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04-08-2007
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| | error and Windows mail stops working After using Windows mail for a couple of hours I get this message. I can't see any of the emails. Before it gets to that I can't move emails to folders. Is there something I need to update or do to stop this problem? I am using Outlook 2007 and Windows Mail. I use Windows mail for my business emails. Thanks for any ideas. Folder could not be displayed Windows Mail could not open this folder. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Possible causes are: Low disk space. Low memory. Windows Mail |
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04-08-2007
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| | Re: error and Windows mail stops working I'd be using Outlook 2007 for business instead. The database for Windows Mail is corrupted which is why you're getting that error. Windows Mail has a newer (to them) form of database. Each email is stored separately. Do the following: 1) Open Control Panel then select Folder Options. a) click on the Views tab b) Select "Show hidden files and folders" c) Uncheck "Hide extensions for known file types" d) click APPLY then OK. e) Close Control Panel 2) From Windows Mail a) Click on the Tools menu b) click on Options c) click on the Advanced tab d) click the Maintenance button e) click the Store Folders button. f) make a note of the location of the message stores. It will be something like: C:\Users\<account name>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail g) close Windows Mail 3) Open Windows Explorer When it opens, you will see a small black triangle next to the user account name. Click it to collapse it. For the following, the triangle will not appear till you put the mouse over the element in question. Move the mouse to the "Computer" line. A triangle will appear, click on it to expand it. You should see something like "Local Disk (C  "Click on the triangle to expand it. Locate "Users" and click on the triangle next to it to expand it. Locate <username> and click on the triangle next to it to expand it. Locate "AppData" and click on the triangle next to it to expand it. Locate "Local" and click on the triangle next to it to expand it. Locate "Microsoft" and click on the triangle next to it to expand it. Now, in the right window pane, locate Windows Mail. Click on it. In the left window pane, scroll upward till you see "Local Disk (C "Now, in the right window pane, hold them left mouse button down on the Windows Mail folder. Drag it to the "Local Disk (C " and release the mouse button.Select MOVE Here....... Now, this may take a bit to get done, depending upon how much mail is there. Give it time. Now, when it's done, create a new folder name Windows Mail to replace the moved one in the C:\Users\<account name>\AppData\Local\Microsoft folder. Now start Windows Mail. It will be empty but that's no biggie. Create a couple of folders in Windows Mail and name them Old Mail, Old Sent. Click on the Old Mail folder to open it. Resize Windows Mail so you can see both Windows Explorer and Windows Mail. In the Windows Mail folder you will see a Local Folders folder, click the triangle to expand it. Locate the Inbox folder. In this folder you will see a lot of .eml files. These are the old emails. Drag and drop ONLY the .eml files to the Old Mail folder in Windows Mail. Do similar for Sent Items to the Old Sent folder. Now, see if Windows Mail works for you. "safetymom" <safetymom123@prodigy.net> wrote in message news:E3151F46-212F-4066-B1DD-F673ACB98BEB@microsoft.com... > After using Windows mail for a couple of hours I get this message. I > can't > see any of the emails. Before it gets to that I can't move emails to > folders. Is there something I need to update or do to stop this problem? > > I am using Outlook 2007 and Windows Mail. I use Windows mail for my > business emails. > > Thanks for any ideas. > > Folder could not be displayed > Windows Mail could not open this folder. > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Possible causes are: > > Low disk space. > > Low memory. > > > > > > Windows Mail |
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06-17-2007
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| | Re: error and Windows mail stops working I tried this approach and I couldn't copy the folder to the C drive. I need administrator permission and I don't know how to make that happen. I only have one account on my computer. Please let me know how I can set up the appropriate permissions. "DGuess" wrote: > I'd be using Outlook 2007 for business instead. > > The database for Windows Mail is corrupted which is why you're getting that > error. > > > Windows Mail has a newer (to them) form of database. Each email is stored > > separately. > > > > Do the following: > > > > 1) Open Control Panel then select Folder Options. > > a) click on the Views tab > > b) Select "Show hidden files and folders" > > c) Uncheck "Hide extensions for known file types" > > d) click APPLY then OK. > > e) Close Control Panel > > > > 2) From Windows Mail > > a) Click on the Tools menu > > b) click on Options > > c) click on the Advanced tab > > d) click the Maintenance button > > e) click the Store Folders button. > > f) make a note of the location of the message stores. It will be > > something like: > > C:\Users\<account name>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail > > g) close Windows Mail > > > > 3) Open Windows Explorer > > > > When it opens, you will see a small black triangle next to the user account > > name. Click it to collapse it. > > > > For the following, the triangle will not appear till you put the mouse over > > the element in question. > > > > Move the mouse to the "Computer" line. A triangle will appear, click on it > > to expand it. > > > > You should see something like "Local Disk (C "> > > > Click on the triangle to expand it. > > > > Locate "Users" and click on the triangle next to it to expand it. > > > > Locate <username> and click on the triangle next to it to expand it. > > > > Locate "AppData" and click on the triangle next to it to expand it. > > > > Locate "Local" and click on the triangle next to it to expand it. > > Locate "Microsoft" and click on the triangle next to it to expand it. > > > > Now, in the right window pane, locate Windows Mail. > > Click on it. > > > > In the left window pane, scroll upward till you see "Local Disk (C "> > > > Now, in the right window pane, hold them left mouse button down on the > > Windows Mail folder. > > Drag it to the "Local Disk (C " and release the mouse button.> > Select MOVE Here....... > > > > Now, this may take a bit to get done, depending upon how much mail is there. > > Give it time. > > > > Now, when it's done, create a new folder name Windows Mail to replace the > > moved one in the > > C:\Users\<account name>\AppData\Local\Microsoft folder. > > > > Now start Windows Mail. > > It will be empty but that's no biggie. > > > > Create a couple of folders in Windows Mail and name them Old Mail, Old > > Sent. > > Click on the Old Mail folder to open it. > > > > > > Resize Windows Mail so you can see both Windows Explorer and Windows Mail. > > > > In the Windows Mail folder you will see a Local Folders folder, click the > > triangle to expand it. > > > > Locate the Inbox folder. > > In this folder you will see a lot of .eml files. These are the old emails. > > Drag and drop ONLY the .eml files to the Old Mail folder in Windows Mail. > > > > Do similar for Sent Items to the Old Sent folder. > > > > Now, see if Windows Mail works for you. > > > "safetymom" <safetymom123@prodigy.net> wrote in message > news:E3151F46-212F-4066-B1DD-F673ACB98BEB@microsoft.com... > > After using Windows mail for a couple of hours I get this message. I > > can't > > see any of the emails. Before it gets to that I can't move emails to > > folders. Is there something I need to update or do to stop this problem? > > > > I am using Outlook 2007 and Windows Mail. I use Windows mail for my > > business emails. > > > > Thanks for any ideas. > > > > Folder could not be displayed > > Windows Mail could not open this folder. > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Possible causes are: > > > > Low disk space. > > > > Low memory. > > > > > > > > > > > > Windows Mail > > |
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06-17-2007
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| | Re: error and Windows mail stops working Try copying to the Documents folder instead of to C:\ Gary VanderMolen "Daumhf" <Daumhf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1A7ED1FA-CD7F-4132-A8DE-F65B9A66F9DA@microsoft.com... >I tried this approach and I couldn't copy the folder to the C drive. I need > administrator permission and I don't know how to make that happen. I only > have one account on my computer. Please let me know how I can set up the > appropriate permissions. > > "DGuess" wrote: > >> I'd be using Outlook 2007 for business instead. >> >> The database for Windows Mail is corrupted which is why you're getting that >> error. >> >> >> Windows Mail has a newer (to them) form of database. Each email is stored >> >> separately. >> >> >> >> Do the following: >> >> >> >> 1) Open Control Panel then select Folder Options. >> >> a) click on the Views tab >> >> b) Select "Show hidden files and folders" >> >> c) Uncheck "Hide extensions for known file types" >> >> d) click APPLY then OK. >> >> e) Close Control Panel >> >> >> >> 2) From Windows Mail >> >> a) Click on the Tools menu >> >> b) click on Options >> >> c) click on the Advanced tab >> >> d) click the Maintenance button >> >> e) click the Store Folders button. >> >> f) make a note of the location of the message stores. It will be >> >> something like: >> >> C:\Users\<account name>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail >> >> g) close Windows Mail >> >> >> >> 3) Open Windows Explorer >> >> >> >> When it opens, you will see a small black triangle next to the user account >> >> name. Click it to collapse it. >> >> >> >> For the following, the triangle will not appear till you put the mouse over >> >> the element in question. >> >> >> >> Move the mouse to the "Computer" line. A triangle will appear, click on it >> >> to expand it. >> >> >> >> You should see something like "Local Disk (C ">> >> >> >> Click on the triangle to expand it. >> >> >> >> Locate "Users" and click on the triangle next to it to expand it. >> >> >> >> Locate <username> and click on the triangle next to it to expand it. >> >> >> >> Locate "AppData" and click on the triangle next to it to expand it. >> >> >> >> Locate "Local" and click on the triangle next to it to expand it. >> >> Locate "Microsoft" and click on the triangle next to it to expand it. >> >> >> >> Now, in the right window pane, locate Windows Mail. >> >> Click on it. >> >> >> >> In the left window pane, scroll upward till you see "Local Disk (C ">> >> >> >> Now, in the right window pane, hold them left mouse button down on the >> >> Windows Mail folder. >> >> Drag it to the "Local Disk (C " and release the mouse button.>> >> Select MOVE Here....... >> >> >> >> Now, this may take a bit to get done, depending upon how much mail is there. >> >> Give it time. >> >> >> >> Now, when it's done, create a new folder name Windows Mail to replace the >> >> moved one in the >> >> C:\Users\<account name>\AppData\Local\Microsoft folder. >> >> >> >> Now start Windows Mail. >> >> It will be empty but that's no biggie. >> >> >> >> Create a couple of folders in Windows Mail and name them Old Mail, Old >> >> Sent. >> >> Click on the Old Mail folder to open it. >> >> >> >> >> >> Resize Windows Mail so you can see both Windows Explorer and Windows Mail. >> >> >> >> In the Windows Mail folder you will see a Local Folders folder, click the >> >> triangle to expand it. >> >> >> >> Locate the Inbox folder. >> >> In this folder you will see a lot of .eml files. These are the old emails. >> >> Drag and drop ONLY the .eml files to the Old Mail folder in Windows Mail. >> >> >> >> Do similar for Sent Items to the Old Sent folder. >> >> >> >> Now, see if Windows Mail works for you. >> >> >> "safetymom" <safetymom123@prodigy.net> wrote in message >> news:E3151F46-212F-4066-B1DD-F673ACB98BEB@microsoft.com... >> > After using Windows mail for a couple of hours I get this message. I >> > can't >> > see any of the emails. Before it gets to that I can't move emails to >> > folders. Is there something I need to update or do to stop this problem? >> > >> > I am using Outlook 2007 and Windows Mail. I use Windows mail for my >> > business emails. >> > >> > Thanks for any ideas. >> > >> > Folder could not be displayed >> > Windows Mail could not open this folder. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > >> > Possible causes are: >> > >> > Low disk space. >> > >> > Low memory. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > Windows Mail >> >> |
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