Why do you have "4 more Contacts Folders" under
C:\Users\{UserName}\Contacts\ ? That should not be.
Only the individual contacts should reside in that main folder.
There should not be any sub-folders.
--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
"skibuz" <skibuz@xxxxxx> wrote in message news
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> Thank you Gary, that really helped me understand how this works. Through
> Windows Explorer, I deleted all Contacts folders (and therefore all of the
> contacts below that). Then I imported my old Outlook Express Address book to
> let the program put the contacts where they belong. NOW I have a
> C:\Users\{UserName}\Contacts Folder with 4 more Contacts Folders below and at
> the end is the Blue (I assume system created) Contacts folder with my
> contacts. THEN I have another Blue Contacts folder that is under
> C:Users\{username}\Blue Contacts Folder that ALSO has my old contacts in it.
> This thing seems to have taken on a life of it's own! When I try to delete
> some of the seemingly extra folders, it tells me I need permission to do
> that. I'm afraid I've made a big mess...........
> Any suggestions would be welcomed!
> Thanks!
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
> Quote:
>> There is no "contacts file".
>> Each individual contact is in its own file. So, for example, a contact
>> named Joe Smith is in a file name 'Joe Smith.contact'. All the
>> contacts are stored in the Contacts folder.
>>
>> --
>> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
>>
>>
>> "skibuz" <skibuz@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:E6901D95-64EC-47A2-B73C-9651A0D94584@xxxxxx Quote:
>> > Thank you Gary,
>> > I created a new folder under C:\users\{username}\contacts and moved the
>> > contacts file over to it. Could you please clarify that what is needed is a
>> > FOLDER named contacts with the contacts file underneath it? Or is
>> > C:\users\{username}\contacts Is the contacts the filename? I have tried both
>> > ways and have not been successful. The system keeps changing things! Sorry
>> > to be so dense. I've been looking at this a long time.
>> > thank you
>> >
>> > "Gary VanderMolen" wrote:
>> >
>> >> In order for Windows Mail to be able to use your contacts, they must be
>> >> in the folder C:\Users\{username}\Contacts\ .
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "skibuz" <skibuz@xxxxxx> wrote in message news9EA5C5D-3151-499F-978E-A1D05EA972A9@xxxxxx
>> >> >
>> >> > I was reading another thread on What folder contains the Contacts in Vista
>> >> > Mail? The answer was:
>> >> > C:\users\{username}\contacts
>> >> >
>> >> > MY contacts file is in:
>> >> > C:\users\{username}\cookies\contacts
>> >> > Could that be contributing to my problem???
>> >> >
>> >> > Thank you!
>> >> >
>> >> > "skibuz" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> My Contact list in my Vista Mail has disappeared. I would like to recover it
>> >> >> if possible. I have a 3 week old Acronis True Image Home 11.0 on an external
>> >> >> hard drive. The 'Contacts' folder in the back ups is empty. I have Microsoft
>> >> >> Office 2007 installed but use Vista Mail. My last Microsoft update was
>> >> >> 9/10/08. My Vista Mail worked just fine as of 2:00pm September 30 ~ then it
>> >> >> vanished. I have imported a very old Outlook Express Address Book from my
>> >> >> desktop, but it is 6 months old and very outdated. I also did a Windows back
>> >> >> up on the same date, but the 'Contacts' folder in that backup is empty as
>> >> >> well. I'm stumped!
>> >> >> Can anyone help? I see an outlook.pst file, but couldn't open it. There is
>> >> >> an address book in Outlook, but it is very outdated as well.
>> >> >> Thank you!
>> >> >>