Attn: Ian Donaldson OT Outlook Express

"I have been using "local folders" in Outlook Express to save various information that I get via emails. I now want to shift that information from the local folders across to say the My Documents file, but I can't figure out how to do it!"

Ian,

I just found this info (below) in the OE 'Help' index under 'Folders' then 'backing up', as well as other info that might be helpful and relevant to your query. It's worth a try :)

quote To compact and back up e-mail folders

1. Select an e-mail folder. 2. On the File menu, point to Folder, and then click Compact. 3. To back up the folder, find the folder file, and then copy it to a backup folder, floppy disk, or network drive. Outlook Express e-mail folders have a .dbx extension (for example, "Sent Items.dbx").

Notes Some message files might be too large to back up onto a floppy disk.

If you are using a program other than Outlook Express to send e-mail messages to newsgroups, check your e-mail program's documentation for information about compacting and deleting e-mail folders. unquote

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