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New computer setup

Jan 10, 2005 9:46AM PST

I found *.WAB, what is the other file/s I need to transfer my email folders on XP?

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Do a search for *.DBX files
Jan 10, 2005 10:39AM PST

and as long as they are all located somewhere other than a cd, you can import them directly from the FILE, IMPORT, MAIL, MESSAGES area within OE.

TONI

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No *.dbx files found
Jan 11, 2005 12:00AM PST
Sad
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Where are you looking
Jan 11, 2005 12:17AM PST

for the .dbx files? On another computer, on a cd, on a separate harddrive that used to be in another computer? Where did you find the .wab file that you already transferred?

TONI

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I haven't even
Jan 11, 2005 2:26AM PST

found any *.dbx files on my own computer searching c:, D:, much less the 'Old Harddrive' directory.

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I found them.
Jan 11, 2005 2:31AM PST

Thanks, the computer I was on wasn't looking at hidden files.

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Great...that was going to be
Jan 11, 2005 3:24AM PST

my next question......I have no clue why search defaults to looking in My Documents and why it defaults to not look in subfolders or system and hidden folders as well. Makes me nuts to think somebody at MS would think you wouldn't want to look in obvious system "folders" for freaking system "files".

TONI