CNET Forums: Message List - Outlook Express - Storage of e-mails on External Hard Drive http://forums.cnet.com/ The latest posts in Outlook Express - Storage of e-mails on External Hard Drive. CNET Forums: Message List - Outlook Express - Storage of e-mails on External Hard Drive http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/cobd/cnet/cnet_88x31.gif http://forums.cnet.com/ 31 88 CNET.com CNET http://www.cnet.com Outlook Express - Storage of e-mails on External Hard Drive My computer is installed with XP and I use Outlook Express for my e-mails, however, I have a hugh number of e-mails rela ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6638_102-5129118.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6638_102-5129118.html 10 May 2011 08:52:03 PDT I think that is going to be difficult You can certainly <u>backup</u> emails, and we always recommend that be done. In particular in your case with such a wea ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6638_102-5129266.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6638_102-5129266.html 10 May 2011 13:23:31 PDT Outlook Express - Storage of e-mails on External Hard Drive Mark,<br><br>I followed the instructions as detailed by David and the e-mails are now stored on my external hard drive, ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6638_102-5130191.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6638_102-5130191.html 12 May 2011 07:16:03 PDT It is what I suspected. If OE will not allow you to 'point' to the external drive, then there is nothing you can do.<br><br>Have you thought abo ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6638_102-5130344.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6638_102-5130344.html 12 May 2011 11:42:42 PDT Outlook Express Mark,<br><br>I had actually started transferring the data from the e-mails to word documents when I began to wonder if t ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6638_102-5130728.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6638_102-5130728.html 13 May 2011 01:45:28 PDT Re: not in Outlook Express But can be done in MS Outlook. <br><br>Two warnings however:<br>1. The 2GB limit on .pst-file size.<br>2. Given the inhe ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6638_102-5130347.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6638_102-5130347.html 12 May 2011 11:52:38 PDT Opening OE Hi, Mark<br><br> I have the same problem as alex..my computer got fried (lightning). I had an external hard drive ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6638_102-5130818.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6638_102-5130818.html 13 May 2011 06:13:32 PDT Re: opening inbox You can't open the inbox by doubleclicking on it. The only way to open it is to copy it to the place where it should be ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6638_102-5130833.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6638_102-5130833.html 13 May 2011 06:23:26 PDT Reply Kees, Not sure if I follow you. Unless all of the old e-mails I left in my inbox are automatically put in an archives ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6638_102-5130933.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6638_102-5130933.html 13 May 2011 10:18:49 PDT Re: folder An Outlook Express folder is a Windows file. It has the extension .dbx. So if you search your harddisk you'll find a fil ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6638_102-5130968.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6638_102-5130968.html 13 May 2011 11:41:57 PDT A question for you You mentioned you have an external disk as a backup.<br><br>Do you know, or can you search that disk for, any Inbox.dbx ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6638_102-5131005.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6638_102-5131005.html 13 May 2011 12:10:11 PDT Reply Mark (or Kees) I found the Inbox.dbx file in the external hard drive. When you say 2] make a copy onto the desk top, d ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6638_102-5131132.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6638_102-5131132.html 13 May 2011 15:48:27 PDT Copy Never mind, Mark. I know now what you meant by Copy. ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6638_102-5131199.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6638_102-5131199.html 13 May 2011 18:12:55 PDT Good. :-) Any method works. But different methods work differently.<br><br>It's confusing, but it is like this...<br><br>Copy file ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6638_102-5131364.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6638_102-5131364.html 14 May 2011 04:01:24 PDT Backing up Outlook emails An alternative to all this is to open a web mail account, eg Gmail, Yahoo, and copy and paste all emails in the in box a ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6638_102-5322353.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6638_102-5322353.html 13 Jun 2012 04:00:56 PDT Outlook Express - Storage of e-mails on external hard drive Kees,<br><br>Not sure if my pc will take another hard drive, something I will have to take advice on. My e-mail files ar ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6638_102-5130729.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6638_102-5130729.html 13 May 2011 01:49:23 PDT Having such big email folders ... is risky. Much better to have it all in Windows. That would mean:<br>(1) save all attachments to a well-structured folde ... http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6638_102-5131521.html http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6638_102-5131521.html 14 May 2011 11:49:27 PDT