Moving Folders in Windows Live Mail

04-27-2008

Does anyone know how to move email folders from the storage folder to the
default account folder for POP emails? Thanks :-)

04-27-2008

I'm fairly sure you can't. There was a discussion some time ago
about it, but the upshot is that you have to create a new folder
upstairs and then transfer the messages to it. That's probably
easiest by Ctrl-A to mark all, Right-click and select Move to
folder. Dragging and dropping can be a bit fraught, especially if
there are a lot of messages.

When you're done, you can just leave the empty folders alone. If you
do delete them you'll probably have to mend your Quick views - see
http://liveunplugged.spaces.live.com...90CA!205.entry
--
Noel

"RAE1" <RAE1@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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	Quote:
	> Does anyone know how to move email folders from the storage folder > to the default account folder for POP emails? Thanks :-)

04-28-2008

I started moving folders at 9:00am on Monday and have finally finished and
it is now 2:00am on Tuesday. I sure hope WLM makes this easier in the
future and I really hope that I don't have to do this each year when I like
to do a reformat. Other than that I'm slowly getting to like WLM :-)

"Ildhund" <jnllb@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:#Gx4MfKqIHA.3680@xxxxxx

Quote:

> I'm fairly sure you can't. There was a discussion some time ago about it,
> but the upshot is that you have to create a new folder upstairs and then
> transfer the messages to it. That's probably easiest by Ctrl-A to mark
> all, Right-click and select Move to folder. Dragging and dropping can be a
> bit fraught, especially if there are a lot of messages.
>
> When you're done, you can just leave the empty folders alone. If you do
> delete them you'll probably have to mend your Quick views - see
> http://liveunplugged.spaces.live.com...90CA!205.entry
> --
> Noel
>
> "RAE1" <RAE1@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:etEGMZKqIHA.524@xxxxxx

	Quote:
	>> Does anyone know how to move email folders from the storage folder to the >> default account folder for POP emails? Thanks :-)

>
>
>

04-28-2008

There is a third party program that does an excellent job of making
restorable WLM backups:
http://www.staticbackup.com/windows-live-mail-backup/

I have used their 20 day free trial version several times.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)

"RAE1" <RAE1@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OgsGdmTqIHA.4848@xxxxxx

Quote:

>I started moving folders at 9:00am on Monday and have finally finished and it is now 2:00am on Tuesday. I sure hope WLM makes
>this easier in the future and I really hope that I don't have to do this each year when I like to do a reformat. Other than that
>I'm slowly getting to like WLM :-)
>
>
> "Ildhund" <jnllb@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:#Gx4MfKqIHA.3680@xxxxxx

Quote:

>> I'm fairly sure you can't. There was a discussion some time ago about it, but the upshot is that you have to create a new
>> folder upstairs and then transfer the messages to it. That's probably easiest by Ctrl-A to mark all, Right-click and select
>> Move to folder. Dragging and dropping can be a bit fraught, especially if there are a lot of messages.
>>
>> When you're done, you can just leave the empty folders alone. If you do delete them you'll probably have to mend your Quick
>> views - see
>> http://liveunplugged.spaces.live.com...90CA!205.entry
>> --
>> Noel
>>
>> "RAE1" <RAE1@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:etEGMZKqIHA.524@xxxxxx

	Quote:
	>>> Does anyone know how to move email folders from the storage folder to the default account folder for POP emails? Thanks :-)

>>
>>
>>

04-28-2008

Thank you, I have forwarded this info for future use :-)

"Gary VanderMolen" <gary@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OHj7A1UqIHA.3900@xxxxxx

Quote:

> There is a third party program that does an excellent job of making
> restorable WLM backups:
> http://www.staticbackup.com/windows-live-mail-backup/
>
> I have used their 20 day free trial version several times.
>
> --
> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)
>
>
> "RAE1" <RAE1@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:OgsGdmTqIHA.4848@xxxxxx

Quote:

>>I started moving folders at 9:00am on Monday and have finally finished and
>>it is now 2:00am on Tuesday. I sure hope WLM makes this easier in the
>>future and I really hope that I don't have to do this each year when I
>>like to do a reformat. Other than that I'm slowly getting to like WLM
>>:-)
>>
>>
>> "Ildhund" <jnllb@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:#Gx4MfKqIHA.3680@xxxxxx

	Quote:
	>>> I'm fairly sure you can't. There was a discussion some time ago about >>> it, but the upshot is that you have to create a new folder upstairs and >>> then transfer the messages to it. That's probably easiest by Ctrl-A to >>> mark all, Right-click and select Move to folder. Dragging and dropping >>> can be a bit fraught, especially if there are a lot of messages. >>> >>> When you're done, you can just leave the empty folders alone. If you do >>> delete them you'll probably have to mend your Quick views - see >>> http://liveunplugged.spaces.live.com...90CA!205.entry >>> -- >>> Noel >>> >>> "RAE1" <RAE1@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>> news:etEGMZKqIHA.524@xxxxxx >>>> Does anyone know how to move email folders from the storage folder to >>>> the default account folder for POP emails? Thanks :-) >>> >>> >>>

>
>

04-28-2008

You're welcome.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)

"RAE1" <RAE1@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:u9ALw%23UqIHA.1872@xxxxxx

Quote:

> Thank you, I have forwarded this info for future use :-)
>
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" <gary@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OHj7A1UqIHA.3900@xxxxxx

Quote:

>> There is a third party program that does an excellent job of making
>> restorable WLM backups:
>> http://www.staticbackup.com/windows-live-mail-backup/
>>
>> I have used their 20 day free trial version several times.
>>
>> --
>> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)
>>
>>
>> "RAE1" <RAE1@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OgsGdmTqIHA.4848@xxxxxx

	Quote:
	>>>I started moving folders at 9:00am on Monday and have finally finished and it is now 2:00am on Tuesday. I sure hope WLM makes >>>this easier in the future and I really hope that I don't have to do this each year when I like to do a reformat. Other than >>>that I'm slowly getting to like WLM :-) >>> >>> >>> "Ildhund" <jnllb@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:#Gx4MfKqIHA.3680@xxxxxx >>>> I'm fairly sure you can't. There was a discussion some time ago about it, but the upshot is that you have to create a new >>>> folder upstairs and then transfer the messages to it. That's probably easiest by Ctrl-A to mark all, Right-click and select >>>> Move to folder. Dragging and dropping can be a bit fraught, especially if there are a lot of messages. >>>> >>>> When you're done, you can just leave the empty folders alone. If you do delete them you'll probably have to mend your Quick >>>> views - see >>>> http://liveunplugged.spaces.live.com...90CA!205.entry >>>> -- >>>> Noel >>>> >>>> "RAE1" <RAE1@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:etEGMZKqIHA.524@xxxxxx >>>>> Does anyone know how to move email folders from the storage folder to the default account folder for POP emails? Thanks >>>>> :-) >>>> >>>> >>>>

>>
>>

04-28-2008

Interesting. This looks as if it actually duplicates functionality already
in Windows and WLM, but perhaps makes it more convenient.

Earle

"RAE1" <RAE1@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:u9ALw#UqIHA.1872@xxxxxx

Quote:

> Thank you, I have forwarded this info for future use :-)
>
>
> "Gary VanderMolen" <gary@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:OHj7A1UqIHA.3900@xxxxxx

Quote:

>> There is a third party program that does an excellent job of making
>> restorable WLM backups:
>> http://www.staticbackup.com/windows-live-mail-backup/
>>
>> I have used their 20 day free trial version several times.
>>
>> --
>> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)
>>
>>
>> "RAE1" <RAE1@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:OgsGdmTqIHA.4848@xxxxxx

	Quote:
	>>>I started moving folders at 9:00am on Monday and have finally finished >>>and it is now 2:00am on Tuesday. I sure hope WLM makes this easier in >>>the future and I really hope that I don't have to do this each year when >>>I like to do a reformat. Other than that I'm slowly getting to like WLM >>>:-) >>> >>> >>> "Ildhund" <jnllb@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>> news:#Gx4MfKqIHA.3680@xxxxxx >>>> I'm fairly sure you can't. There was a discussion some time ago about >>>> it, but the upshot is that you have to create a new folder upstairs and >>>> then transfer the messages to it. That's probably easiest by Ctrl-A to >>>> mark all, Right-click and select Move to folder. Dragging and dropping >>>> can be a bit fraught, especially if there are a lot of messages. >>>> >>>> When you're done, you can just leave the empty folders alone. If you do >>>> delete them you'll probably have to mend your Quick views - see >>>> http://liveunplugged.spaces.live.com...90CA!205.entry >>>> -- >>>> Noel >>>> >>>> "RAE1" <RAE1@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>>> news:etEGMZKqIHA.524@xxxxxx >>>>> Does anyone know how to move email folders from the storage folder to >>>>> the default account folder for POP emails? Thanks :-) >>>> >>>> >>>>

>>
>>

04-28-2008

One other question while I remember: when moving messages to the folders, is
there a default setting to see the folders in "collapsed view" instead of
having to scroll through the many sub-folders in the "expanded view"?
Thanks :-)

"Ildhund" <jnllb@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:#Gx4MfKqIHA.3680@xxxxxx

Quote:

> I'm fairly sure you can't. There was a discussion some time ago about it,
> but the upshot is that you have to create a new folder upstairs and then
> transfer the messages to it. That's probably easiest by Ctrl-A to mark
> all, Right-click and select Move to folder. Dragging and dropping can be a
> bit fraught, especially if there are a lot of messages.
>
> When you're done, you can just leave the empty folders alone. If you do
> delete them you'll probably have to mend your Quick views - see
> http://liveunplugged.spaces.live.com...90CA!205.entry
> --
> Noel
>
> "RAE1" <RAE1@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:etEGMZKqIHA.524@xxxxxx

	Quote:
	>> Does anyone know how to move email folders from the storage folder to the >> default account folder for POP emails? Thanks :-)

>
>
>

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