Accidently "replaced" Outlook Express

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Isa - 15 Jul 2005 23:57 GMT

Howdy. I'm not very computer savy, so please take that into account if
you post a helpful reply. I use an iMac with system 9.2.2. My current
Outlook Express seems to be 5.02 (but I'm not sure if that was the
version that I had just a bit ago). I seemed to have lost all of my
addresses and unread email (without a backup).

I believe that I did this when I mistakenly "replaced" one copy of what
I thought was an "alias" with a copy of the OE application that I had
in a folder. Apparently, what I replaced was the copy of the actual
application that I was using.

What I ended up with is a brand new OE, with nothing of my old info in
it.

Is it possible to somehow recover the old information?

Thanks in advance, for any help.

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Adam Bailey - 17 Jul 2005 20:22 GMT

> I believe that I did this when I mistakenly "replaced" one copy of what
> I thought was an "alias" with a copy of the OE application that I had
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> What I ended up with is a brand new OE, with nothing of my old info in
> it.

Your data isn't actually stored in the same folder as the application, so
you should be okay. Launch OE, go to the File menu, and choose "Switch
Identity." See if you can load your old personality.

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Isa - 29 Jul 2005 19:59 GMT

> > I believe that I did this when I mistakenly "replaced" one copy of what
> > I thought was an "alias" with a copy of the OE application that I had
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> you should be okay. Launch OE, go to the File menu, and choose "Switch
> Identity." See if you can load your old personality.

Thanks Adam.

It kinda worked, in that the system made an attempt to import the
information. Now, I've been trying to "import" the old data via the
"import" option in the file menu, but the application keeps asking me
to select my "OE User(s) folder". I've tried quite a few folders, but
I don't know which one is going to work, or what I should try
different. Just switching identities didn't quite do the trick in
itself. I know the information is on the computer somewhere, and the
trick is how to find it.

Do you (or anyone else) have any further suggestions?

Take care.

Isa.

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Mac Forum / Applications / Outlook Express / July 2005

Accidently "replaced" Outlook Express