Resolved find my E-Mails

Hi All,

We had a computer break down in the office and it turns out that the mother board died.

I took the hard drive out and put it in another computer and I can read all the file and recovered all I need except one thing:

Where are all my E-Mails stored? I need the current once as well as the deleted once.
Some one point me in the right direction please.

Thanks
Sven


forgot to mention,
Windows XP and outlook express

 

Got this info via Google...

Outlook Express stores email messages in DBX files which are located in the

%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\{Identity-GUID}\Microsoft\Outlook Express\

Refer to the system tips for a description of %USERPROFILE% thing; you will also need to adjust Windows Explorer settings to show hidden objects - the Local Settings folder is hidden from view with the default system settings.
{Identity-GUID} - Globally Unique Identifier (GUID) associated with the specific user identity, something like {1234567890-12AB-CD34-EF12-123456789ABC}.



The GUID thing is a bit confusing to me. I don't recall seeing it before. Hopefully, someone else will shed some light on this part of the string.

You may need to unhide system files to find the .dbx folder. Windows Explorer > Tools > Folder Options > View tab > Check "Show hidden files and folders ".

 

James Sven read this it should explain GUID: http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/G/GUID.html

 

C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\{BE72803F-096D-4D60-A713-38D3BF0C7CA1}\Microsoft\Outlook Express

The "username" and "{BE7280....}" strings vary.

 

Thank you all,
i found them
Sven

 

Excellent.

Please mark your thread as 'Resolved'.

 

Thanks, lj.

Is that a static number (for a specific computer) in the case of Outlook Express?

 

No. If you remove the email account and Outlook Express, as well as delete the "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{long_alphanumeric_string}" key, when you re-install Outlook Express and recreate the same email account, the {long_alphanumeric_string} has changed.

For example,

• Before:
  Code:

  :\Documents and Settings\[color=pink]username[/color]\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities
  \{[u]BE72803F-096D-4D60-A713-38D3BF0C7CA1[/u]}\Microsoft\Outlook Express

• After:
  Code:

  :\Documents and Settings\[color=pink]username[/color]\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities
  \{[u]EDD52AC1-FFFF-4E89-A09F-D301339A46A8[/u]}\Microsoft\Outlook Express

Like that article above that lj50 linked to described, "GUIDs can be created in a number of ways, but usually they are a combination of a few unique settings based on specific point in time (e.g., an IP address, network MAC address, clock date/time, etc.). "