Do a search on *.pst, that will turn them up. Gary
> -----Original Message----- > From: Trem [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2002 5:23 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: CS>Favorites folder > > > Hi James, > > Thanks for the reply. Part of the info worked. Found > "Favorites" in Documents and Settings but no luck on finding > any Outlook folders. I'm using Outlook Express which is > different. Did find my email address book in Documents and > settings\Application Data\Address book . If I could just find > the emails, I'd be pretty happy. > > Anyway, thanks again. > > Best regards, > > Trem > [email protected] > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "James L. McDaniel" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2002 1:26 PM > Subject: RE: CS>Favorites folder > > > > Trem: > > > > I've never used XP but it may be like Windows 2000 and store the > > Favorites under the "Documents and Settings" Folder. Drill > down under > > your user id and you will probably see a Folder named > "Favorites". If > > not, select your "C" drive and do a search for "Favorites" and it > > should show you > everywhere > > that is used. > > > > As far as your Outlook data, it is probably stored in another > > subfolder under Documents and Settings. Try looking in: > > > > "C:\Documents and Settings\Local Settings\Application > > Data\Microsoft\Outlook" > > > > You are looking for the file named "outlook.pst". If you > don't find > > it, perform a search as mentioned above for "outlook.pst". > > > > If you have to reinstall Windows, be sure that you place > these files > > and folders back in the EXACT same location or Windows will not be > > able to > find > > them. > > > > James > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Trem [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2002 2:38 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: CS>Favorites folder > > > > > > Hi Terry and everyone who has tried to tell us how to save our > > favorites. > I > > have WIN XP and there isn't any folder named "favorites" in Windows. > > > > I have searched and have never found any trace of either my > favorites, > email > > or email addresses. > > > > My machine regularly gets corrupted files and goes haywire. Then I > > have > to > > re-install windows and as a consequence I always lose my emails, > > email addresses and also my surfing favorites. If anyone > can tell me > > how to > save > > these three items and reinstall them after a new Windows install I > > would really be grateful. > > > > I have another hard drive to save them on so space isn't a > problem as > > if > it > > would be using a floppy. > > > > Mike, I'm sorry to post this but it sort of applies to CS > because many > > of the list emails are important to me and I hate to lose > them. So, > > maybe > this > > on topic in a slewed manner. > > > > Thanks to everyone that helps me on this one. You can > reply to me off > list > > so we don't bother those folks who have Macs :-) > > > > Trem > > > > [email protected] > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Terry Chamberlin" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2002 10:04 AM > > Subject: CS>Favorites folder > > > > > > > The "Favorites" Folder (not a file) is in the Windows > directory. You > > > can copy this Folder (it's a sub-directory full of files and > > > Folders) to a floppy for safe-keeping. After formatting your hard > > > drive and installing Windows, you simply copy the Favorites > > > Folder into the Windows directory. It will already > > > have such a favorites Folder there, so it will ask you > > > if you want to replace it (the Folders directory). Say > > > yes. When you click on the Favorites button in > > > Iexplorer, all your bookmarks will be there. > > > > > > Before Windows 95, where you stored your files on your > > > hard drive were called Directories and > > > sub-Directories. Now they are called Folders and > sub-directories (or > > > sub-Folders?). > > > > > > So if you drag the Favorites Folder from where it is > > > to drive A:, the entire Favorites Folder and all the > > > files and Folders within it will copy enmasse to your > floppy. (This > > > is for those who are unfamiliar with how to do this.) > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________ > > > __ > > > Games, Movies, Music & Sports! http://entertainment.yahoo.ca > > > > > > > > > -- > > > The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal > > > silver. > > > > > > To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an > e-mail message > > > to: [email protected] -or- > > > [email protected] with the word subscribe or > > > unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. > > > > > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > Silver-list > > > archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html > > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
