Launch OE while holding down the option key. this should force OE to rebuild the database and hopefully repair your problem.
All the OE data is stored in one place but in three (four?) different files. They are in the MS Users data folder. You need ALL of them to rebuild/replace.
Try the rebuild and let us know
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but I have a backup (I think)
It's called AddressBook.data on another Mac hard drive.
How can I read this file. Is it even in fact the right file?
When I try to import it into OE5, it says that it has the wrong translators.
I have 3,000 email address that will be lost.
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Rocky

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