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  #1  
Old January 2nd 08, 12:31 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general,microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Dhruba Bandopadhyay
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Default HELP: recover/read lost Identity GUID from backed up folder

I backed up my Identities Outlook Express folder. I formated my drive and
now I want to import my mail. Problem is, I didn't save the Identity GUID.
Is it possible to recover/read the Identity GUID from a backed up Outlook
Express folder?



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Old January 2nd 08, 01:07 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general,microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Ron Sommer
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Default HELP: recover/read lost Identity GUID from backed up folder

If you are only talking about one Identity, you don't need the GUID.
Put the dbx files from the backup in a folder on your computer.
Make sure the dbx files are not marked Read Only.
In OE, File, Import, Messages, OE6, Store folder directory. Browse to the
dbx files.
--
Ronald Sommer

"Dhruba Bandopadhyay" wrote in message
...
I backed up my Identities Outlook Express folder. I formated my drive and
now I want to import my mail. Problem is, I didn't save the Identity GUID.
Is it possible to recover/read the Identity GUID from a backed up Outlook
Express folder?



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Old January 2nd 08, 03:41 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general,microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Dhruba Bandopadhyay
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Default HELP: recover/read lost Identity GUID from backed up folder

That method doesn't work if it's a different GUID after a reformat drive,
since a new GUID is now in the registry. When I do that it just doesn't show
all my folders.


"Ron Sommer" wrote in message
...
If you are only talking about one Identity, you don't need the GUID.
Put the dbx files from the backup in a folder on your computer.
Make sure the dbx files are not marked Read Only.
In OE, File, Import, Messages, OE6, Store folder directory. Browse to the
dbx files.
--
Ronald Sommer

"Dhruba Bandopadhyay" wrote in message
...
I backed up my Identities Outlook Express folder. I formated my drive and
now I want to import my mail. Problem is, I didn't save the Identity
GUID. Is it possible to recover/read the Identity GUID from a backed up
Outlook Express folder?





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Old January 2nd 08, 04:21 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general,microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Bruce Hagen
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Default recover/read lost Identity GUID from backed up folder

Did you back up the message store with the dbx files in it? If you did,
where did you back it up to, and where is it now?
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Dhruba Bandopadhyay" wrote in message
...
I backed up my Identities Outlook Express folder. I formated my drive and
now I want to import my mail. Problem is, I didn't save the Identity GUID.
Is it possible to recover/read the Identity GUID from a backed up Outlook
Express folder?




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Old January 2nd 08, 05:06 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general,microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Dhruba Bandopadhyay
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Default recover/read lost Identity GUID from backed up folder

I backed up the message store C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application
Data\Identities\{DA2A78D6-A40A-4022-81EC-558354E12674}\Outlook Express

to another hard drive in a folder called Outlook Express. Actually, for the
past year I been using it from this "other" drive (by changing the STORE
FOLDER).

I format Windows/PC and then I setup Outlook Express again without changing
the STORE FOLDER. I tried File | Import | Messages and pointed to my "other"
drive STORE FOLDER. No emails found. I tried copying to C:\ STORE FOLDER.
Nothing happens.



"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Did you back up the message store with the dbx files in it? If you did,
where did you back it up to, and where is it now?
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Dhruba Bandopadhyay" wrote in message
...
I backed up my Identities Outlook Express folder. I formated my drive and
now I want to import my mail. Problem is, I didn't save the Identity GUID.
Is it possible to recover/read the Identity GUID from a backed up Outlook
Express folder?






  #6  
Old January 2nd 08, 05:21 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general,microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
PA Bear
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Default recover/read lost Identity GUID from backed up folder

Windows versions of both machines?

References:

Backup & Restore OE Data
http://www.insideoe.com/backup/index.htm
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx =includes info on Windows Mail in Vista

Importing OE Data (all DBX files, including Folders.dbx)
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/how.htm#importOE5

Importing a single DBX file
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/how.htm#importdbx
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx (last paragraph)

About OE Files & Settings
http://www.insideoe.com/files/index.htm

About OE Registry Keys
http://www.insideoe.com/files/regkeys.htm

Using WinXP's FAST Wizard, by MVP Gary Woodruff
(Please read the caveats about Outlook Express)
http://aumha.org/win5/a/fast.htm
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/


Dhruba Bandopadhyay wrote:
I backed up my Identities Outlook Express folder. I formated my drive and
now I want to import my mail. Problem is, I didn't save the Identity GUID.
Is it possible to recover/read the Identity GUID from a backed up Outlook
Express folder?


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Old January 2nd 08, 05:26 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general,microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Ron Sommer
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Default HELP: recover/read lost Identity GUID from backed up folder

Did you include folders.dbx?
Are you only doing one Identity?
--
Ronald Sommer

"Dhruba Bandopadhyay" wrote in message
...
That method doesn't work if it's a different GUID after a reformat drive,
since a new GUID is now in the registry. When I do that it just doesn't
show all my folders.


"Ron Sommer" wrote in message
...
If you are only talking about one Identity, you don't need the GUID.
Put the dbx files from the backup in a folder on your computer.
Make sure the dbx files are not marked Read Only.
In OE, File, Import, Messages, OE6, Store folder directory. Browse to
the dbx files.
--
Ronald Sommer

"Dhruba Bandopadhyay" wrote in message
...
I backed up my Identities Outlook Express folder. I formated my drive
and now I want to import my mail. Problem is, I didn't save the Identity
GUID. Is it possible to recover/read the Identity GUID from a backed up
Outlook Express folder?





  #8  
Old January 2nd 08, 05:56 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general,microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Bruce Hagen
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Default recover/read lost Identity GUID from backed up folder

If you open the message store on the other drive, does it contain dbx files?
If so, what files does it have?
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Dhruba Bandopadhyay" wrote in message
...
I backed up the message store C:\Documents and
Settings\username\Application
Data\Identities\{DA2A78D6-A40A-4022-81EC-558354E12674}\Outlook Express

to another hard drive in a folder called Outlook Express. Actually, for
the past year I been using it from this "other" drive (by changing the
STORE FOLDER).

I format Windows/PC and then I setup Outlook Express again without
changing the STORE FOLDER. I tried File | Import | Messages and pointed to
my "other" drive STORE FOLDER. No emails found. I tried copying to C:\
STORE FOLDER. Nothing happens.



"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Did you back up the message store with the dbx files in it? If you did,
where did you back it up to, and where is it now?
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Dhruba Bandopadhyay" wrote in message
...
I backed up my Identities Outlook Express folder. I formated my drive and
now I want to import my mail. Problem is, I didn't save the Identity
GUID. Is it possible to recover/read the Identity GUID from a backed up
Outlook Express folder?







  #9  
Old January 2nd 08, 09:38 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general,microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Michael Santovec
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Default HELP: recover/read lost Identity GUID from backed up folder

You need to do an IMPORT in the new identity.

Copy the backup to an empty folder on the hard drive (not the OE folder)

Then select to import from a Store folder (not identity) and then point
to the folder with the DBX files.

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Dhruba Bandopadhyay" wrote in message
...
That method doesn't work if it's a different GUID after a reformat
drive, since a new GUID is now in the registry. When I do that it just
doesn't show all my folders.


"Ron Sommer" wrote in message
...
If you are only talking about one Identity, you don't need the GUID.
Put the dbx files from the backup in a folder on your computer.
Make sure the dbx files are not marked Read Only.
In OE, File, Import, Messages, OE6, Store folder directory. Browse
to the dbx files.
--
Ronald Sommer

"Dhruba Bandopadhyay" wrote in
message ...
I backed up my Identities Outlook Express folder. I formated my
drive and now I want to import my mail. Problem is, I didn't save
the Identity GUID. Is it possible to recover/read the Identity GUID
from a backed up Outlook Express folder?







  #10  
Old January 3rd 08, 11:47 AM posted to microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general,microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Dhruba Bandopadhyay
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Default HELP: recover/read lost Identity GUID from backed up folder

Yes, my Store Folder (backup on another disk drive) contains the entire
folder set:

cleanup.log
Deleted Items.dbx
Drafts.dbx
Folders.dbx
Hotmail - Bulk Mail.dbx
Hotmail - Deleted Items.dbx
Hotmail - Inbox.dbx
Hotmail - sent Items.dbx
(several Hotmail custom folders.dbx)
Inbox.dbx
Offline.dbx
Outbox.dbx
Pop3uidl.dbx
Search Folder.dbx
Sent Items.dbx
(several newsgroups.dbx)

This is the folder I point to when Importing Outlook Express 6.0. But all it
finds is the Deleted, Drafts, Inbox, Outbox & Sent Items.

"Ron Sommer" wrote in message
...
Did you include folders.dbx?
Are you only doing one Identity?
--
Ronald Sommer

"Dhruba Bandopadhyay" wrote in message
...
That method doesn't work if it's a different GUID after a reformat drive,
since a new GUID is now in the registry. When I do that it just doesn't
show all my folders.


"Ron Sommer" wrote in message
...
If you are only talking about one Identity, you don't need the GUID.
Put the dbx files from the backup in a folder on your computer.
Make sure the dbx files are not marked Read Only.
In OE, File, Import, Messages, OE6, Store folder directory. Browse to
the dbx files.
--
Ronald Sommer

"Dhruba Bandopadhyay" wrote in message
...
I backed up my Identities Outlook Express folder. I formated my drive
and now I want to import my mail. Problem is, I didn't save the
Identity GUID. Is it possible to recover/read the Identity GUID from a
backed up Outlook Express folder?







 




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