# DBX file question on OE

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dbx-file-question-on-oe/537427>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 26, 2010, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dbx-file-question-on-oe/537427 "2010-04-26T18:28:07Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 26, 2010, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dbx-file-question-on-oe/537427/1 "2010-04-26T18:28:07Z")

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Okay, so… I’m trying to move a couple of old dbx files into my current OE setup. I created folders for them in OE, and hand-moved them into the folder that OE stores it’s current .dbx’s. However, when I boot up OE, instead of reading the newly-moved .dbx’s, it creates new ones. (For example: I move in ‘folderone.dbx’, and instead of reading it, it creates ‘folderone(1).dbx’.) Is there a work-around for this? Something I’m not doing right? I tried importing, but I only want to import those particular folders, not all my mail back-ups, and that doesn’t seem to be an option.