Save Emails for Transfer

Well, I hadn't seen the WinMail option under there. I tried it and it did
in fact export -- even the zero byte files in the inbox directory.

steve

"Gary VanderMolen" <> wrote in message
news:...
> When I try Export, Messages, it gives me a choice of Microsoft Exchange
> or Windows Mail. Are you saying that WM's message format can't work
> with Outlook Express?
>
> --
> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)
>
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> "Steve Cochran" <> wrote in message
> news:1C2F9567-3B04-4A52-B80D-...
>> Export only exports to Outlook and they have to have Outlook installed.
>>
>> steve
>>
>> "Gary VanderMolen" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Windows by default will not display files or folders with the
>>> 'hidden' attribute. To change that, with Windows Explorer open,
>>> press Alt to bring up the menu bar, then Tools, Folder Options,
>>> View, click the button for "Show hidden files and folders."
>>> While you're there, uncheck "Hide extensions..."
>>> You should now be able to navigate to AppData.
>>>
>>> Frankly, if all you want to do is backup your mail, I would do so
>>> from within Windows Mail: File, Export, Messages.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (WLMail)
>>>
>>>
>>> "Donneda" <> wrote in message
>>> news1CF6F07-D7B7-4BB9-A83C-...
>>>> Ok. When I go to C:\Users\(username)\ I don't have the option for
>>>> AppData. Is there any other link for this option? I have looked several
>>>> places. I can save my "recent emails" but that only covers the last
>>>> couple of
>>>> weeks.
>>>>
>>>> What else?
>>>>
>>>> "garysgold" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Donneda;700965 Wrote:
>>>>> > I want to go back to XP from Vista only because I want to sync my
>>>>> > laptop
>>>>> > and
>>>>> > desktop and don't have the money to upgrade Vista to the business
>>>>> > version. I
>>>>> > have several valuable emails, though, in Windows Mail on the Vista
>>>>> > desktop.
>>>>> > How can I save them to a flash drive so that I can wipe out the
>>>>> > partition and
>>>>> > reinstall XP? I will not do the switch if I cannot take my email
>>>>> > trail
>>>>> > with
>>>>> > me.
>>>>>
>>>>> Hello Donneda,
>>>>>
>>>>> You can find your email store here.
>>>>> C:\Users\(username)\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Window s Mail\Local Folders
>>>>>
>>>>> You can copy them to the flash drive for safe keeping.
>>>>>
>>>>> Hope that's what you need.
>>>>>
>>>>> Gary
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> garysgold
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