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| Thread ID: 26350 | 2002-10-25 04:15:00 | Where does OE store its attached files? | Morri (2144) | Press F1 |
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| 92827 | 2002-10-25 04:15:00 | Does anyone know where Outlook Express stores its attached files? I like winXP, but this DaddyKnowsBest not giving me access to all my harddrive slacks me off. I once had a copy of win3.11 File Manager that ran standalone happy on Win95, but I'm damned if I know what I've done with it. HeavenForbid, might have to brushup on my DOS skills! |
Morri (2144) | ||
| 92828 | 2002-10-25 05:02:00 | Morri, From within Outlook Express, click Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder This shows the path to the storage area for your O.E. Babe. |
Babe Ruth (416) | ||
| 92829 | 2002-10-25 06:10:00 | Thanks for your reply Babe, but that isn't what I mean. What I'm looking for is where OE stores it's actual attachments. Try this - find a received message, in maybe your inbox, that has an attachment. Say, an attached jpg. RtClk the attached file name and find out what its actual file name is, cancel outa all that, and search your hard drive for that file name. You'll not find it. It's there somewhere, cos you've downloaded it, but winxp's search won't return it. It's a no-nothing issue, but it's really got me curious! Morri |
Morri (2144) | ||
| 92830 | 2002-10-25 06:28:00 | Morri, For OE the attachments are in the file Attachments.dbx (a database type file) stored in the location I mentioned earlier. Cheers, Babe. |
Babe Ruth (416) | ||
| 92831 | 2002-10-25 06:33:00 | Morrie, By the way you can use DBXTRACT available from Dbxtract (www.oehelp.com) to list the attachments within Attachments.dbx or the information from any of the other OE dbx files. Cheers, Babe. |
Babe Ruth (416) | ||
| 92832 | 2002-10-25 08:06:00 | >>> Try this - find a received message, in maybe your inbox, that has an attachment . Say, an attached jpg . RtClk the attached file name and find out what its actual file name is, cancel outa all that, and search your hard drive for that file name . I didn't know you could do this . Are you sure you aren't possibly confusing it with what might go in the Temp Internet files when you view a jpg or something? I'm inclined to think that's where you would have found your file . |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 92833 | 2002-10-25 10:53:00 | Hi Babe, *.mbx's, and *.dbx's I'm sorry to say!, I am VERY familiar with, having had to deal with extracting emails 'lost' in a OE version 4 to 5 upgrade. And yes, so true, dbxtract is a very handy tool - it's saved my bacon. I've used it on client's files also. In case someone's reading this who isn't aware, the *.mbx's of version 4 and earlier could be opened in any text app, but not so v5+'s *.dbx. Hence the need for this brill app that Babe talks about. But this attachments.dbx Babe, sorry, I've not come across. Which version of OE is that? I'm currently using v6 and winXP. |
Morri (2144) | ||
| 92834 | 2002-10-25 11:16:00 | Hi Susan, Yes the Temp Internet folder was where OE used to stash it's attachments. But not v6 on winXP. Since I first wrote my question I've been having fun with DOS!, if you can believe it, but still can't find those elusive files. DADA I have it! They're stored in the *.dbx file! Don't know why I didn't look there first. Sorry to take up your time gang. The things we do! Morri |
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