How to recover old e-mails and addresses?

peasant

Lost my trusted computer to lightning strike :rolleyes:
Got a new one and thankfully also was able to save the harddrive from the old computer which is now running as an external harddrive in an enclosure.

So all data is still there, if a bit difficult to find sometimes.

What I can't seem to find though, are all old e-mails (there are a few important ones gone missing) and e-mail addresses.

Anyone got any idea in which directory that stuff usually hides and how to retrieve it?

Gillie

What email are you using?
Are you using Outlook/Outlook Express or some sort of Webmail?

Ruu_Old

If it is Outlook then look in C:\Documents and Settings\<Username>\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook. I think you have to turn on show hidden files/folders and try to import them from that.

peasant

Yeah ...should have mentioned that ..:D

Outlook express.

Gillie

As ruu said.

Beware that certain versions of Outlook will only support certain pst file versions. Not sure about Outlook Express though.

irlrobins

*.wab files are Microsoft Outlook Express address book files.
*.mbx files are Microsoft Outlook Express mail folders.

peasant

Thanks for all that !

Will have a rootaround this evening and see what I can find.

tak

Outlook Express store folder (where old emails and address book are kept) should be in folder :

C:\Docs & Settings\<Your Username>\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\{< a long number ! >\Microsoft\Outlook Express

As said, the address book(s) are .wab files.
So do a global search for all these on the disk in question. Copy them all into say shared documents folder.
Then go on Outlook express > File > Import > Address Book
and fill in the location of each address book data file and click open.

Beelzebub

irlrobins wrote:

*.wab files are Microsoft Outlook Express address book files.
*.mbx files are Microsoft Outlook Express mail folders.

.mbx are Eudora Mail?

.dbx are OE Mail.


Do a wild card search ie *.wab;*.dbx

You can copy them from the search window.

peasant

Yippedeedoodah !

got it all back ...thanks again

irlrobins

Beelzebub wrote:

.mbx are Eudora Mail?

.dbx are OE Mail.

.mbx are also OE

mike65

Is'nt there an online mail service that can retrive old mail? Or did I imagine that?

Mike.

Gillie

Wanted to import Outlook data files (pst's) into outlook express. I'm afraid my knowledge of Outlook Express is quite limited.

Can anyone help?

Gillie

Anyone got any ideas on this please?

Cheers

Snowbat

Gillie, in Outlook Express:
File > Import > Messages, select Microsoft Outlook and follow the prompts.

tak

Make this thread a sticky, please !:)

irlrobins

nope, it doesn't contain anything that a quick google wouldn't turn up.