This is also how I do it. Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: "T Lewis" <tricia.lewis@btinternet.com> To: <gen-comp-tips@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 7:51 AM Subject: Re: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Mail copying? >I go this route on a regular basis for backing up my OE messages. I also >am able to drag them on the my external hard drive and if need be to my >laptop. > > Go to Windows Explorer first of all I start a new folder on the C drive or > whatever letter your drive is and call it email backups. Then go to your > documents and settings and the folder that you use. Open up Local > Settings, it is important to make sure that you have all hidden files > available to view. Then Application Data then open Identities that opens > a number folder click on that and you will see the folder Microsoft click > on that then you will see the folder Outlook Express. In there is all > your folders with your emails in, I just then copy all and paste to the > email backup folder. Now you can copy that across to your laptop and copy > it back in to the Oulook Express folder by going the same route as you > copied it out of open up OE and you will see all the emails there. > > regards > Tricia > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "RJ Kane" <rjkane@paradise.net.nz> > To: <gen-comp-tips@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 1:45 AM > Subject: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Mail copying? > > >>I would appreciate some helpful advice on this:- >> >> I have quite a large number of genealogy-related e-mail messages on my >> desk-top computer which I would like to transfer to my lap-top. I >> want significantly to cut down on the number of messages I retain and, >> for various reasons, it is desirable to do the culling on the laptop. >> I do not NOT need to transfer messages back. >> >> I know of a number of laborious ways of transferring >> message-by-message but I would rather not resort to that. >> >> Both computers run Windows XP Home. >> >> I do not send or receive mail on the laptop. >> >> I have a "thumb drive" gadget by which I normally transfer data >> between the computers and my most used common word processor is >> WordPad. >> >> The email on the desk-top is Outlook Express 6. >> >> In previous versions of Windows/Outlook Express configurations I was >> able, through Windows Explorer, to get to the mail folders and copy >> them to view in a word processor program to save or discard as I >> wished. I have not been able to do this on the present set-up. >> >> The Folder Export facility in OE seems to have only unsuitable (to me) >> destinations. >> >> Bob Kane >> >> >> -------------------------------------- >> Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at >> gen-comp-tips-admin@rootsweb.com >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> GEN-COMP-TIPS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >