lost mail

[res07tg2]

I recenly had the power crap out and seriously screw up my hd to make a long story short i am going to reformat my hd but first wish to save some things i cant find all the email i saved is there a specific file type i can search for

[mairving]

Which OS and which email program?
Outlook Express - you can try exporting your address book and all of your messages. The export usually works for the address book but about half the time won't work for the messages.
Windows 2000 with OE - look for a folder in Documents and Settings/Your Username/Local Settings/Application Data/Identies (make sure that your system is setup to show hidden files). Save this folder to a CD or somewhere else on your HD that won't be formatted. Once you have reloaded your OS, open up OE, click File/Import/Messages/Outlook Express 5/ Highlight Main Identity, click OK, Click Browse, go to the location of your old identity and it will import messages and folders but not rules.
Windows 98/ME with OE are similar. The identity file is just in a different location.

You can also do a search for a file that ends with .wab. This will hold your address book.

[glc]

If you are using Pegasus, just save the \pmail\mail folder. Save the whole \pmail folder and all your settings will be saved too.

[res07tg2]

glc pmail put 2 folders on my drive one on my hd one in program files that contains the program and one that just shows up on my c drive as its own folder and contains 3 file types pm pmj and pmo what are these and should i save them??

[res07tg2]

also pegasus mail seems to have lost me my identity is gone as are all my folders ??? so will saving the pmail folder really get me that stuff I'm sure its there somewhere on the drive thars why i was looking for a file type i could search for

[res07tg2]

i found them after the abrubt shut down windows ran checkdisk and placed a bunch of orphaned stuff in foldres it simply named found if i have trouble opening them i'll post to the win 2000 forum

also incase anyone ever wants to know the file type is cnm

thanks for the help

[res07tg2]

that same folder contained all my other info and settings also so thats all back to good

now i have one more question is there any way to do the same thing with all my wifes info in aol ie saved mail address book ect if it matters im running win 2000 and aol 6

thanks in advance jeremy

[glc]

With AOL all you need to save is the main.idx file and the \organize folder.

[res07tg2]

thanks once again glc