Is there a file for message folder

[NickC]

I use XP Professional and Office 2003.

I have been using Outlook Express as my email client. Recently I decided to
try Outlook as the email client. I have succeeded in importing the messages
from OE to Outlook. In OE I had messages from my POP3 as well as hotmail
accounts. In addition I have created an "Archived Hotmail" folder for
private messages that I wanted to store and keep private. I could do this
with the Advanced File Folders program.

Here is the problem. In outlook I do not see separate files (such as dbx in
OE) for each of the message folders. Is there a file in Outlook for each
message folder. If so where do I find it?

I hope that I could find these files so that I could store them on a CD, or
"hide them" as I had been able to do with OE

 

[DL]

OL stores *all* email and Contacts in a *.pst file, This is likely to be a
hidden file on your sys, so search to include hidden - by default its in the
C:\Documents & Setting grouping
You can also install the MS Backup Addin
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...3a-b7d0-4b16-b8af-5a6322f4fd01&DisplayLang=en

PS importing msgs from OE will have altered their modified dates, may be
important to you, whilst exporting - OE to OL - doesnt.

 

[NickC]

So there is no way to handle each mail storage folder (Archived, inbox, sent
etc) as separate entities???

 

[DL]

No.
If you use the Archive option it creates a seperate pst, you can open this
within OL.
All the Folders, and any new ones you create, in a Personal Folder, are part
of that individual pst
You can also if required create a new additional pst