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Old 08-04-2009   #1 (permalink)
Krugz


 
 

Moving Imported Folders/Sub-Folders from Storage

I imported all my Outlook Express 6 folders into WLM and they are now located
in my Storage Folders. I want to move them to my normal account folders but
WLM only allows me to move individuals mails (or a group of selected mails)
and not an entire folder - is there any way of doing this?

The reason I need this is because I have hundreds of sub-folders in a folder
and, the way things stand at the moment, I now have to go recreated each
sub-folder and move the contents 1 by 1.

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 08-04-2009   #2 (permalink)
Ron Sommer


 
 

Re: Moving Imported Folders/Sub-Folders from Storage

Note: If you remove an account from WLM, the account plus all of the emails
will be removed.
How many accounts do you have?
--
Ron Sommer

"Krugz" <Krugz@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:6401C9EE-C61C-4677-9D0E-4DA5A799D512@xxxxxx
Quote:

> I imported all my Outlook Express 6 folders into WLM and they are now
> located
> in my Storage Folders. I want to move them to my normal account folders
> but
> WLM only allows me to move individuals mails (or a group of selected
> mails)
> and not an entire folder - is there any way of doing this?
>
> The reason I need this is because I have hundreds of sub-folders in a
> folder
> and, the way things stand at the moment, I now have to go recreated each
> sub-folder and move the contents 1 by 1.
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 08-04-2009   #3 (permalink)
Krugz


 
 

Re: Moving Imported Folders/Sub-Folders from Storage

I am not removing anything from WLM - I am importing Outlook Express mails
into WLM. The problem is that, once imported, the imported e-mails lie in the
Storage Folder and I want to move them to my normal folders. Now WLM only
allows individual e-mails to me moved this way and not folders/sub-folders of
which I have PLENTY so now I have to re-create each sub-folder and move them
from Storage 1 by 1.

"Ron Sommer" wrote:
Quote:

> Note: If you remove an account from WLM, the account plus all of the emails
> will be removed.
> How many accounts do you have?
> --
> Ron Sommer
>
> "Krugz" <Krugz@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:6401C9EE-C61C-4677-9D0E-4DA5A799D512@xxxxxx
Quote:

> > I imported all my Outlook Express 6 folders into WLM and they are now
> > located
> > in my Storage Folders. I want to move them to my normal account folders
> > but
> > WLM only allows me to move individuals mails (or a group of selected
> > mails)
> > and not an entire folder - is there any way of doing this?
> >
> > The reason I need this is because I have hundreds of sub-folders in a
> > folder
> > and, the way things stand at the moment, I now have to go recreated each
> > sub-folder and move the contents 1 by 1.
>
>
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 08-04-2009   #4 (permalink)
Gordon


 
 

Re: Moving Imported Folders/Sub-Folders from Storage


"Krugz" <Krugz@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:9735D6E8-CEF2-498D-B8FD-EDDBB507E85E@xxxxxx
Quote:

> I am not removing anything from WLM - I am importing Outlook Express mails
> into WLM. The problem is that, once imported, the imported e-mails lie in
> the
> Storage Folder and I want to move them to my normal folders.
Explain what you mean by "normal" folders.
By design, WLM (and OE before it) keeps all emails in a Storage Folder....
You can create your own folder hierarchy within that storage location, so I
don't know what you are talking about...




My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 08-04-2009   #5 (permalink)
...winston


 
 

Re: Moving Imported Folders/Sub-Folders from Storage

Correct, folders are not drag/droppable to an account. Messages are.

--
...winston
ms-mvp mail

"Krugz" <Krugz@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:6401C9EE-C61C-4677-9D0E-4DA5A799D512@xxxxxx
Quote:

> I imported all my Outlook Express 6 folders into WLM and they are now located
> in my Storage Folders. I want to move them to my normal account folders but
> WLM only allows me to move individuals mails (or a group of selected mails)
> and not an entire folder - is there any way of doing this?
>
> The reason I need this is because I have hundreds of sub-folders in a folder
> and, the way things stand at the moment, I now have to go recreated each
> sub-folder and move the contents 1 by 1.
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 08-04-2009   #6 (permalink)
Krugz


 
 

Re: Moving Imported Folders/Sub-Folders from Storage

On the left hand side it shows my account name (my own name) and indented
below that Inbox, Outbox, Drafts etc... this is where I created new folders
and want to move the e-mails to - I do not want them under Storage Folders.

"Gordon" wrote:
Quote:

>
> "Krugz" <Krugz@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:9735D6E8-CEF2-498D-B8FD-EDDBB507E85E@xxxxxx
Quote:

> > I am not removing anything from WLM - I am importing Outlook Express mails
> > into WLM. The problem is that, once imported, the imported e-mails lie in
> > the
> > Storage Folder and I want to move them to my normal folders.
>
> Explain what you mean by "normal" folders.
> By design, WLM (and OE before it) keeps all emails in a Storage Folder....
> You can create your own folder hierarchy within that storage location, so I
> don't know what you are talking about...
>
>
>
>
>
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 08-04-2009   #7 (permalink)
Gordon


 
 

Re: Moving Imported Folders/Sub-Folders from Storage


"Krugz" <Krugz@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:FAF6F874-5277-4E3C-AED6-95A4063BE77A@xxxxxx
Quote:

> On the left hand side it shows my account name (my own name) and indented
> below that Inbox, Outbox, Drafts etc... this is where I created new
> folders
> and want to move the e-mails to - I do not want them under Storage
> Folders.
>
Are you using Hotmail by any chance?

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 08-04-2009   #8 (permalink)
Krugz


 
 

Re: Moving Imported Folders/Sub-Folders from Storage

No it is a normal pop3/smtp mail setup. It allows me to move the e-mails but
I also have sub-folders and it won't allow me to move the entire folder with
sub-folders - each folder and each sub-folder must be moved on its own.



"Gordon" wrote:
Quote:

>
> "Krugz" <Krugz@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:FAF6F874-5277-4E3C-AED6-95A4063BE77A@xxxxxx
Quote:

> > On the left hand side it shows my account name (my own name) and indented
> > below that Inbox, Outbox, Drafts etc... this is where I created new
> > folders
> > and want to move the e-mails to - I do not want them under Storage
> > Folders.
> >
>
> Are you using Hotmail by any chance?
>
>
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 08-04-2009   #9 (permalink)
t-4-2


 
 

Re: Moving Imported Folders/Sub-Folders from Storage

Imported folder is itself a sub-folder of Storage Folder. You cannot move it
out of Storage folder.
Perhaps you might want to create your sub-folders under your e-mail account
?

t-4-2

"Krugz" <Krugz@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:E09443FE-AEB5-45F2-A8E0-B98A2E6F1A41@xxxxxx
Quote:

> No it is a normal pop3/smtp mail setup. It allows me to move the e-mails
> but
> I also have sub-folders and it won't allow me to move the entire folder
> with
> sub-folders - each folder and each sub-folder must be moved on its own.
>
>
>
> "Gordon" wrote:
>
Quote:

>>
>> "Krugz" <Krugz@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:FAF6F874-5277-4E3C-AED6-95A4063BE77A@xxxxxx
Quote:

>> > On the left hand side it shows my account name (my own name) and
>> > indented
>> > below that Inbox, Outbox, Drafts etc... this is where I created new
>> > folders
>> > and want to move the e-mails to - I do not want them under Storage
>> > Folders.
>> >
>>
>> Are you using Hotmail by any chance?
>>
>>
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 08-04-2009   #10 (permalink)
Ron Sommer


 
 

Re: Moving Imported Folders/Sub-Folders from Storage

Is your folder and sub-folder structure the way that you had it in OE?
Creating a new folder and moving the emails is the only way to move the
messages.
Is it that important to move the messages out of Storage folders?
--
Ron Sommer

"Krugz" <Krugz@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:9735D6E8-CEF2-498D-B8FD-EDDBB507E85E@xxxxxx
Quote:

> I am not removing anything from WLM - I am importing Outlook Express mails
> into WLM. The problem is that, once imported, the imported e-mails lie in
> the
> Storage Folder and I want to move them to my normal folders. Now WLM only
> allows individual e-mails to me moved this way and not folders/sub-folders
> of
> which I have PLENTY so now I have to re-create each sub-folder and move
> them
> from Storage 1 by 1.
>
> "Ron Sommer" wrote:
>
Quote:

>> Note: If you remove an account from WLM, the account plus all of the
>> emails
>> will be removed.
>> How many accounts do you have?
>> --
>> Ron Sommer
>>
>> "Krugz" <Krugz@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:6401C9EE-C61C-4677-9D0E-4DA5A799D512@xxxxxx
Quote:

>> > I imported all my Outlook Express 6 folders into WLM and they are now
>> > located
>> > in my Storage Folders. I want to move them to my normal account folders
>> > but
>> > WLM only allows me to move individuals mails (or a group of selected
>> > mails)
>> > and not an entire folder - is there any way of doing this?
>> >
>> > The reason I need this is because I have hundreds of sub-folders in a
>> > folder
>> > and, the way things stand at the moment, I now have to go recreated
>> > each
>> > sub-folder and move the contents 1 by 1.
>>
>>
My System SpecsSystem Spec
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