Problem restoring messages to OE 6 from DBX files

[Bob]

Had to back up my hard drive and reformat it. Now when I try to get
messages back into OE 6 I am unable to get the messages to appear. Keep
getting a popup stating that that specified message could not be
opened--may be in use by OE. Then when I click OK I get another popup
that says: No messages can be found in this folder or another
application is running that has the required files open. Please select
another folder or try closing applications that may have files open.

Any ideas? I moved the DBX files to the storage folder for OE and
created folders with the exact same name as the DBX file (without the
..dbx).

Thanks!

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[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Try posting this in an Outlook Express news group - this is not one of them.
Outlook is a part of Microsoft Office and is what this group supports.
Outlook Express is a part of Internet Explorer and has its own news groups.

You can also find some good Outlook Express information here:

http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/


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After furious head scratching, Bob asked:

| Had to back up my hard drive and reformat it. Now when I try to get
| messages back into OE 6 I am unable to get the messages to appear.
| Keep getting a popup stating that that specified message could not be
| opened--may be in use by OE. Then when I click OK I get another popup
| that says: No messages can be found in this folder or another
| application is running that has the required files open. Please select
| another folder or try closing applications that may have files open.
|
| Any ideas? I moved the DBX files to the storage folder for OE and
| created folders with the exact same name as the DBX file (without the
| .dbx).
|
| Thanks!
|
| Reply »