Where are emails stored?
I would not change the default location unless you have a different drive on your computer and install OE on that drive. It may cause you even more problems when trying to restore your emails. The messages in every Outlook Express folder are stored in two files, a *.idx file and a *.dbx file, on your system. To back up a folder, simply create a copy of the corresponding *.dbx file, (for example, Inbox.dbx or Sent Items.dbx), in a convenient location, such as a floppy disk: To back up a folder, exit Outlook Express, if you haven’t already, and then follow these steps: 1. Select Start + Find + Files or Folders. 2. Type *.dbx on the Named line. 3. On the Look In line, select your hard drive. 4. Click Find Now. Typically, on a Windows 98 system, these files are located in the “C:\Windows\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook Express\Mail” folder. 5. In the resulting list, hold down Ctrl as you click each folder you want to back up, or press Ctrl + A to select all the folders. 6.a) To copy the
