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by johnsonhw

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I would like to store Outlook Express (OE) old messages on a CD/floppy. I can copy/move the *.dbx file but then how do I read it from the CD/floppy without Importing the message back into OE? Is there an easy way to take these off the hard drive and read/review them when needed?

Thanks for the help.
Bud Johnson

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by heartyguffaw

You can drag and drop the email messages to a floppy/cd/hard drive, wherever.

-Size your Outlook Express window so it is not full screen.
-Use My Computer or Explorer to open the folder you want to copy the messages to.
- Size the Outlook Express and Folder window so you can see both of them.
- Drag the Email messages from Outlook Express onto the folder (diskette drive or CD will work too).

This will copy the message to a .EML file in your destination folder. .EML files are associated with Outlook Express. Double-clicking on one of the .EML files will open the message using Outlook Express.

You can copy more than 1 message at a time.
-Single click on the 1st message
-Scroll down to the last message in your list
-Hold the shift key down and single click on the last message
-Drag the hilighted messages to your destination folder/cd/diskette drive folder.

Ater copying the files to your diskette/cd, you should be able to safely delete them out of your OutlookExpress.

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