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Saving e-mail in Outlook Express 6

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by shorty06

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I am upgrading to XP and need to reformat my HD. How do I save my e-mail and address book from Outlook Express.

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by dmiles

Do a backup of the current emails or save them to tape drive or floppy,you could also try moving to another drive,if this is an option

by sgt_shultz

in OE, Tools/Options/Maintenance/Store Folder. note the path. backup/copy that folder. move it to the new machine. point to it same way in new machine.
hope this helps.

by thechas

1. From inside OE, export your address book.

2. Search your hard drive for *.dbx files
There should be 1 dbx file for each folder for each users, and 1 additional master file.

Copy the files.

When you install XP, use the import tool in OE to import your mails back in.

Chas

by shorty06

This was the suggestion I needed. Had saved dbx files but didn't know the import tool would work on them. Thanks to TheChas.

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