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Old 02-08-2008   #1 (permalink)
Peter Dryton


 
 

Using Storage Folders Instead of Default Folders

How do I go about informing the program that I want to use the sent items
folder, the inbox, the outbox, etc. from the storage folders I brought in
from Outlook Express instead of the ones at the top of the screen? For
example, when I send an email, the email doesn't go into the same sent items
folder I used in Outlook Express, but a new sent items folder. If I want
that email in the old sent items folder, I have to move it there manually.
Is there a way around this? It seems weird to have two sets of folders. I'd
prefer one.

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 02-08-2008   #2 (permalink)
Robert Aldwinckle


 
 

Re: Using Storage Folders Instead of Default Folders

"Peter Dryton" <PeterDryton@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:5488223F-D480-4954-A44E-A2CF54499635@xxxxxx
Quote:

> How do I go about informing the program that I want to use the sent items
> folder, the inbox, the outbox, etc. from the storage folders I brought in
> from Outlook Express instead of the ones at the top of the screen? For
> example, when I send an email, the email doesn't go into the same sent items
> folder I used in Outlook Express, but a new sent items folder. If I want
> that email in the old sent items folder, I have to move it there manually.
> Is there a way around this? It seems weird to have two sets of folders. I'd
> prefer one.

Your description is a bit unclear. By "folder I used in Outlook Express"
I hope you don't mean one of OE's .dbx files but just a representation
of them which has been imported into WLMail? E.g. when you installed
WLMail you were probably given an opportunity to do that.
FWIW I didn't bother letting that happen because my message store
in OE is huge, so I have no idea what the normal result may be.

AFAIK neither OE nor WLMail have any way of redirecting copies
of messages away from Sent Items. So if you were putting your
messages in OE somewhere other than in Sent Items you were
either doing it manually, e.g., either by dragging, using a menu,
or (perhaps) by manually invoking a rule. I really don't use rules
on either app but FWIW it looks as if the rules I had in OE were
successfully imported too.

Try again? : )


HTH

Robert Aldwinckle
---


My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 02-08-2008   #3 (permalink)
Peter Dryton


 
 

Re: Using Storage Folders Instead of Default Folders

Hi, Robert.

Yes, I am not referring to OE's .dbx files but just a representation
of them which has been imported into WLMail. They're called "Storage
folders" in Windows Live Mail, and in addition to those, Windows Live Mail
has its own Inbox, Drafts, Sent items, Junk e-mail, and Deleted items. When
I was using OE, and I sent emails, the emails would naturally go into OE's
sent items folder. But, this isn't hapening in Windows Live Mail. It's
using its own (Windows Live Mail) sent items folder to put sent email, and I
have to put it manually into the sent items folder I imported from OE.

Here's a screenshot.

http://i28.tinypic.com/r0qdyc.jpg

Peter



"Robert Aldwinckle" wrote:
Quote:

> "Peter Dryton" <PeterDryton@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:5488223F-D480-4954-A44E-A2CF54499635@xxxxxx
Quote:

> > How do I go about informing the program that I want to use the sent items
> > folder, the inbox, the outbox, etc. from the storage folders I brought in
> > from Outlook Express instead of the ones at the top of the screen? For
> > example, when I send an email, the email doesn't go into the same sent items
> > folder I used in Outlook Express, but a new sent items folder. If I want
> > that email in the old sent items folder, I have to move it there manually.
> > Is there a way around this? It seems weird to have two sets of folders. I'd
> > prefer one.
>
>
> Your description is a bit unclear. By "folder I used in Outlook Express"
> I hope you don't mean one of OE's .dbx files but just a representation
> of them which has been imported into WLMail? E.g. when you installed
> WLMail you were probably given an opportunity to do that.
> FWIW I didn't bother letting that happen because my message store
> in OE is huge, so I have no idea what the normal result may be.
>
> AFAIK neither OE nor WLMail have any way of redirecting copies
> of messages away from Sent Items. So if you were putting your
> messages in OE somewhere other than in Sent Items you were
> either doing it manually, e.g., either by dragging, using a menu,
> or (perhaps) by manually invoking a rule. I really don't use rules
> on either app but FWIW it looks as if the rules I had in OE were
> successfully imported too.
>
> Try again? : )
>
>
> HTH
>
> Robert Aldwinckle
> ---
>
>
>
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 02-08-2008   #4 (permalink)
Ron Sommer


 
 

Re: Using Storage Folders Instead of Default Folders

I don't know what size your folders are.

I went from 3 accounts in OE to 3 accounts in WLM.
Each account has an Inbox, Sent Items, etc.
What I did was move the messages from the Storage folders to the appropriate
account folder.
--
Ronald Sommer

"Peter Dryton" <PeterDryton@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:5488223F-D480-4954-A44E-A2CF54499635@xxxxxx
Quote:

> How do I go about informing the program that I want to use the sent items
> folder, the inbox, the outbox, etc. from the storage folders I brought in
> from Outlook Express instead of the ones at the top of the screen? For
> example, when I send an email, the email doesn't go into the same sent
> items
> folder I used in Outlook Express, but a new sent items folder. If I want
> that email in the old sent items folder, I have to move it there manually.
> Is there a way around this? It seems weird to have two sets of folders.
> I'd
> prefer one.
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 02-08-2008   #5 (permalink)
Peter Dryton


 
 

Re: Using Storage Folders Instead of Default Folders

Hi, Ron.

That's actually a pretty good idea. I could even rename certain folders of
WLM's and create new ones to match the names of my old folders. I have
roughly 1,800 messages in my Misc. folder and 1,500 in my sent folder. In
the others, a handful in each. They're 1.78 GB in total. Thanks for the
idea, my friend. I'll try it.

I have another question. When I go into the store folder for Windows Live
Mail, I see the imported storage folders from OE, but none of the folders for
Windows Live Mail. Is this because I have nothing in the Windows Live Mail
folders? Thanks.

Peter

"Ron Sommer" wrote:
Quote:

> I don't know what size your folders are.
>
> I went from 3 accounts in OE to 3 accounts in WLM.
> Each account has an Inbox, Sent Items, etc.
> What I did was move the messages from the Storage folders to the appropriate
> account folder.
> --
> Ronald Sommer
>
> "Peter Dryton" <PeterDryton@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:5488223F-D480-4954-A44E-A2CF54499635@xxxxxx
Quote:

> > How do I go about informing the program that I want to use the sent items
> > folder, the inbox, the outbox, etc. from the storage folders I brought in
> > from Outlook Express instead of the ones at the top of the screen? For
> > example, when I send an email, the email doesn't go into the same sent
> > items
> > folder I used in Outlook Express, but a new sent items folder. If I want
> > that email in the old sent items folder, I have to move it there manually.
> > Is there a way around this? It seems weird to have two sets of folders.
> > I'd
> > prefer one.
>
>
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 02-08-2008   #6 (permalink)
Peter Dryton


 
 

Re: Using Storage Folders Instead of Default Folders

Update. I am able to see the Windows Live Mail folders now. The reason I
had trouble seeing them originally is because the server name I gave for my
ISP email (Microsoft Mail Server) appears garbled in Windows Explorer, and
does not read exactly as "Microsoft Mail Server" as it does in the folder
list within Windows Live Mail. Will this cause problems during an email
import after a hard drive format?

Peter

"Peter Dryton" wrote:
Quote:

> Hi, Ron.
>
> That's actually a pretty good idea. I could even rename certain folders of
> WLM's and create new ones to match the names of my old folders. I have
> roughly 1,800 messages in my Misc. folder and 1,500 in my sent folder. In
> the others, a handful in each. They're 1.78 GB in total. Thanks for the
> idea, my friend. I'll try it.
>
> I have another question. When I go into the store folder for Windows Live
> Mail, I see the imported storage folders from OE, but none of the folders for
> Windows Live Mail. Is this because I have nothing in the Windows Live Mail
> folders? Thanks.
>
> Peter
>
> "Ron Sommer" wrote:
>
Quote:

> > I don't know what size your folders are.
> >
> > I went from 3 accounts in OE to 3 accounts in WLM.
> > Each account has an Inbox, Sent Items, etc.
> > What I did was move the messages from the Storage folders to the appropriate
> > account folder.
> > --
> > Ronald Sommer
> >
> > "Peter Dryton" <PeterDryton@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:5488223F-D480-4954-A44E-A2CF54499635@xxxxxx
Quote:

> > > How do I go about informing the program that I want to use the sent items
> > > folder, the inbox, the outbox, etc. from the storage folders I brought in
> > > from Outlook Express instead of the ones at the top of the screen? For
> > > example, when I send an email, the email doesn't go into the same sent
> > > items
> > > folder I used in Outlook Express, but a new sent items folder. If I want
> > > that email in the old sent items folder, I have to move it there manually.
> > > Is there a way around this? It seems weird to have two sets of folders.
> > > I'd
> > > prefer one.
> >
> >
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 02-09-2008   #7 (permalink)
Ron Sommer


 
 

Re: Using Storage Folders Instead of Default Folders

I just have a single word describing each account and it is not garbled.
--
Ronald Sommer

"Peter Dryton" <PeterDryton@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:863399EF-EBDC-43A0-B576-2DF8B0AF3029@xxxxxx
Quote:

> Update. I am able to see the Windows Live Mail folders now. The reason I
> had trouble seeing them originally is because the server name I gave for
> my
> ISP email (Microsoft Mail Server) appears garbled in Windows Explorer, and
> does not read exactly as "Microsoft Mail Server" as it does in the folder
> list within Windows Live Mail. Will this cause problems during an email
> import after a hard drive format?
>
> Peter
>
> "Peter Dryton" wrote:
>
Quote:

>> Hi, Ron.
>>
>> That's actually a pretty good idea. I could even rename certain folders
>> of
>> WLM's and create new ones to match the names of my old folders. I have
>> roughly 1,800 messages in my Misc. folder and 1,500 in my sent folder.
>> In
>> the others, a handful in each. They're 1.78 GB in total. Thanks for the
>> idea, my friend. I'll try it.
>>
>> I have another question. When I go into the store folder for Windows
>> Live
>> Mail, I see the imported storage folders from OE, but none of the folders
>> for
>> Windows Live Mail. Is this because I have nothing in the Windows Live
>> Mail
>> folders? Thanks.
>>
>> Peter
>>
>> "Ron Sommer" wrote:
>>
Quote:

>> > I don't know what size your folders are.
>> >
>> > I went from 3 accounts in OE to 3 accounts in WLM.
>> > Each account has an Inbox, Sent Items, etc.
>> > What I did was move the messages from the Storage folders to the
>> > appropriate
>> > account folder.
>> > --
>> > Ronald Sommer
>> >
>> > "Peter Dryton" <PeterDryton@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> > news:5488223F-D480-4954-A44E-A2CF54499635@xxxxxx
>> > > How do I go about informing the program that I want to use the sent
>> > > items
>> > > folder, the inbox, the outbox, etc. from the storage folders I
>> > > brought in
>> > > from Outlook Express instead of the ones at the top of the screen?
>> > > For
>> > > example, when I send an email, the email doesn't go into the same
>> > > sent
>> > > items
>> > > folder I used in Outlook Express, but a new sent items folder. If I
>> > > want
>> > > that email in the old sent items folder, I have to move it there
>> > > manually.
>> > > Is there a way around this? It seems weird to have two sets of
>> > > folders.
>> > > I'd
>> > > prefer one.
>> >
>> >
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