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How can i view emails which are located on a drive which used to be the drive with the OS but not anymore?

I recently threw an SSD in my computer and did a fresh install of Windows on it. The old boot drive is still readable, i haven't changed anything on it and i need to retrieve an email address from that drive. The program i was using for mail was Windows Live Mail.

Is there any way to view the emails which were in that program? I would have thought they would be somewhere around F/program files/Windows Live (or Windows Mail) / or thereabouts but i can't see anything remotely looking like an email. Can i get some help?

The emails must be there somewhere because that drive hasn't been altered at all other than the fact that i don't boot from it anymore.

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  • Eartha's Garden of Delightfulness
    Lv 6
    8 years ago
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    Have you tried swearing and hitting it with a hammer?

    I certainly hope not because that NEVER works!

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Are the emails not stored on the site? In any case the data files for ANY Microsoft based email program are NEVER in normal folders, they are in hidden system folders deep in the app data section of your profile. Even if you find the file you would need to import them to your current mail program.

  • Jelloise
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    Easy. Push f13, then type 'WTFisIT???'.

    That's always worked for me.

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