Bruce:
I know how to find the path using the options dialog. I'm wondering what
would happen if, for some reason, I *had* to use a back door method (other
than Explorer) to locate the message store for OE. It's just a matter of
curiosity, really. Apparently, it's not in the registry. It has to be filed
somewhere. Where?

I mentioned Outlook because the other user's problem got me thinking about
this whole thing.


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
You /are/ asking about the OE message store and not MS Outlook? Even if
you moved it, Tools | Option | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the
path. (They are not in the registry). The files may be marked as hidden
though.

Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location of
your Outlook Express files. Write the location down and navigate to it in
Windows Explorer or, copy and paste it into Start | Run.

In WinXP, Win2K & Win2K3, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default
marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must enable
Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel | Folder Options
Icon | View, or in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder Options | View.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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At my home office, a user's computer began making odd noises which turned
out to be the hard disk in the throes of death. Our tech consultant
managed to salvage quite a bit, but they can't find his pst files from
Outlook (not OE). They're not in the usual place, and it's suspected they
might be on the office server. I don't know what they've done so far to
check this theory, but never mind that.

A couple of years ago, I relocated my OE message store to c:\oe\messages,
which makes it much easier for me to find the files and do backups. Less
cryptic path than the default. Pondering the other user's predicament, I
wondered what would happen if I needed to find my message store, but I
couldn't use Tools, Options, Maintenance for some reason. Obviously, I
could search the disk for all occurrences of inbox.dbx, and one of the
search results would be correct. But, I wondered about searching the
registry. I tried that, using the exact path to my message store folder,
and got no results at all.

Why? Where does OE store that config info, if not in the registry?