SWITCH IDENTITY IN OUTLOOK EXPRESS WITH OS9.2.2 -Disaster...... ?

Hi everyone -
I applied Switch Indentity on Outlook Express 5 in my G4 OS9.2.2 and all my Address Book content disappeared. I can't get it back and don't know how to reverse the choice. Can anyone enlighten me as to whether or not I can. In any case, now that I've done the damage, what exactly does swiltch ildentity really do for us...... ?
Ron

Hi, Ron -
When you invoke Switch Identity you enter a new account, one with its own set of email archives, Address book, etc. You should be able to switch back by using Switch Identity and selecting Main Identity (that's the name given to the original, default account).
If you upgraded Outlook Express from an earlier version, such as a v. 4 version, it may have been stillusing account information in the program's folder. But, when you switched accounts, it may have created the new one in the folder the later versions of OE use, and won't go back.
If the latter is the case, you can move your old account info from the Identities folder in the OE program folder to the new location. OE 5 expects to have those files here - (hard drive) >> Documents >> Microsoft User Data >> Identities. In the Identities folder should be at least one folder, named Main Identity - that's the default account. Each additional account should be contained in an additional folder, typically named Account 1, Account 2, etc.
It helps Outlook Express a lot if you increase its Preferred memory allocation - adding 20 or 30 thousand, or even more, to the original Preferred amount is not excessive.
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