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How do I retrieve reinstalled e-mails

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by gpropper

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hard drive crashed. reinstalled Outlook Express 5 program and e-mail data from zip. Can't access old data. Eg. Old send log is called "sent items.idx." I want to access it. New sent log, created since reinstallation of program, is "sent items.mbx." I only have access to new sent log even though both in same directory. True for inbox, etc. How can I get access to them?

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by curacao_dejavu

You have to import the previos emails.
In outlook express go to file, import, messages and following the wizard and point it to folder where you unzipped the data.
That will restore the emails.

regards,

leopold

by gpropper

Suggestion did not work. It said no files could be located when they are residing on the computer. I moved them from Outlook Express to a temporary directory so it would not conflict with Outlook but it still said it could not locate the files, which are present and substantial in size.

by maxwell edison

Importing them is indeed the way to go. Make sure you point to the folder that contains the files, not the files themselves.

Maxwell

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