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by sw723

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My main computer went down for a couple of days. I set up my email account on my wife's computer in Outlook express. Now that my computer is back now, Is there a way to take all the email I received on her computer and add it to my other mail in my Outlook express on my computer ?

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by snow rabbit

You may try to export the e-mail on your wife's computer via File-->Export message and import it on your computer via File-->Import messages. Assuming you use Outlook express 6 choose that format.

by sw723

I do not know how to export from one computer and import to another. Can you help me with this?

by dmiles

Either copy your email program's data and folders or export email messages. The advantage to exporting email messages, is that they can easily be viewed in different email programs and on different computers.
To export email messages from Outlook and Outlook Express (and many other email programs):
1. select email messages you want to save (easier if already grouped in folders)
2. select "Forward as Attachments" from menu option
3. while in the NEW MESSAGE, select SAVE AS from menu option
4. in the SAVE AS window, choose MAIL (*.EML) under SAVE AS TYPE
5. save in desired location with desired filename

To view or import these emails, just launch windows explorer, navigate to the saved file, and double click (windows should launched whatever email program is installed to view the email). You can then click on any emails (attachments) and then drag them to a folder or double click to open.

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