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Backing up email
I can't answer that. It depends on how important your messages are to you.
-- Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM "Blair" wrote in message ... Thanks but this does not answer my question. Do I just continue every month getting a backup of my messages and let the system decide what happens.? Blair "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote in message ... With the updates you have, every time the message stor is compacted a copy of the data files is made in the Recycled bin with the extension BAK instead of DBX. OE is inconsistent about deleting the old copy so you may have to empty the bin yourself. -- Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM "Blair" wrote in message ... If I backup my email following the OE instructions every month are they overwritten in the destination folder or will they be kept separately? Blair |
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You have given me exactly what I was looking forward. Instructions that I
can follow and understand. I am most grateful for your help Kind regards Blair "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... Old fashioned simple way for only the Address Book and Messages. Open the Address Book in the old identity and File | Export to any place on your HDD that is easy for you. My Documents is fine. To restore, open the Address Book and File | Import and point to where you saved it. To be extra safe, copy it to CD also. For messages: Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location of your Outlook Express files. Press the Tab key to highlight the folder location, then Ctrl+C. Close OE, then Start | Run | Ctrl+V will put the location in the box - Click OK and you'll see the OE files. Otherwise, write the location down and navigate to it in Windows Explorer. In WinXP, Win2K & Win2K03, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must enable Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel | Folder Options Icon | View, or in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder Options | View. Right click on the Outlook Express folder (Message Store) and Send To | My Documents. Copy this to CD also as an extra precaution. To restore if necessary, in OE: File | Import | Messages. Select MSOE 6 and Import from an OE6 Store Directory and point to where you saved it. If you use a CDRW, you can erase it and backup again using the same CD every week or when you feel it necessary. -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express ~IB-CA~ "Blair" wrote in message ... Thank you for your help. I'm afraid I am a simple soul and find complex instructions difficult to follow. I make use of Acronis True Image for my back up mainly of my own data. It is an easy programme to use and I have no difficulty understanding their instructions and help. |Recently I had to restore my data after a hard disk failure and it worked perfectly but unfortunately I had not backed up my emails etc. So I now use OE backup procedure but find it not sop easy to understand as True Image. I read your help web pages but was left confused. I just want to save my emails and address book. Blair "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... I don't know which instructions, or program you are using, but generally, when you make a new backup, it replaces the old one. Backup & Resto http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/ http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx Backing up and Cloning your OE Identities: http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/clone.htm -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express ~IB-CA~ "Blair" wrote in message ... If I backup my email following the OE instructions every month are they overwritten in the destination folder or will they be kept separately? Blair |
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Backing up email
You're welcome.
-- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express ~IB-CA~ "Blair" wrote in message ... You have given me exactly what I was looking forward. Instructions that I can follow and understand. I am most grateful for your help Kind regards Blair "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... Old fashioned simple way for only the Address Book and Messages. Open the Address Book in the old identity and File | Export to any place on your HDD that is easy for you. My Documents is fine. To restore, open the Address Book and File | Import and point to where you saved it. To be extra safe, copy it to CD also. For messages: Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location of your Outlook Express files. Press the Tab key to highlight the folder location, then Ctrl+C. Close OE, then Start | Run | Ctrl+V will put the location in the box - Click OK and you'll see the OE files. Otherwise, write the location down and navigate to it in Windows Explorer. In WinXP, Win2K & Win2K03, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must enable Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel | Folder Options Icon | View, or in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder Options | View. Right click on the Outlook Express folder (Message Store) and Send To | My Documents. Copy this to CD also as an extra precaution. To restore if necessary, in OE: File | Import | Messages. Select MSOE 6 and Import from an OE6 Store Directory and point to where you saved it. If you use a CDRW, you can erase it and backup again using the same CD every week or when you feel it necessary. -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express ~IB-CA~ "Blair" wrote in message ... Thank you for your help. I'm afraid I am a simple soul and find complex instructions difficult to follow. I make use of Acronis True Image for my back up mainly of my own data. It is an easy programme to use and I have no difficulty understanding their instructions and help. |Recently I had to restore my data after a hard disk failure and it worked perfectly but unfortunately I had not backed up my emails etc. So I now use OE backup procedure but find it not sop easy to understand as True Image. I read your help web pages but was left confused. I just want to save my emails and address book. Blair "Bruce Hagen" wrote in message ... I don't know which instructions, or program you are using, but generally, when you make a new backup, it replaces the old one. Backup & Resto http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/ http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx Backing up and Cloning your OE Identities: http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/clone.htm -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express ~IB-CA~ "Blair" wrote in message ... If I backup my email following the OE instructions every month are they overwritten in the destination folder or will they be kept separately? Blair |
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Now that you have resolved your immediate problem of backing up emails have
you given any thought to backing up other files? Regards. Bill Ridgeway Computer Solutions |
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Backing up email
I have no problems with backing up my files . I use Acronis True Image which
I find easy to use and understand Blair "Bill Ridgeway" wrote in message ... Now that you have resolved your immediate problem of backing up emails have you given any thought to backing up other files? Regards. Bill Ridgeway Computer Solutions |
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