I have two OE6 identities. Today I tried to forward some messages from the less used one to the one I use daily. This
failed for some reason I didn't understand, so I then created a folder in My Computer and dragged the messages into it.
Then I switched back to the daily use identity and tried to import these messages. It didn't work and I got this
failure message:

"no messages can be found in this folder or another application is running that has the required files open"

Looking in this folder I can see all the .eml files with their titles. I can read them also with a text viewer. But
they won't import into OE6.

Can someone help me troubleshoot this. The main problem is that I couldn't forward them from the less used(and
different ISP) account. But why can't I import them from this folder I dragged them to?

John

Did you try to import from one identity to another? No reason that should
not have worked.

Once you move a dbx file, you can't import it unless Folders.dbx was
included in the backup.

Create a new folder in the identity that you want the messages in. You
should be able to drag the eml files from the folder you created to this
one.

Backup & Resto
http://www.insideoe.com/backup/

How to restore individual dbx files:
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#imp1
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"jbclem" wrote in message
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I have two OE6 identities. Today I tried to forward some messages from the
less used one to the one I use daily. This
failed for some reason I didn't understand, so I then created a folder in
My Computer and dragged the messages into it.
Then I switched back to the daily use identity and tried to import these
messages. It didn't work and I got this
failure message:

"no messages can be found in this folder or another application is running
that has the required files open"

Looking in this folder I can see all the .eml files with their titles. I
can read them also with a text viewer. But
they won't import into OE6.

Can someone help me troubleshoot this. The main problem is that I
couldn't forward them from the less used(and
different ISP) account. But why can't I import them from this folder I
dragged them to?

John

Thanks, that looks like what I need. I'll give it a try.



"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ...
Did you try to import from one identity to another? No reason that should
not have worked.

Once you move a dbx file, you can't import it unless Folders.dbx was
included in the backup.

Create a new folder in the identity that you want the messages in. You
should be able to drag the eml files from the folder you created to this
one.

Backup & Resto
http://www.insideoe.com/backup/

How to restore individual dbx files:
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#imp1
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"jbclem" wrote in message
...
I have two OE6 identities. Today I tried to forward some messages from the
less used one to the one I use daily. This
failed for some reason I didn't understand, so I then created a folder in
My Computer and dragged the messages into it.
Then I switched back to the daily use identity and tried to import these
messages. It didn't work and I got this
failure message:

"no messages can be found in this folder or another application is running
that has the required files open"

Looking in this folder I can see all the .eml files with their titles. I
can read them also with a text viewer. But
they won't import into OE6.

Can someone help me troubleshoot this. The main problem is that I
couldn't forward them from the less used(and
different ISP) account. But why can't I import them from this folder I
dragged them to?

John

Drag (not import) the EML files into an open OE folder.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

jbclem wrote:
I have two OE6 identities. Today I tried to forward some messages from
the
less used one to the one I use daily. This failed for some reason I
didn't
understand, so I then created a folder in My Computer and dragged the
messages into it. Then I switched back to the daily use identity and tried
to import these messages. It didn't work and I got this failure message:

"no messages can be found in this folder or another application is running
that has the required files open"

Looking in this folder I can see all the .eml files with their titles. I
can read them also with a text viewer. But they won't import into OE6.

Can someone help me troubleshoot this. The main problem is that I
couldn't
forward them from the less used(and different ISP) account. But why can't
I import them from this folder I dragged them to?

John