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Old 09-23-2009   #1 (permalink)
TLM


 
 

old emails

OK so I can now send and receive emails but i have one more issue. I had
windows mail set up on my old hard drive (which i still have). Is there any
way to get my old messages from my old hard drive to the windows mail on my
new hard drive b/c when they were transfered to windows mail the first time
they were all deleted from my live account but are still sitting in windows
live on other hard drive.

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 09-23-2009   #2 (permalink)
Hal Hostetler [MVP-P/I]


 
 

Re: old emails

If you can connect the old hard drive to your current computer, simply
navigate to the Windows Mail store folders and drag and drop the messages
(.EML files) into Windows Mail.

Hal
--
Hal Hostetler, CPBE
Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
www.kvoa.com -- KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ.
Live at Hot Licks - www.badnewsbluesband.com

"TLM" <TLM@newsgroup> wrote in message
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Quote:

> OK so I can now send and receive emails but i have one more issue. I had
> windows mail set up on my old hard drive (which i still have). Is there
> any
> way to get my old messages from my old hard drive to the windows mail on
> my
> new hard drive b/c when they were transfered to windows mail the first
> time
> they were all deleted from my live account but are still sitting in
> windows
> live on other hard drive.
My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 09-24-2009   #3 (permalink)
Steve Cochran


 
 

Re: old emails

Or copy the entire message store directory from the old computer to a
subdirectory under Documents (to make sure that there aren't permissions
issues) and then use File | Import | Messages and point to that directory.

steve

"Hal Hostetler [MVP-P/I]" <hhh@newsgroup> wrote in message
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Quote:

> If you can connect the old hard drive to your current computer, simply
> navigate to the Windows Mail store folders and drag and drop the messages
> (.EML files) into Windows Mail.
>
> Hal
> --
> Hal Hostetler, CPBE
> Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
> www.kvoa.com -- KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ.
> Live at Hot Licks - www.badnewsbluesband.com
>
> "TLM" <TLM@newsgroup> wrote in message
> news:ACBEEE41-358B-40E3-92A2-A2A59B3FC7D0@newsgroup
Quote:

>> OK so I can now send and receive emails but i have one more issue. I had
>> windows mail set up on my old hard drive (which i still have). Is there
>> any
>> way to get my old messages from my old hard drive to the windows mail on
>> my
>> new hard drive b/c when they were transfered to windows mail the first
>> time
>> they were all deleted from my live account but are still sitting in
>> windows
>> live on other hard drive.
>

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 09-24-2009   #4 (permalink)
Gary VanderMolen


 
 

Re: old emails

By default Windows Mail keeps the message files in the following directory:
C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail\...
You can have Windows Mail import from that directory on your old hard drive.

--
Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail)
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/VanderMolen


"TLM" <TLM@newsgroup> wrote in message news:ACBEEE41-358B-40E3-92A2-A2A59B3FC7D0@newsgroup
Quote:

> OK so I can now send and receive emails but i have one more issue. I had
> windows mail set up on my old hard drive (which i still have). Is there any
> way to get my old messages from my old hard drive to the windows mail on my
> new hard drive b/c when they were transfered to windows mail the first time
> they were all deleted from my live account but are still sitting in windows
> live on other hard drive.
My System SpecsSystem Spec
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