I don't.

> >

> > How can I move my e-mails and save all of the ones I want to? Any help is

> > appreciated.

>

> Go here http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird and download and install

> Thunderbird. When you first open it, it will ask if you want to import

> your files from OE. T-Bird doesn't have a problem with size, has a real

> time spell checker as you type and an excellent junk filter. OE,

> affectionately known as Outhouse Distress, is no longer being supported

> by Microsoft and I think you will find that Thunderbird is much better.

> AND, to back it up, all you need to do is go to the Thunderbird folder

> under C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Thunderbird

> and copy everything there to a CD or external hard drive and if you ever

> have to reinstall Windows, just nuke the default files there and replace

> them with the back up. It will back up EVERYTHING except passwords,

> including your accounts, mail and address book.

>

> P

>

This is interesting. I'll look at it now. Thanks.

[Guest Ron Badour]

Re: How to save Outlook Express e-mails?

 

This question might be better asked in an OE newsgroup:

 

http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress&cat=en_US_1b64e4af-9695-44b2-9a76-62233c0a5857&lang=en&cr=US

 

There may be a really easy way to do what you want and what I will suggest

is probably not it :-) You could create a new identity in OE, change its

store location to My Documents (or somewhere else--just get the files by

themselves to avoid confusion) and then import the message folders you want

from your main identity (presumes that is where they are stored). Ensure

everything is working correctly and then delete the messages (or folders)

from your main identity. When you want to review saved messages, you switch

to the new identity.

 

--

Regards

 

Ron Badour

MS MVP 1997 - 2008

 

 

"johnnie2130" <johnnie2130@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:7E735EB7-8F61-47E8-A47F-5E9088F0FADF@microsoft.com...

>I have a lot of e-mails saved in folders I created in OE6. I'm think

>they're

> bogging down my OE and causing it to lock up or run slow.

>

> How do I save e-mails from OE 6 folders to my hard drive? I created a

> folder

> in "My Documents" to save them there. That's works fine until I try to

> save

> two e-mails with the same title (example: Re:). Then it asks if I want to

> overright which I don't.

>

> How can I move my e-mails and save all of the ones I want to? Any help is

> appreciated.

[Guest Big_Al]

Re: How to save Outlook Express e-mails?

 

p wrote:

> johnnie2130 wrote:

>> I have a lot of e-mails saved in folders I created in OE6. I'm think

>> they're bogging down my OE and causing it to lock up or run slow.

>> How do I save e-mails from OE 6 folders to my hard drive? I created a

>> folder in "My Documents" to save them there. That's works fine until I

>> try to save two e-mails with the same title (example: Re:). Then it

>> asks if I want to overright which I don't.

>>

>> How can I move my e-mails and save all of the ones I want to? Any help

>> is appreciated.

>

> Go here http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird and download and install

> Thunderbird. When you first open it, it will ask if you want to import

> your files from OE. T-Bird doesn't have a problem with size, has a real

> time spell checker as you type and an excellent junk filter. OE,

> affectionately known as Outhouse Distress, is no longer being supported

> by Microsoft and I think you will find that Thunderbird is much better.

> AND, to back it up, all you need to do is go to the Thunderbird folder

> under C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Thunderbird

> and copy everything there to a CD or external hard drive and if you ever

> have to reinstall Windows, just nuke the default files there and replace

> them with the back up. It will back up EVERYTHING except passwords,

> including your accounts, mail and address book.

>

> P

 

I think it even does the passwords. I don't have any trouble after a

reload getting those forms to auto fill.

[Guest p]

Re: How to save Outlook Express e-mails?

 

Big_Al wrote:

> p wrote:

>> johnnie2130 wrote:

>>> I have a lot of e-mails saved in folders I created in OE6. I'm think

>>> they're bogging down my OE and causing it to lock up or run slow.

>>> How do I save e-mails from OE 6 folders to my hard drive? I created a

>>> folder in "My Documents" to save them there. That's works fine until

>>> I try to save two e-mails with the same title (example: Re:). Then it

>>> asks if I want to overright which I don't.

>>>

>>> How can I move my e-mails and save all of the ones I want to? Any

>>> help is appreciated.

>>

>> Go here http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird and download and install

>> Thunderbird. When you first open it, it will ask if you want to import

>> your files from OE. T-Bird doesn't have a problem with size, has a

>> real time spell checker as you type and an excellent junk filter. OE,

>> affectionately known as Outhouse Distress, is no longer being

>> supported by Microsoft and I think you will find that Thunderbird is

>> much better. AND, to back it up, all you need to do is go to the

>> Thunderbird folder under C:\Documents and

>> Settings\username\Application Data\Thunderbird and copy everything

>> there to a CD or external hard drive and if you ever have to reinstall

>> Windows, just nuke the default files there and replace them with the

>> back up. It will back up EVERYTHING except passwords, including your

>> accounts, mail and address book.

>>

>> P

>

> I think it even does the passwords. I don't have any trouble after a

> reload getting those forms to auto fill.

 

Maybe you're right. It's been awhile since I've done it.

 

P

[Guest p]

Re: How to save Outlook Express e-mails?

 

johnnie2130 wrote:

>

> "p" wrote:

>

>> johnnie2130 wrote:

>>> I have a lot of e-mails saved in folders I created in OE6. I'm think they're

>>> bogging down my OE and causing it to lock up or run slow.

>>>

>>> How do I save e-mails from OE 6 folders to my hard drive? I created a folder

>>> in "My Documents" to save them there. That's works fine until I try to save

>>> two e-mails with the same title (example: Re:). Then it asks if I want to

>>> overright which I don't.

>>>

>>> How can I move my e-mails and save all of the ones I want to? Any help is

>>> appreciated.

>> Go here http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird and download and install

>> Thunderbird. When you first open it, it will ask if you want to import

>> your files from OE. T-Bird doesn't have a problem with size, has a real

>> time spell checker as you type and an excellent junk filter. OE,

>> affectionately known as Outhouse Distress, is no longer being supported

>> by Microsoft and I think you will find that Thunderbird is much better.

>> AND, to back it up, all you need to do is go to the Thunderbird folder

>> under C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Thunderbird

>> and copy everything there to a CD or external hard drive and if you ever

>> have to reinstall Windows, just nuke the default files there and replace

>> them with the back up. It will back up EVERYTHING except passwords,

>> including your accounts, mail and address book.

>>

>> P

>>

> This is interesting. I'll look at it now. Thanks.

 

You're welcome.

 

P

[Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Re: How to save Outlook Express e-mails?

 

Asked/Answered in OE6 newsgroup.

 

johnnie2130 wrote:

> I have a lot of e-mails saved in folders I created in OE6. I'm think

> they're

> bogging down my OE and causing it to lock up or run slow.

>

> How do I save e-mails from OE 6 folders to my hard drive? I created a

> folder

> in "My Documents" to save them there. That's works fine until I try to

> save

> two e-mails with the same title (example: Re:). Then it asks if I want to

> overright which I don't.

>

> How can I move my e-mails and save all of the ones I want to? Any help is

> appreciated.