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Folder Structure Puzzle
I've just imported my old Outlook Express Folder Store into Windows Mail (Vista Business). I've got an extensive and complex folder structure so I copied/dragged/dropped stuff into a new top level directory within Windows Mail once it was all imported, creating some new sub-folders along the way. I then deleted all the "Import Folders". Finally I decided to export the new set up and all the messages in ther new folders before picking up any new mail. Checking the export, I discovered it is rubbish. The folders structure is entirely different - it's hard to describe - it is sort of half the old structure and half the new structure. Since the messages have silly names now (eg. arbitrary alphanumeric instead of the subject as in OE) it is impossible to tell what's what. Alarmed by this, I next went to look at the actual Windows Mail store. This does not reflect the changes I made inside Windows Mail either, ie. the folder structure I see within WM has no "Imported Folder(2)" "Imported Folder (3)" etc (correctly as I deleted them) but there they are still showing up when I use Explorer to look at the actual "Store". Some of the file names are also corrupted (eg. "Imported Folder(2)" has become "Imported Fo b23". Some Folder names which I changed working inside WM have the old name still in the Store too. It all just looks crazy. It was a lot of work, hours and hours, and within Windows Mail itself it all appears to be exactly how I want it, so I am now anxious not to make things worse trying to sort it out without a backup ! (which is partly why I decided to take a backup as I'd noticed similar problems along the way which then mysteriously corrected themselves when I shut down and restarted Windows - and yes I have tried this again but it no longer clears any of the problems). It looks as if I might sort it by just working on Local Folders in the actual Store within Explorer, tidying that up and renaming where the names are corrupt but I am rather scared to do that without any backup. Would it work or will I make it all worse? Help! -- Griffin Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com |
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Folder Structure Puzzle
See www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx
I suspect that the directory names being used by Winmail are aliases for the actual folder names, so I wouldn't try renaming them within the message store. See also www.oehlep.com/WMUtil/ It might help to compact and repair the message store database. steve "Griffin" wrote in message ... I've just imported my old Outlook Express Folder Store into Windows Mail (Vista Business). I've got an extensive and complex folder structure so I copied/dragged/dropped stuff into a new top level directory within Windows Mail once it was all imported, creating some new sub-folders along the way. I then deleted all the "Import Folders". Finally I decided to export the new set up and all the messages in ther new folders before picking up any new mail. Checking the export, I discovered it is rubbish. The folders structure is entirely different - it's hard to describe - it is sort of half the old structure and half the new structure. Since the messages have silly names now (eg. arbitrary alphanumeric instead of the subject as in OE) it is impossible to tell what's what. Alarmed by this, I next went to look at the actual Windows Mail store. This does not reflect the changes I made inside Windows Mail either, ie. the folder structure I see within WM has no "Imported Folder(2)" "Imported Folder (3)" etc (correctly as I deleted them) but there they are still showing up when I use Explorer to look at the actual "Store". Some of the file names are also corrupted (eg. "Imported Folder(2)" has become "Imported Fo b23". Some Folder names which I changed working inside WM have the old name still in the Store too. It all just looks crazy. It was a lot of work, hours and hours, and within Windows Mail itself it all appears to be exactly how I want it, so I am now anxious not to make things worse trying to sort it out without a backup ! (which is partly why I decided to take a backup as I'd noticed similar problems along the way which then mysteriously corrected themselves when I shut down and restarted Windows - and yes I have tried this again but it no longer clears any of the problems). It looks as if I might sort it by just working on Local Folders in the actual Store within Explorer, tidying that up and renaming where the names are corrupt but I am rather scared to do that without any backup. Would it work or will I make it all worse? Help! -- Griffin Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com |
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Folder Structure Puzzle
Export all folders from Windows Mail to Microsoft Outlook - this retains the structure of your folders you have in Windows Mail. Now export as a PST file from Outlook. Finally, import the PST file into a clean Windows Mail. Now your store folder will exactly resemble in explorer what you see in Windows Mail.
You can test this first using a secondary user account which generates a fresh instance of Windows Mail. Once satisfied you can then copy the store folder contents to your current user account and overwrite replace your seemingly disjointed email file structure. On Monday, March 23, 2009 9:15 PM Griffin wrote: I've just imported my old Outlook Express Folder Store into Windows Mail (Vista Business). I've got an extensive and complex folder structure so I copied/dragged/dropped stuff into a new top level directory within Windows Mail once it was all imported, creating some new sub-folders along the way. I then deleted all the "Import Folders". Finally I decided to export the new set up and all the messages in ther new folders before picking up any new mail. Checking the export, I discovered it is rubbish. The folders structure is entirely different - it's hard to describe - it is sort of half the old structure and half the new structure. Since the messages have silly names now (eg. arbitrary alphanumeric instead of the subject as in OE) it is impossible to tell what's what. Alarmed by this, I next went to look at the actual Windows Mail store. This does not reflect the changes I made inside Windows Mail either, ie. the folder structure I see within WM has no "Imported Folder(2)" "Imported Folder (3)" etc (correctly as I deleted them) but there they are still showing up when I use Explorer to look at the actual "Store". Some of the file names are also corrupted (eg. "Imported Folder(2)" has become "Imported Fo b23". Some Folder names which I changed working inside WM have the old name still in the Store too. It all just looks crazy. It was a lot of work, hours and hours, and within Windows Mail itself it all appears to be exactly how I want it, so I am now anxious not to make things worse trying to sort it out without a backup ! (which is partly why I decided to take a backup as I'd noticed similar problems along the way which then mysteriously corrected themselves when I shut down and restarted Windows - and yes I have tried this again but it no longer clears any of the problems). It looks as if I might sort it by just working on Local Folders in the actual Store within Explorer, tidying that up and renaming where the names are corrupt but I am rather scared to do that without any backup. Would it work or will I make it all worse? Help! -- Griffin Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com On Tuesday, March 24, 2009 8:19 AM Steve Cochran wrote: See www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx I suspect that the directory names being used by Winmail are aliases for the actual folder names, so I wouldn't try renaming them within the message store. See also www.oehlep.com/WMUtil/ It might help to compact and repair the message store database. steve "Griffin" wrote in message ... Submitted via EggHeadCafe ASP.NET JSON Cookies and Excel http://www.eggheadcafe.com/tutorials...and-excel.aspx |