One of my sons is a computer guru. He was the one who suggested I use Outlook, but he said that Outlook is not Outlook Express and that I wouldn't have your problem in Outlook. Anyone have any info about this? Riki In a message dated 5/12/2009 8:42:04 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, beth.ben...@gmail.com writes:
Think twice about using Outlook Express. A couple of months ago, I reached my limit in size with Outlook. Couldn't even open it. My computer guru told me that Outlook has a limit and once you reach it, you may be able to open it again with a special program that allows you to pare down your total inbox so you can at least open the program. But it didn't work for me. He said that's the dirty little secret of Outlook Express. I'm now a True Believer in Gmail. You can import your emails into Gmail (though I don't know about folders). And when you reach its free limit (I haven't yet, and I save everything) you can buy more memory. And you can access all of your emails from any computer, unlike Outlook Express. I'd say, "Run from Outlook Express." I was depressed for days to have lost - who knows? - thousands of emails. (Thank goodness at least TIPS has an archive. Thanks, Bill!) That said, there are amazingly efficient supports and help groups for gmail, so I'm betting if you ask, you shall receive. Try this: (tells how gmail uses labels instead of folders): _http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=10708_ (http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=10708) Or here's the basic Help. _http://mail.google.com/support/?hl=en_ (http://mail.google.com/support/?hl=en) Beth Benoit On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 8:22 PM, <_rikikoe...@aol.com_ (mailto:rikikoe...@aol.com) > wrote: I have been using AOL for my email for many years and have saved thousands of letters in folders by topic. I am considering changing to gmail. Does anyone know an easy way to transfer the contents of all the folders to Outlook without copying each email one by one? Riki Koenigsberg _rikikoe...@aol.com_ (mailto:rikikoe...@aol.com) ____________________________________ Recession-proof vacation ideas. _Find free things to do in the U.S._ (http://travel.aol.com/travel-ideas/domestic/national-tourism-week?ncid=emlcntustra v00000002) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (_bsouthe...@frostburg.edu_ (mailto:bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) ) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) **************Recession-proof vacation ideas. Find free things to do in the U.S. (http://travel.aol.com/travel-ideas/domestic/national-tourism-week?ncid=emlcntustrav00000002) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
