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Removing redundant Windows Mail files ufter upgrade from Vista

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ferrymanr

Flightless Bird
I upgraded from Vista and Windows Mail is now a thing of the past but
Microsoft has left me with the Windows Mail diectory with a huge database.
I now use Oulook. What can I safely do to clear out the remnants.
Thanks
Richard
 
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Trev

Flightless Bird
"ferrymanr" <richardferryman@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:vsCdnSrtLvNU0JPRnZ2dnUVZ8hqdnZ2d@bt.com...
> I upgraded from Vista and Windows Mail is now a thing of the past but
> Microsoft has left me with the Windows Mail diectory with a huge database.
> I now use Oulook. What can I safely do to clear out the remnants.
> Thanks
> Richard
>


If you want the mail then you can import it in to Outlook then delete them.
 
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ferrymanr

Flightless Bird
I have the mail imported into outlook but when I go to the
c:/users\Richard\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail I can't delete the
message store or the backup directory as it is in use. I notice both are
still being updated somehow.
Richard

"Trev" <trevbowden@dsl.pipex.com> wrote in message
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>
> "ferrymanr" <richardferryman@btinternet.com> wrote in message
> news:vsCdnSrtLvNU0JPRnZ2dnUVZ8hqdnZ2d@bt.com...
>> I upgraded from Vista and Windows Mail is now a thing of the past but
>> Microsoft has left me with the Windows Mail diectory with a huge
>> database. I now use Oulook. What can I safely do to clear out the
>> remnants.
>> Thanks
>> Richard
>>

>
> If you want the mail then you can import it in to Outlook then delete
> them.
 
F

ferrymanr

Flightless Bird
Found the answer. Ran up Windows 7 Manager and found that Windows Mail was
running as a task. Killed it and was then able to rename both Windows Mail
directories (Program and data). No adverse effects.
Richard

"ferrymanr" <richardferryman@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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>I have the mail imported into outlook but when I go to the
>c:/users\Richard\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail I can't delete the
>message store or the backup directory as it is in use. I notice both are
>still being updated somehow.
> Richard
>
> "Trev" <trevbowden@dsl.pipex.com> wrote in message
> news:hulupo$tm5$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>>
>> "ferrymanr" <richardferryman@btinternet.com> wrote in message
>> news:vsCdnSrtLvNU0JPRnZ2dnUVZ8hqdnZ2d@bt.com...
>>> I upgraded from Vista and Windows Mail is now a thing of the past but
>>> Microsoft has left me with the Windows Mail diectory with a huge
>>> database. I now use Oulook. What can I safely do to clear out the
>>> remnants.
>>> Thanks
>>> Richard
>>>

>>
>> If you want the mail then you can import it in to Outlook then delete
>> them.

>
>
 
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