| Author | Message | ||
| RJ Long (Rjlong)
Registered Member Username: Rjlong Post Number: 1160 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 71.195.127.101 Rating: N/A |
OK, this question is for all the computer geeks out there in busnut land: I bought a new desktop (Dell 9200 Dimension), and want to copy my archived OE emails over to the new machine. As is typical for MicroSlop, their export/import funtion is virtually useless. I don't really want to use something like LapLink to dump all the files from one machine to another. The two machines are networked together, which should make the process a little easier. . . operative word being "should" here, seeing as we're dealing with Redmond WA's finest. Both machines are running XP Pro, btw. Any good suggestions?  | ||
| sylverstone (Sylverstone_pd4501864)
Registered Member Username: Sylverstone_pd4501864 Post Number: 249 Registered: 7-2005 Posted From: 216.173.223.253 Rating: N/A |
you mean other than "use eudora and import your mailboxes and never use outlook again"? if i remember correctly you're looking for the .pst files... -dd | ||
| Sean Welsh (Sean)
Registered Member Username: Sean Post Number: 499 Registered: 1-2003 Posted From: 67.142.130.28 Rating: N/A |
RJ, First off, I really suggest you ditch OE, which is riddled with security problems. Several good, free alternatives out there, one of which is Eudora Light, as mentioned above. My own favorite is Mozilla Thunderbird, which, unlike Eudora, is open-source. It will also look and feel familiar to anyone coming from OE. That being said, here's how to move: 1. Create a new folder on each machine for your email. For example, "C:\Mail" 2. Set up your email account(s) on the new machine exactly as you have it/them on your old one. By this I mean user name, password, server, etc.. Do NOT allow it to go online and download any mail -- yet. 3. Go to OE on each machine and select Tools/Options, Maintenance tab, and press the "Store Folder" button. Set the store folder to the folder you created in step 1. 4. Close OE on both machines. 5. Using a diskette, CD, laplink, or your home network, copy all the files from the store folder on the old machine to the store folder on the new machine. It will warn you about overwriting files of the same name, click "Yes to All" (you are going to trash the [presumably empty] mailbox files on the new machine, replacing them with your existing files). 6. Start OE on the new machine -- all your mail folders should be there. 7. Test thoroughly before erasing mail from old machine ;-) 8 [Optional] After OE is working on the new machine, download Thunderbird from http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/ and fire it up. It will offer to import all your settings and mail from OE. Or, if you feel comfortable changing to Thunderbird first, download it to your old machine. It's much easier to move all your mail and accounts to a new machine under Thunderbird than OE (but I'd have to post different instructions for that). HTH, -Sean | ||
| David (Davidinwilmnc)
Registered Member Username: Davidinwilmnc Post Number: 149 Registered: 7-2005 Posted From: 152.20.216.103 Rating: N/A |
What I generally do is set up the email account(s), but don't go online or else you may get a lot of duplicate messages. Then, on the old pc, go to go to the folder 'C:\Documents and Settings\xxxxxxx\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities{C80E5D78-09F6-4F7C-8101-2DA5D5A90CA5}\Microsoft\Outlook Express' and copy the files to the folder that's in the same location on the new pc. The 'xxx's' are for whatever user name is used to log into Windows. The name of the folder {C8OE5d78.... can vary from pc to pc, too. I have 5 email accounts on my PC's and keep just about every email I receive, unless it's junk. This has worked fine for me for several system upgrades. Copying the files in the folder listed above to a flash drive, CD-r, etc is also a good way to back up your email in the event of a drive failure. David (Message edited by DavidInWilmNC on January 16, 2007) | ||
| Sean Welsh (Sean)
Registered Member Username: Sean Post Number: 500 Registered: 1-2003 Posted From: 67.142.130.49 Rating: N/A |
David, You omitted the backslash between "Identities" and the left brace. The complexity of this name, and the fact that there may, actually, be several different identities within the Identities folder (only one of which will contain the mail) is the reason I suggest going to the OE settings and changing the store folder. Not only does this make moving the mail from one machine to another easier, it also makes it easier to find it for backups and other purposes. -Sean | ||
| RJ Long (Rjlong)
Registered Member Username: Rjlong Post Number: 1161 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 71.195.127.101 Rating: N/A |
Thanks, everyone, for the suggestions. Will attempt the migration this weekend. . . Silverstone - Actually, yes, I am not going to use OE in the future - but I wanted to transfer the files to the new machine first. Sean - I liked your idea of putting T-bird on both machines first. Can you PM me with the migration instructions for T-bird? Just click on my name above. Thanks again, all. | ||
| Sean Welsh (Sean)
Registered Member Username: Sean Post Number: 501 Registered: 1-2003 Posted From: 66.82.9.49 Rating: N/A |
Done. Check your email. For the benefit of the group, if you are using Thunderbird (and/or FireFox) there is a program called MozBackup (http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/download.html) that will back up all your Mozilla settings and data. Not only is this good for making routine backups, or backing up before upgrading software, changing email providers, etc., it also makes it easy to move machines. Just backup on one machine and restore to another. -Sean | ||
| David (Davidinwilmnc)
Registered Member Username: Davidinwilmnc Post Number: 150 Registered: 7-2005 Posted From: 75.178.86.198 Rating: N/A |
Sean, You're right; I did leave out that back-slash. It's fairly easy to open each 'identity' folder and see which one has anything in it. I've come across some pc's with a couple 'identity' folders, but generally only one has .dbx files. Anyway, that's how I copy email from one pc to another (using correct syntax ie. back-slashes, of course). | ||
| JJ Woden (Jj_woden)
Registered Member Username: Jj_woden Post Number: 13 Registered: 10-2006 Posted From: 65.19.246.49 Rating: N/A |
Go to Start/Accessories/System Tools/Files & Settings Transfer Wizard ... if you have WindowsXP. Follow the instructions. If it works like it should you will be amazed. | ||
| Mike Eades (Mike4905)
Registered Member Username: Mike4905 Post Number: 139 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 68.207.200.143 Rating: N/A |
RJ If you are networked, just rename both computers with ifferent names andd send the files through the net work. |