Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community  

Go Back   Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community > Interests > Tilted Technology


 
 
LinkBack Thread Tools
Old 08-31-2003, 07:20 AM   #1 (permalink)
Fear the bunny
 
Location: Hanging off the tip of the Right Wing
Where is the Outlook Express address book kept?

I need to know which folder to look for in WinXP Pro.
__________________
Activism is a way for useless people to feel important.
BoCo is offline  
Old 08-31-2003, 07:33 AM   #2 (permalink)
Registered User
 
sixate's Avatar
 
Location: Somewhere in Ohio
Start-->Programs-->Accessories--->Address Book

Is that what you're looking for?
sixate is offline  
Old 08-31-2003, 07:57 AM   #3 (permalink)
Junkie
 
You can use the following to figure out where it's stored http://www.pc-pages.co.uk/Outlook_Ex...ok_Express.htm:

<hr>
How do I save my outlook express settings so that I can keep all my e-mails etc if I format my hard drive and re-install windows
Open outlook express.
Choose Tools-->Options from the menu
Click the Maintenance Tab
Click the "Store Folder" button (3/4 way down the page)
This will give you the path to all the files that hold your e-mail with one file for each folder such as inbox,sent items etc. (they will have the extenstion DBX)
Navigate to that folder with the windows explorer and save the files as appropriate.
Next you can save your mail account/accounts as follows
Choose Tools -->Accounts
Click the Mail Tab
Select your accout
Click the Export button and save as appropriate.
Your windows address book is normally located at
C:\Windows\Application Data\Microsoft\Address Book and will be of the form "Yourname.WAB". (if yours is not there then simply search for *.WAB and it should find the relevant location).

Now to replace the mail messages after re-installing windows then you simply need to copy the saved DBX files back over the new ones created by outlook. NOTE that if you created your own folders in addition to the standard ones (Inbox etc) then it is best to create these folders again first before copying the data to the folder. IE only copy data over existing folders, don't copy folder data where there is not already a file of that name.
To replace the mail accounts choose Tools -->Accounts
Click the Mail Tab and then click the Import Button.
For the address book you can simply overwrite the new blank one with the saved one.

Can I Store my outlook express messages on a different hard drive to my normal system (C:) drive?
YES, open outlook express.
Choose Tools-->Options from the menu
Click the Maintenance Tab
Click the "Store Folder" button (3/4 way down the page)
Click the change button and point to the drive and folder where you wish to save your messages.
The changeover will occur after you close outlook express and re-open it.
Should you re-install outlook express then it will create new folders in its normal location but you can use the same method above to point to your existing mail folders and it will give you the option of using these folders instead of the ones it currently has (which are of course blank if you have just installed outlook express).<hr>
__________________
"Fuck these chains
No goddamn slave
I will be different"
~ Machine Head
spectre is offline  
Old 08-31-2003, 08:58 AM   #4 (permalink)
The GrandDaddy of them all!
 
The_Dude's Avatar
 
Location: Austin, TX
here is where mine is stored

C:\Documents and Settings\[user name]\Application Data\Microsoft\Address Book

and you should see the file there
__________________
"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." - Darrel K Royal
The_Dude is offline  
Old 08-31-2003, 09:10 AM   #5 (permalink)
Addict
 
Location: Dodging the ice pick
As someone who uses mainly Pine and occassionally Eudora but has to support people who use OE, I find that OE's mailboxes are incredibly difficult to find. That and importing an address book takes forever.
__________________
COYW
darkure is offline  
Old 08-31-2003, 09:41 AM   #6 (permalink)
Fear the bunny
 
Location: Hanging off the tip of the Right Wing
The_Dude answered my question best. Thanks for the help, everybody.
__________________
Activism is a way for useless people to feel important.
BoCo is offline  
 

Tags
address, book, express, outlook

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On



All times are GMT -8. The time now is 05:38 AM.

Tilted Forum Project

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0 PL2
© 2002-2012 Tilted Forum Project

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360