My hard disk is partitioned into a C-drive and a D-drive.
Unfortunately, the partitioning created a "dynamically
partitioned disk" which several people have told me cannot
be re-partitioned. My email storage, by default, is on the
C-drive, and I'm running out of space there; I have plenty
of space on the D-drive. Is there any problem with changing
the "message store" location from the C-drive to the
D-drive? Will making that change (OE > Tools > Options >
Maintenance > change message store) only work for newly
received/sent email, or will it automatically move my large
collection of old email to the new location on the D-drive?

I am using Windows 2000/pro.

Any assistance appreciated.

(To email me directly change dubya to w)

Thanks.
--
----------
CWLee
"I appreciate those who walk out from the edges with
torches or even in the dark with their hands out in front
of them. We need those explorers and weirdos. I am
so grateful when I find that I am not the first." - Sally
Amsbury.

CWLee,
Try this:
1. Create Folder on D:\ drive and name it, such as "OE Messages" (w/o quotes):
D:\OE Messages
If you have multiple identity, you will need to create an individual folder for
each identity.

2. Open OE, at this time you may want to do some housekeeping and delete and
messages that you no longer want, and clear the Deleted Items folder.

3. In OE> FILE> Select Work offline.

4. In OE> FILE> Folders> Compact All Folders> Don't touch anything, let the
compaction process complete.

5. In OE> TOOLS> Options> Maintenance tab> Store folder> Write down the location
of the current folder.
If you have multiple Identities if Identity, will have a different folder
location.

6. In OE> TOOLS> Options> Maintenance tab> Store folder> Change button> Browse
to the folder that you created for message files such as "D:\OE Messages">
OK/Apply.

7. Close OE> I would also reboot the PC myself, but you may not have to> Wait a
few moments> Restart OE> go back to Step#5 and see if the folder location has
changed. And check if you get mail and news messages.

8. Unless you need to do it immediately, I would wait a week or so, before
deleting the "OLD" message store folder and its contents. If you really need the
space. Just delete the Newsgroup.name.DBX files. Make sure you don't delete the
Folders.DBX file.

For XP users, you will need to change your folder options, to view Hidden files.

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"CWLee" <cdubyalee@post.harvard.edu> wrote in message
news:Ov7CBE1$FHA.216@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...

My hard disk is partitioned into a C-drive and a D-drive.
Unfortunately, the partitioning created a "dynamically
partitioned disk" which several people have told me cannot
be re-partitioned. My email storage, by default, is on the
C-drive, and I'm running out of space there; I have plenty
of space on the D-drive. Is there any problem with changing
the "message store" location from the C-drive to the
D-drive? Will making that change (OE > Tools > Options >
Maintenance > change message store) only work for newly
received/sent email, or will it automatically move my large
collection of old email to the new location on the D-drive?

I am using Windows 2000/pro.

Any assistance appreciated.

(To email me directly change dubya to w)

Thanks.
--
----------
CWLee
"I appreciate those who walk out from the edges with
torches or even in the dark with their hands out in front
of them. We need those explorers and weirdos. I am
so grateful when I find that I am not the first." - Sally
Amsbury.

"CWLee" <cdubyalee@post.harvard.edu> wrote in message
news:Ov7CBE1$FHA.216@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>
> My hard disk is partitioned into a C-drive and a D-drive.
> Unfortunately, the partitioning created a "dynamically
> partitioned disk" which several people have told me cannot
> be re-partitioned. My email storage, by default, is on the
> C-drive, and I'm running out of space there; I have plenty
> of space on the D-drive. Is there any problem with changing
> the "message store" location from the C-drive to the
> D-drive? Will making that change (OE > Tools > Options >
> Maintenance > change message store) only work for newly
> received/sent email, or will it automatically move my large
> collection of old email to the new location on the D-drive?
>
> I am using Windows 2000/pro.
>
> Any assistance appreciated.
>
> (To email me directly change dubya to w)
>
> Thanks.
> --
> ----------
> CWLee


It moves the store. So they all go.

Why not move your swap file too?

"Alan" <alan@hidden.email> wrote:

> Why not move your swap file too?

Please excuse my ignorance, but "I just drive the car, I
don't work on the engine." I don't know what my "swap file"
is, its formal title, its location, or how to move it. I'm
very willing to learn, but very hesitant to explore on my
own without detailed instructions from an expert. So, tell
me how to move it and I'll give it a try. Thanks.

=========================

"Alan" <alan@hidden.email> wrote in message
news:dnklil$400$2@news6.svr.pol.co.uk...
>
> "CWLee" <cdubyalee@post.harvard.edu> wrote in message
> news:Ov7CBE1$FHA.216@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> >
> > My hard disk is partitioned into a C-drive and a
D-drive.
> > Unfortunately, the partitioning created a "dynamically
> > partitioned disk" which several people have told me
cannot
> > be re-partitioned. My email storage, by default, is on
the
> > C-drive, and I'm running out of space there; I have
plenty
> > of space on the D-drive. Is there any problem with
changing
> > the "message store" location from the C-drive to the
> > D-drive? Will making that change (OE > Tools > Options
>
> > Maintenance > change message store) only work for newly
> > received/sent email, or will it automatically move my
large
> > collection of old email to the new location on the
D-drive?
> >
> > I am using Windows 2000/pro.
> >
> > Any assistance appreciated.
> >
> > (To email me directly change dubya to w)
> >
> > Thanks.
> > --
> > ----------
> > CWLee
>
>
> It moves the store. So they all go.
>
> Why not move your swap file too?
>
>

Can you follow the flow of conversation? Jumping to top posting after bottom
posting makes a thread hard to follow - and you'll lose help.


"CWLee" <cdubyalee@post.harvard.edu> wrote in message news:eSHvVI2$>
=========================
>

>>
>> "CWLee" <cdubyalee@post.harvard.edu> wrote in message
>> news:Ov7CBE1$FHA.216@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> >
>> > My hard disk is partitioned into a C-drive and a
> D-drive.
>> > Unfortunately, the partitioning created a "dynamically
>> > partitioned disk" which several people have told me
> cannot
>> > be re-partitioned. My email storage, by default, is on
> the
>> > C-drive, and I'm running out of space there; I have
> plenty
>> > of space on the D-drive. Is there any problem with
> changing
>> > the "message store" location from the C-drive to the
>> > D-drive? Will making that change (OE > Tools > Options
>>
>> > Maintenance > change message store) only work for newly
>> > received/sent email, or will it automatically move my
> large
>> > collection of old email to the new location on the
> D-drive?
>> >
>> > I am using Windows 2000/pro.
>> >
>> > Any assistance appreciated.
>> >
>> > (To email me directly change dubya to w)
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>> > --
>> > ----------
>> > CWLee
>>
>>
>> It moves the store. So they all go.
>>
>> Why not move your swap file too?
>>
>>
>> Please excuse my ignorance, but "I just drive the car, I
> don't work on the engine." I don't know what my "swap file"
> is, its formal title, its location, or how to move it. I'm
> very willing to learn, but very hesitant to explore on my
> own without detailed instructions from an expert. So, tell
> me how to move it and I'll give it a try. Thanks.
>

It depends on which version of Windows you use. You've kept that a secret up
to now.

See http://www.insideoe.com/files/store.htm#movestore
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

CWLee wrote:
> My hard disk is partitioned into a C-drive and a D-drive.
> Unfortunately, the partitioning created a "dynamically
> partitioned disk" which several people have told me cannot
> be re-partitioned. My email storage, by default, is on the
> C-drive, and I'm running out of space there; I have plenty
> of space on the D-drive. Is there any problem with changing
> the "message store" location from the C-drive to the
> D-drive? Will making that change (OE > Tools > Options >
> Maintenance > change message store) only work for newly
> received/sent email, or will it automatically move my large
> collection of old email to the new location on the D-drive?
>
> I am using Windows 2000/pro.
>
> Any assistance appreciated.
>
> (To email me directly change dubya to w)
>
> Thanks.

"Alan" alan@hidden.email wrote:

> Can you follow the flow of conversation? Jumping to top
posting after bottom
> posting makes a thread hard to follow - and you'll lose
help.

Sorry if I was confusing. I was trying to be helpful by
placing the relevant material first, and the already
resolved issues last.

> It depends on which version of Windows you use. You've
kept that a secret up
> to now.

Sorry, I guess I confused you again. My original post said:

> >> > I am using Windows 2000/pro.

Thanks again for your patience.

=========================

----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan" <alan@hidden.email>
Newsgroups:
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlooke xpress
Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 2:00 PM
Subject: Re: OE-Change Storage Location to Another Drive?


> Can you follow the flow of conversation? Jumping to top
posting after bottom
> posting makes a thread hard to follow - and you'll lose
help.
>
>
> "CWLee" <cdubyalee@post.harvard.edu> wrote in message
news:eSHvVI2$>
> =========================
> >
>
> >>
> >> "CWLee" <cdubyalee@post.harvard.edu> wrote in message
> >> news:Ov7CBE1$FHA.216@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> >> >
> >> > My hard disk is partitioned into a C-drive and a
> > D-drive.
> >> > Unfortunately, the partitioning created a
"dynamically
> >> > partitioned disk" which several people have told me
> > cannot
> >> > be re-partitioned. My email storage, by default, is
on
> > the
> >> > C-drive, and I'm running out of space there; I have
> > plenty
> >> > of space on the D-drive. Is there any problem with
> > changing
> >> > the "message store" location from the C-drive to the
> >> > D-drive? Will making that change (OE > Tools >
Options
> >>
> >> > Maintenance > change message store) only work for
newly
> >> > received/sent email, or will it automatically move my
> > large
> >> > collection of old email to the new location on the
> > D-drive?
> >> >
> >> > I am using Windows 2000/pro.
> >> >
> >> > Any assistance appreciated.
> >> >
> >> > (To email me directly change dubya to w)
> >> >
> >> > Thanks.
> >> > --
> >> > ----------
> >> > CWLee
> >>
> >>
> >> It moves the store. So they all go.
> >>
> >> Why not move your swap file too?
> >>
> >>
> >> Please excuse my ignorance, but "I just drive the car,
I
> > don't work on the engine." I don't know what my "swap
file"
> > is, its formal title, its location, or how to move it.
I'm
> > very willing to learn, but very hesitant to explore on
my
> > own without detailed instructions from an expert. So,
tell
> > me how to move it and I'll give it a try. Thanks.
> >
>
> It depends on which version of Windows you use. You've
kept that a secret up
> to now.
>
>

"Alan" <alan@hidden.email> wrote in message
news:dnkrtj$t60$1@newsg3.svr.pol.co.uk
> Can you follow the flow of conversation? Jumping to top posting after
> bottom posting makes a thread hard to follow - and you'll lose help.

CWLee started the thread. He can hardly be accused of jumping in.

--
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Please respond in Newsgroup only. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com./athome/sec...t/default.aspx
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:%23N$hEe4$FHA.1620@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> "Alan" <alan@hidden.email> wrote in message
> news:dnkrtj$t60$1@newsg3.svr.pol.co.uk
>> Can you follow the flow of conversation? Jumping to top posting after
>> bottom posting makes a thread hard to follow - and you'll lose help.
>
> CWLee started the thread. He can hardly be accused of jumping in.
>
> --
> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE


I did not say he jumped in.

He posted. I replied at the bottom. He did not follow that flow of
conversation.
Sorry if that is a difficult concept for you.