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Windows Mail Location

Anonymous
2009-03-22T10:33:53+00:00

Where are my e-mail files stored in Windows Mail?  I could find them in Outlook Express and change their location (from the longassed default directory) using Tools/Options/Maintenance/Store Folder but cannot find the parallel in Windows Mail.  Also, can I just add my .dbx files from Outlook Express on my old computer manually to the folder where my Windows Mail is stored on my new computer?

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  1. Anonymous
    2009-03-22T19:38:57+00:00

    Hello imjusttryingtogetananswer,

    Thank you for posting to the Microsoft Answers Community Forum.

    The default folder location where Windows Mail store the messages at is:

    C:\users(your user name)\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail\Local Folders

    You may have to make hidden files and folder viewable to be able to see the folders and files.

    Thank you,

    Jonathan

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  1. Hal Hostetler MVP-Outlook 11,901 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2009-03-22T20:01:03+00:00

    The correct path for Windows Mail is 'Tools|Options|Advanced|Maintenance|Store Folder'.

    Hal

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-01-02T17:50:45+00:00

    There is no windows mail folder under the link specified in the Win 10 application

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  2. Hal Hostetler MVP-Outlook 11,901 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2015-11-03T23:54:09+00:00

    Is this Windows Live Mail on Windows 10?  If so, the path is:

    C:\Users(Username)\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Live Mail

    Email messages are stored in folders as discrete .EML files.

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  3. Hal Hostetler MVP-Outlook 11,901 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2017-10-09T15:05:54+00:00

    If you're referring to the native Windows 10 Mail app, there's no way to get any email out of it.  What kind of email account do you have setup in it, POP, IMAP, Outlook.com/Hotmail/Live mail, or Exchange Server?  If its anything but a POP account, Your Exchange email client should pick all your email up by syncing with the email server.  This should also apply to a POP account, since the Windows 10 Mail app does not delete anything it downloads from the server.  There is, however, no way to get anything out of the Mail app's local storage. If you'd like to examine the mail store, have a look at this thread:

    Windows 10 Mail and People apps - Storage locations?

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