Can anyone tell me where windoze xp puts its sent and received posts please.

Dave

"Dave"  wrote in message 
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> Can anyone tell me where windoze xp puts its sent and received posts 
> please.

Yes:

C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Application 
Data\Identities\<identity>\Microsoft\Outlook Express

Local Settings is a hidden folder, so you'll need to go into My Computer and 
then Tools | Folder Options | View, and turn on Show Hidden Files and turn 
off Hid Protected OS files.

The address book is in

C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Application Data\Microsoft\Address Book

I'm not sure why the OE files and the address book are not in folders with 
more similar paths.

Mortimer wrote:
> "Dave"  wrote in message 
> news:ZdednX6l4e92scnanZ2dnUVZ8qDinZ2d@bt.com...
> 
>>Can anyone tell me where windoze xp puts its sent and received posts 
>>please.
> 
> 
> Yes:
> 
> C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Application 
> Data\Identities\<identity>\Microsoft\Outlook Express
> 
> Local Settings is a hidden folder, so you'll need to go into My Computer and 
> then Tools | Folder Options | View, and turn on Show Hidden Files and turn 
> off Hid Protected OS files.
> 
> The address book is in
> 
> C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Application Data\Microsoft\Address Book
> 
> I'm not sure why the OE files and the address book are not in folders with 
> more similar paths. 

Me neither  :-(

I have all the above info written down on a piece of paper somewhere, 
but as I have just started to reorganize it all, my son comes up with 
the question of where is it? Hence my question on here.

Many thanks for that, I'll phone him up now.

Dave

Mortimer wrote:
> "Dave"  wrote in message 
> news:ZdednX6l4e92scnanZ2dnUVZ8qDinZ2d@bt.com...
> 
>>Can anyone tell me where windoze xp puts its sent and received posts 
>>please.
> 
> 
> Yes



> Local Settings is a hidden folder, so you'll need to go into My Computer and 
> then Tools | Folder Options | View, and turn on Show Hidden Files and turn 
> off Hid Protected OS files.

Checked that and all is well.

> The address book is in
> 
> C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Application Data\Microsoft\Address Book

I have found mine.

Found the one on my wife's computer at

C:\docs and settings\HP owner\app data\ms\address book.

The sent and rec folders falls down at the \Identities\ point on both my 
wife's and my computer. (xp home and xp pro respectively.)

 > C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Application
 > Data\Identities\<identity>\Microsoft\Outlook Express

Is OK on my computer (xp pro) until I try to find the folder 
'Identities'. It is not there  :-(

Can anyone tell me the sent/rec file extension so that I can do a search 
and pick up the path from that please.

Dave, getting baffled.

Dave  wrote in
news:C62dnWqLQbsM_snanZ2dnUVZ8qqlnZ2d@bt.com: 

> Can anyone tell me the sent/rec file extension so that I can do a
> search and pick up the path from that please.
> 
> Dave, getting baffled.
> 
> 

try searching for *.dbx files.
you'll need to include hidden and system.


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 David ~ Lincoln UK
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Grooove wrote:
> Dave  wrote in
> news:C62dnWqLQbsM_snanZ2dnUVZ8qqlnZ2d@bt.com: 
> 
> 
>>Can anyone tell me the sent/rec file extension so that I can do a
>>search and pick up the path from that please.
>>
>>Dave, getting baffled.
>>
>>
> 
> 
> try searching for *.dbx files.
> you'll need to include hidden and system.

Ah! right  :-)

Could I think of that? Could I hell.

Many thanks.

Dave

Dave wrote:
> Grooove wrote:
> 
>> Dave  wrote in
>> news:C62dnWqLQbsM_snanZ2dnUVZ8qqlnZ2d@bt.com:
>>
>>> Can anyone tell me the sent/rec file extension so that I can do a
>>> search and pick up the path from that please.
>>>
>>> Dave, getting baffled.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> try searching for *.dbx files.
>> you'll need to include hidden and system.
> 
> 
> Ah! right  :-)
> 
> Could I think of that? Could I hell.
> 
> Many thanks.
> 
> Dave


All problems are now solved.

Many thanks to those who posted to help my confused brain (I have had 
two colds and two bouts of bronchitis over the last 5 weeks.)


Dave