You can try this ....ymmv..

Open the Address book and first make sure that View/Folders and Groups is checked
Export the contents of the main address book(Main Identities Contact) to a csv file(File\Export\Other Address Book)
Search for you address book(*.wab) then rename your Address book file(e.g addywab.old, then start over with a blank address book, create the subfolder, then import the csv file.
- write down the name of the orginal.

If it doesn't work, you can delete the newer and rename the earlier renamed back to the original name.
..winston

"Jack B" wrote in message ...
: Winston,
:
: The folders I am talking about are folders created in the Address Book, so
: they do not show up in the OE store folder.
:
:
: Jack
: -----------------------------
:
:
:
: "...winston" wrote in message
: ...
: After deleting the folder in OE,did you delete the like named Dbx file in
: the OE store folder.
: ...winston
:
: "Jack B" wrote in message
: ...
::I am updating my address book. In doing that, I removed some sub-folders
:: that were underneath the main (Jack's Contacts).
::
:: One sub-folder removed was Kinfolks, but I left a group that was named
:: Kinfolks. In updating that group, I copied the appropriate addresses over
:: from Jack's Contacts.
::
:: Now, I'm trying to once again create a Kinfolks sub-folder, but OE is not
:: letting me do that. I keep getting a pop-up that says, "An entry with
: this
:: name already exists in your address book."
::
:: I've compacted all folders, and rebooted the pc but still get the same
:: results. How do I overcome this problem? I used to have both a
: sub-folder
:: and a group with the name "Kinfolks."
::
::
:: Jack
::
::
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