>>> If rebuilding your database does not work, and you can open Entourage, there >>> are other options available. >>> >>> 1. Drag each mailbox to the desktop >>> 2. Drag mailbox files into new identity >>> 3. Try rebuilding your database. >> >> Hi Diane, >> Thanks so much. Can you explain what you mean? I have my old db (Main >> Identity) folder sitting on the desktop, but I'm not sure what you mean by >> "mailbox." Since ent says it cant access this particular DB, though it is >> working with my backupdisk version, I'm not sure how to access it. > > If you can't get into your old database and it can't be rebuilt, I don't > think there's much you can do. The advice is probably in reference to your > old database. Since there's evidently something wrong with it, try checking > it for problems with the Database Utility. If you begin to have problems > with it, follow those instructions to move your data to a new identity, > hopefully without the corruption.
And if it gets to that point, what Diane meant by "mailbox" is the MBOX file you get when you drag a folder of emails to your desktop. If you then create a new identity, you can transfer the MBOX files to that identity and drag them into the folder list there. Beth -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
