Help with backup and exporting/importing email messages and addres

How do I copy/backup my email messages/folders and address book for
restoring. My laptop basic system was corrupted during a series of updates.
I have a backup on an external hard disc (image) made several months ago but
restoring the image will remove any recent messages. I would like to be able
to add the recent data to the restored data. Thanks
--
LJB

In OE, Tools, Options, Maintenance tab, Store Folder button, right click,
Select All, right click, copy.
Close OE.
Start, Run, right click, Paste.
OK
NOTE: in XP the dbx files may be hidden, in My Computer, Tools, Folder
Options, View tab, check Show hidden files.

Backup the dbx files.
After restoring the image, move the files to a new folder on the new
computer.
Highlight all of the files and make sure the Read Only attribute is not set.
Open OE, File, Import, File, Import, Messages, OE6, Message store
directory, then browse to the new folder.

You will have duplicate preimage messages if your current folders contain
preimage messages.
After restoring the image, create OE folders and move the messages to the
created folders.

Open the Address Book, Help, About..., backup the wab file.
Import from the backup wab after restoring the image.
The wab import will not duplicate addresses.
--
Ron Sommer


"LewB" (sparethespam) wrote in message
...
: How do I copy/backup my email messages/folders and address book for
: restoring. My laptop basic system was corrupted during a series of
updates.
: I have a backup on an external hard disc (image) made several months ago
but
: restoring the image will remove any recent messages. I would like to be
able
: to add the recent data to the restored data. Thanks
: --
: LJB

References:

Backup & Restore OE Data
http://www.insideoe.com/backup/index.htm
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx

OE Files & Settings
http://www.insideoe.com/files/index.htm

OE Registry Keys
http://www.insideoe.com/files/regkeys.htm

Importing OE Data (all DBX files, including Folders.dbx)
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/how.htm#importOE5

Importing a single DBX file
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/how.htm#importdbx
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx (last paragraph)

Using WinXP's FAST Wizard, by MVP Gary Woodruff
(Please read the caveats about Outlook Express)
http://aumha.org/win5/a/fast.htm
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)

LewB wrote:
How do I copy/backup my email messages/folders and address book for
restoring. My laptop basic system was corrupted during a series of
updates.
I have a backup on an external hard disc (image) made several months ago
but
restoring the image will remove any recent messages. I would like to be
able to add the recent data to the restored data. Thanks

Thanks for your response and for Rod Summer's as well. I have read through
the suggeted articles. I am concerned about he duplication of a lot of
messages. The restore will take my computer back to April 2006. OE had a
significant number of messages then. From April to now more have
accumulated. The .dbx folders on the computer now contain all of the
messages and addresses. I understand the addresses do not replicate?
Therefore after hopefully restoring the system to the April settings is there
any way to add only those messages from April to the present without
duplicating all of the data pre-April without going into OE and manually
cleaning up the Inbox and Sent folders?
Also recommended is to take the Inbox folder out of its deep location in
Store Maintenance to a more easily reached area; but the suggestion is place
it in a different partition or a different drive. I have not partitioned my
C drive and do not have another drive in my system. Is creating a new folder
with a different name than "Inbox" on my C drive a "no-no"?
Thanks.
L Brown

















--
LJB


"PA Bear" wrote:

References:

Backup & Restore OE Data
http://www.insideoe.com/backup/index.htm
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx

OE Files & Settings
http://www.insideoe.com/files/index.htm

OE Registry Keys
http://www.insideoe.com/files/regkeys.htm

Importing OE Data (all DBX files, including Folders.dbx)
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/how.htm#importOE5

Importing a single DBX file
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/how.htm#importdbx
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx (last paragraph)

Using WinXP's FAST Wizard, by MVP Gary Woodruff
(Please read the caveats about Outlook Express)
http://aumha.org/win5/a/fast.htm
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)

LewB wrote:
How do I copy/backup my email messages/folders and address book for
restoring. My laptop basic system was corrupted during a series of
updates.
I have a backup on an external hard disc (image) made several months ago
but
restoring the image will remove any recent messages. I would like to be
able to add the recent data to the restored data. Thanks

"LewB" (sparethespam) je napisal v sporoèilo
...
How do I copy/backup my email messages/folders and address book for
restoring. My laptop basic system was corrupted during a series of
updates.
I have a backup on an external hard disc (image) made several months ago
but
restoring the image will remove any recent messages. I would like to be
able
to add the recent data to the restored data. Thanks
--
LJB

I need something a little more specific rather than a site that has hundreds
of subsites.
--
LJB


"ur¹ka" wrote:


"LewB" (sparethespam) je napisal v sporoèilo
...
How do I copy/backup my email messages/folders and address book for
restoring. My laptop basic system was corrupted during a series of
updates.
I have a backup on an external hard disc (image) made several months ago
but
restoring the image will remove any recent messages. I would like to be
able
to add the recent data to the restored data. Thanks
--
LJB

Can you extract the DBX files from the Image backup and place them in a
folder of their own? That's going to depend on the backup software you
used and what options it has for restoring.

If you can get the DBX files out of the backup, then you have several
options for restoring the messages.

If you don't have a lot of DBX files, perhaps the easiest is the
following:
How to import a single mail folder (*.dbx)
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/how.htm#importdbx
For an alternate description, see the last paragraph he
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx


--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"LewB" (sparethespam) wrote in message
...
I need something a little more specific rather than a site that has
hundreds
of subsites.
--
LJB


"ur¹ka" wrote:


"LewB" (sparethespam) je napisal v sporoèilo
...
How do I copy/backup my email messages/folders and address book for
restoring. My laptop basic system was corrupted during a series of
updates.
I have a backup on an external hard disc (image) made several
months ago
but
restoring the image will remove any recent messages. I would like
to be
able
to add the recent data to the restored data. Thanks
--
LJB

Hello Ron and others,
I presume all responders check responses from others on the forum so I
will address this to all. For some reason there were two other people that
answered my inquiry but I no longer see them on the thread. I may have
inadvertently deleted their notes.?? Maybe they will come back.
I am confused about some of the items in "insideoe.com" regarding backup
and restore. If I am going to do an image restore I assume that all of the
data, registry items, etc. will be replaced on this laptop. In "insideo.com"
the simple backup addresses backing up accounts to a .iaf file. I have done
that but it seems to me the .iaf file should be on the image restore and I
would not have to restore it?? Is that correct?
I am concerned about duplication of preimage messages that is in your
note. I have backed up all of the .dbx folders I want to return to the
restored computer, basically the Inbox and the Sentbox. My image backup was
done three months ago and these two .dbx files now contain old messages and
three months of new messages. If I restore both folders there will be a lot
of duplication of the old messages that I want to avoid. Is there any way to
restore only the three months of recent messages without going into both
folders and manually deleting the old data in both files and then reexporting
them to my thumb drive? One of the responders that is no longer on the
thread asked if the .dbx folders in my image backup could be opened and the
problem addressed there but that is not possible. Anyway appreciate any
suggestions you'll may have.
LBrown
--
LJB


"Ron Sommer" wrote:


In OE, Tools, Options, Maintenance tab, Store Folder button, right click,
Select All, right click, copy.
Close OE.
Start, Run, right click, Paste.
OK
NOTE: in XP the dbx files may be hidden, in My Computer, Tools, Folder
Options, View tab, check Show hidden files.

Backup the dbx files.
After restoring the image, move the files to a new folder on the new
computer.
Highlight all of the files and make sure the Read Only attribute is not set.
Open OE, File, Import, File, Import, Messages, OE6, Message store
directory, then browse to the new folder.

You will have duplicate preimage messages if your current folders contain
preimage messages.
After restoring the image, create OE folders and move the messages to the
created folders.

Open the Address Book, Help, About..., backup the wab file.
Import from the backup wab after restoring the image.
The wab import will not duplicate addresses.
--
Ron Sommer


"LewB" (sparethespam) wrote in message
...
: How do I copy/backup my email messages/folders and address book for
: restoring. My laptop basic system was corrupted during a series of
updates.
: I have a backup on an external hard disc (image) made several months ago
but
: restoring the image will remove any recent messages. I would like to be
able
: to add the recent data to the restored data. Thanks
: --
: LJB

Import the dbx file as a different folder (create a folder in OE and then
rename the backed up folder and then overwrite the folder in the message
store). Then you will have the messages in a separate folder. You can then
sort by date in the folder and delete anything according to date to get rid
of the duplicates. You can then merge that folder with the other one by
moving the messages into the non-imported folder.

steve

"LewB" (sparethespam) wrote in message
...
Hello Ron and others,
I presume all responders check responses from others on the forum so I
will address this to all. For some reason there were two other people
that
answered my inquiry but I no longer see them on the thread. I may have
inadvertently deleted their notes.?? Maybe they will come back.
I am confused about some of the items in "insideoe.com" regarding backup
and restore. If I am going to do an image restore I assume that all of
the
data, registry items, etc. will be replaced on this laptop. In
"insideo.com"
the simple backup addresses backing up accounts to a .iaf file. I have
done
that but it seems to me the .iaf file should be on the image restore and I
would not have to restore it?? Is that correct?
I am concerned about duplication of preimage messages that is in your
note. I have backed up all of the .dbx folders I want to return to the
restored computer, basically the Inbox and the Sentbox. My image backup
was
done three months ago and these two .dbx files now contain old messages
and
three months of new messages. If I restore both folders there will be a
lot
of duplication of the old messages that I want to avoid. Is there any way
to
restore only the three months of recent messages without going into both
folders and manually deleting the old data in both files and then
reexporting
them to my thumb drive? One of the responders that is no longer on the
thread asked if the .dbx folders in my image backup could be opened and
the
problem addressed there but that is not possible. Anyway appreciate any
suggestions you'll may have.
LBrown
--
LJB


"Ron Sommer" wrote:


In OE, Tools, Options, Maintenance tab, Store Folder button, right click,
Select All, right click, copy.
Close OE.
Start, Run, right click, Paste.
OK
NOTE: in XP the dbx files may be hidden, in My Computer, Tools, Folder
Options, View tab, check Show hidden files.

Backup the dbx files.
After restoring the image, move the files to a new folder on the new
computer.
Highlight all of the files and make sure the Read Only attribute is not
set.
Open OE, File, Import, File, Import, Messages, OE6, Message store
directory, then browse to the new folder.

You will have duplicate preimage messages if your current folders contain
preimage messages.
After restoring the image, create OE folders and move the messages to the
created folders.

Open the Address Book, Help, About..., backup the wab file.
Import from the backup wab after restoring the image.
The wab import will not duplicate addresses.
--
Ron Sommer


"LewB" (sparethespam) wrote in message
...
: How do I copy/backup my email messages/folders and address book for
: restoring. My laptop basic system was corrupted during a series of
updates.
: I have a backup on an external hard disc (image) made several months
ago
but
: restoring the image will remove any recent messages. I would like to
be
able
: to add the recent data to the restored data. Thanks
: --
: LJB

Thanks for your response. I finally was frustrated enough that I manually
went through the files and deleted a lot of stuff I didn't need and thinned
everything down. So my concern about duplicating has been relieved. Good
excuse to do some much needed "spring cleaning".
I then used the simple backup method described in "top ten countdown in
OUtlook Express". So I copied to my thumb drive the dbx files I wanted;
basically a small number of files that remained in inbox.dbx plus
folders.dbx.
I then did a full restore so the computer is now functional again with
internet access. However when I tried to restore the OE data by going to
OE6, and "import mail from an 0E6 directory I run into trouble. As mentioned
there are only two folders I need to import, folders.dbx and inbox.dbx. I
named these folders in My Documents and transferred the data from the thumb
drive to each. I checked the properties of each before transfer and removed
the "read only" attribute. But when I go through the import only the
folders.dbx seems to take. I get a congratulations message so presumbly this
was copied into the OE store location. But the inbox.dbx that has the new
messages I want to put back will not take. The computer says there is no
data in the folder. Going back to the folder in My Documents I noted the
"read only" box is checked so I again uncheck it.
The same things occurs and when I go back to the inbox.dbx folder in My
Documents the "read only" attribute is again checked. I guess that is the
reason OE not seeing any data in that folder during the import??
If I delete the inbox.dbx folder from My Documents and go to the thumb
drive again I can transfer the file directly into MY Documents and it sits
below the folder sections and "read only" remains unchecked. But I cannot
import the file from that location because in the import process OE only
shows folders and not individual files. So how can I keep the "read only"
attribute from coming back and presumably blocking the import process?? Of
interest is folders.dbx in My Documents; it does the same thing with "read
only" remaining checked and yet the import wizard apparently accepted the
data as judged by the congratulations message.
LBrown
--
LJB


"Steve Cochran" wrote:

Import the dbx file as a different folder (create a folder in OE and then
rename the backed up folder and then overwrite the folder in the message
store). Then you will have the messages in a separate folder. You can then
sort by date in the folder and delete anything according to date to get rid
of the duplicates. You can then merge that folder with the other one by
moving the messages into the non-imported folder.

steve

"LewB" (sparethespam) wrote in message
...
Hello Ron and others,
I presume all responders check responses from others on the forum so I
will address this to all. For some reason there were two other people
that
answered my inquiry but I no longer see them on the thread. I may have
inadvertently deleted their notes.?? Maybe they will come back.
I am confused about some of the items in "insideoe.com" regarding backup
and restore. If I am going to do an image restore I assume that all of
the
data, registry items, etc. will be replaced on this laptop. In
"insideo.com"
the simple backup addresses backing up accounts to a .iaf file. I have
done
that but it seems to me the .iaf file should be on the image restore and I
would not have to restore it?? Is that correct?
I am concerned about duplication of preimage messages that is in your
note. I have backed up all of the .dbx folders I want to return to the
restored computer, basically the Inbox and the Sentbox. My image backup
was
done three months ago and these two .dbx files now contain old messages
and
three months of new messages. If I restore both folders there will be a
lot
of duplication of the old messages that I want to avoid. Is there any way
to
restore only the three months of recent messages without going into both
folders and manually deleting the old data in both files and then
reexporting
them to my thumb drive? One of the responders that is no longer on the
thread asked if the .dbx folders in my image backup could be opened and
the
problem addressed there but that is not possible. Anyway appreciate any
suggestions you'll may have.
LBrown
--
LJB


"Ron Sommer" wrote:


In OE, Tools, Options, Maintenance tab, Store Folder button, right click,
Select All, right click, copy.
Close OE.
Start, Run, right click, Paste.
OK
NOTE: in XP the dbx files may be hidden, in My Computer, Tools, Folder
Options, View tab, check Show hidden files.

Backup the dbx files.
After restoring the image, move the files to a new folder on the new
computer.
Highlight all of the files and make sure the Read Only attribute is not
set.
Open OE, File, Import, File, Import, Messages, OE6, Message store
directory, then browse to the new folder.

You will have duplicate preimage messages if your current folders contain
preimage messages.
After restoring the image, create OE folders and move the messages to the
created folders.

Open the Address Book, Help, About..., backup the wab file.
Import from the backup wab after restoring the image.
The wab import will not duplicate addresses.
--
Ron Sommer


"LewB" (sparethespam) wrote in message
...
: How do I copy/backup my email messages/folders and address book for
: restoring. My laptop basic system was corrupted during a series of
updates.
: I have a backup on an external hard disc (image) made several months
ago
but
: restoring the image will remove any recent messages. I would like to
be
able
: to add the recent data to the restored data. Thanks
: --
: LJB