On 12/17/02 12:08 PM, "Ren� Savelberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I hope someone can solve my problem. > > I had to reformat the harddisc of my Imac G4 with OSX running. I copied the > mbox files with my email on a CDROM. > > Now I want to re-import the files into entourage, but the program does not > recogise the files. They are clearly not Entourage format, although the have > the .mbox extension. The files have an icon that looks like those typical > mailboxes you find in the gardens of US homes. > > The files are not empty, because they are several MBs. > > What should I do to recover my mail? > They have been given the icon of Apple's Mail app, which is the default app for .mbox files . You can do one of two things: 1) if you're not going to be using Mail, control-click on one of the .mbox files and select Get Info (or just press command-I when it's selected), open the triangle for "Open With", change the popup from Mail to Microsoft Entourage (10.x) [browse to it if necessary, but it's probably offered there], then click the Change All button. Now all your .mbox files will have Entourage icons and will open in Entourage when double-clicked. 2) Even without this, you _ought_ to be able to drag the .mbox files onto "On My Computer" and they should get imported as folders there, I think. No? -- Paul Berkowitz MVP Entourage PLEASE always state which version of Entourage you are using - 2001 or X. It's often impossible to answer your questions otherwise. -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
