On the File menu, point to Import, and then click Messages. Step 1: Import messages from the backup folder Note To restore items when you use multiple identities in Outlook Express, you may have to re-create the identities before you follow these steps. Repeat these steps for each news account that you want to export. On the News tab, click the news account that you want to export, and then click Export. Step 4: Export the newsgroup account to a file
Repeat these steps for each mail account that you want to export. In the Save In box, select the Mail Backup folder, and then click Save. On the Mail tab, click the mail account that you want to export, and then click Export. Step 3: Export the mail account to a file In the File Name box, type address book backup, and then click Save.Ĭlick to select the check boxes for the fields that you want to export, and then click Finish. Select the Mail Backup folder that you created. On the File menu, click Export, and then click Address Book.Ĭlick Text File (Comma Separated Values), and then click Export. However, if the Address Book is shared with Outlook, you cannot use the File menu option to export from the Address Book. csv file by using the File menu in Outlook Express, the correct contacts are exported. wab file is shared with Microsoft Outlook, the addresses are stored in the personal folders (.pst) file in Outlook. In this case, the data cannot be exported folder by folder. wab file becomes dissociated from the user identities, the data can be exported only as one total. csv file while you are logged in as a specific identity. The only way to separate the Address Book data for different identities is to export the data to a. The individual data for each identity is stored in a folder by user name within the.
Microsoft Outlook Express 5.x and Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0 use a Windows Address Book (.wab) file to store Address Book data. Important Make sure that you follow this step if you use multiple identities in Outlook Express. Right-click inside the Mail Backup folder window, and then click Paste. Step D: Paste the contents of the Store folder into the backup folderĭouble-click the Mail Backup folder to open it.
Type Mail Backup for the folder name, and then press ENTER. Right-click any empty area on your desktop, click New, and then click Folder. On the Edit menu, click Copy, and then close the window. Step B: Copy the contents of the Store folderĬlick Start, click Run, press CTRL+V, and then click OK. Press and hold the left mouse button, and then drag the mouse pointer across the Your personal message store is located in the following folder box.Ĭlick Cancel, and then click Cancel again to close the dialog box. Put the mouse pointer at one end of the box under the Your personal message store is located in the following folder box. In the Store Location dialog box, copy the store location. On the Maintenance tab, click Store Folder. Step 1: Copy message files to a backup folder