on 31-01-2003 02:43, (G-List) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > You can't change the name of the identity. You need to put > the name back exactly the way it was before. You need to > make sure that the identity is under Microsoft User Data > and that the Microsoft User Data Folder is under the > documents folder. Then it should work. Sorry, it's a > Microsoft thing. > > Aaron W. > > On Thu, 30 Jan 2003 10:27:09 +0100 > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hoping that this is an easy one... >> >> I'm trying to recover an Outlook Express 5 "Messages" >> document that I saved >> from our powerbook before the HD had to be wiped. -------------------------------------
Thanks Aaron, but unfortunately I had tried your suggestion and it didn't work. I have 2 old "Main Identity" files that I'd saved in the past, each of which is around 300MB and 6 months' worth of email. Using the method Aaron outlined here above, I tried opening each file (named "Main Identity") in a freshly installed OE 5.05. When I open OE, the results are: File 1): the only email listed is the Welcome email in the Inbox. File 2): I have all the original Folders and Sub-Folders, and their contents, but the only emails I am able to read are the ones in the Sent folder. ALL the other emails (in the Inbox, all the Email List folders, etc.) are completely illegible: when I open an email (or list digest), all the characters are just gibberish, and often I get the message "Some of the characters in this email are in a language your computer cannot display". It would seem that the 2 large files of email I'd saved have been corrupted. Is that possible? Any way to fix it? I almost certainly had compacted the database of these emails in the past (i.e., holding down the key combo upon opening OE), if that makes a difference. Any and all suggestions greatly appreciated. Thanks. Chris -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
