Hello,
I have Windows Live Mail under Windows 8 and I am trying to move a number of custom mail "folders" from under the "Storage" header to under the "E-Mail Account" header. Hopefully someone can tell me how to do this.
Background:
This step is the last part of a migration of my messages from Outlook Express under XP to Windows Live Mail (WLM) under Windows 8. The goal is to recreate a similar folder structure under my WLM E-Mail account header as I had previously.
I found the Outlook Express message store on the XP machine and copied the "Outlook Express" folder with all the .dbx files to an external harddrive using Windows Explorer. Next I hooked the hard drive up to the new Windows 8 machine, started up Windows Live Mail with my E-Mail Account already set up. I used the File > Import Messages > Microsoft Outlook Express 6 >etc procedure to import the messages into WLM.
Everything looks goods. The import function created an "Imported Folder" under the "Storage Folders" header located on the left side of the window. It contains a sub folder called "Local Folders" which contains all my old default folders (Inbox, Sent Items, Drafts, etc) along with my many custom folders. I drill down to the individual messages in the correct folders and view them without any problem.
Question:
I would now like to move my custom folders from the current location under the "Storage folders" header so that they become located under my E-Mail Account header. I have tried dragging, etc but nothing works. I can successfully move items at the Message level, but not at the folder level. I have a large number of folders, some three levels deep, so it would be a pain if I had to manually retype all of the folder names under the E-Mail Account header and then move groups of the actual messages manually.
Any ideas on how to do this???
Example of Current Mail Folder Column Structure:
QUICK VIEWS
- Unread e-mails
- etc
MY E-MAIL ACCOUNT
- Inbox
- Draft
- Sent items
- Junk emails
- Deleted items
OUTBOX
STORAGE FOLDERS
- Drafts
- Sent items
- Deleted
- Imported Folder
-- Local Folders
--- Businesses
---- Amazon
---- eBay
---- Newegg
---- etc
--- Deleted Items
--- Drafts
--- Friends and Family
---- Bill Gates
---- Brother
---- Elvis
---- etc
--- Inbox
--- Outbox
--- Sent Items
--- Spam Mail
Example of the Desired Mail Folder Column Structure:
QUICK VIEWS
- Unread e-mails
- etc
MY E-MAIL ACCOUNT
- Inbox
- Draft
- Sent items
- Junk emails
- Deleted items
- Businesses
-- Amazon
-- eBay
-- Newegg
-- etc
- Friends and Family
-- Bill Gates
-- Brother
-- Elvis
-- etc
OUTBOX
STORAGE FOLDERS
- Drafts
- Sent items
- Deleted
I was able to move the old default Inbox, Sent Items, etc messages from the Storage Folders to the like folders under my E-Mail account so these folders are not a problem. It is moving my custom folders at the folder level that is giving me trouble.
Thanks for taking the time to go through this. I think what I am trying to do is not unusual, yet I had zero luck in finding anything on how to do this. I must be missing something simple because it should not be that hard.
I have Windows Live Mail under Windows 8 and I am trying to move a number of custom mail "folders" from under the "Storage" header to under the "E-Mail Account" header. Hopefully someone can tell me how to do this.
Background:
This step is the last part of a migration of my messages from Outlook Express under XP to Windows Live Mail (WLM) under Windows 8. The goal is to recreate a similar folder structure under my WLM E-Mail account header as I had previously.
I found the Outlook Express message store on the XP machine and copied the "Outlook Express" folder with all the .dbx files to an external harddrive using Windows Explorer. Next I hooked the hard drive up to the new Windows 8 machine, started up Windows Live Mail with my E-Mail Account already set up. I used the File > Import Messages > Microsoft Outlook Express 6 >etc procedure to import the messages into WLM.
Everything looks goods. The import function created an "Imported Folder" under the "Storage Folders" header located on the left side of the window. It contains a sub folder called "Local Folders" which contains all my old default folders (Inbox, Sent Items, Drafts, etc) along with my many custom folders. I drill down to the individual messages in the correct folders and view them without any problem.
Question:
I would now like to move my custom folders from the current location under the "Storage folders" header so that they become located under my E-Mail Account header. I have tried dragging, etc but nothing works. I can successfully move items at the Message level, but not at the folder level. I have a large number of folders, some three levels deep, so it would be a pain if I had to manually retype all of the folder names under the E-Mail Account header and then move groups of the actual messages manually.
Any ideas on how to do this???
Example of Current Mail Folder Column Structure:
QUICK VIEWS
- Unread e-mails
- etc
MY E-MAIL ACCOUNT
- Inbox
- Draft
- Sent items
- Junk emails
- Deleted items
OUTBOX
STORAGE FOLDERS
- Drafts
- Sent items
- Deleted
- Imported Folder
-- Local Folders
--- Businesses
---- Amazon
---- eBay
---- Newegg
---- etc
--- Deleted Items
--- Drafts
--- Friends and Family
---- Bill Gates
---- Brother
---- Elvis
---- etc
--- Inbox
--- Outbox
--- Sent Items
--- Spam Mail
Example of the Desired Mail Folder Column Structure:
QUICK VIEWS
- Unread e-mails
- etc
MY E-MAIL ACCOUNT
- Inbox
- Draft
- Sent items
- Junk emails
- Deleted items
- Businesses
-- Amazon
-- eBay
-- Newegg
-- etc
- Friends and Family
-- Bill Gates
-- Brother
-- Elvis
-- etc
OUTBOX
STORAGE FOLDERS
- Drafts
- Sent items
- Deleted
I was able to move the old default Inbox, Sent Items, etc messages from the Storage Folders to the like folders under my E-Mail account so these folders are not a problem. It is moving my custom folders at the folder level that is giving me trouble.
Thanks for taking the time to go through this. I think what I am trying to do is not unusual, yet I had zero luck in finding anything on how to do this. I must be missing something simple because it should not be that hard.
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My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8 Home 64 Bit
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Home Built
- CPU
- Intel Core i7 3770
- Motherboard
- Biostar TZ77B
- Memory
- Team 4 X 4GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- None
- Sound Card
- Integrated
- Hard Drives
- Western Digital Black 1TB
- PSU
- Sea Sonic 650 Watts Modular
- Case
- Enermax Staray
- Cooling
- Intel standard fan
- Browser
- IE 10
- Antivirus
- Norton