Re: Backing up emails

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From: Jim Pickering (jimp_at_mvps.0rg)
Date: 01/01/05 

Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2005 12:41:22 -0800

See the info at this link for several ways to do what you have in mind, from
a partial to a complete backup:
http://www.insideoe.com/backup/index.htm 

-- 
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
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"Rob" <rob@robertluff.com> wrote in message 
news:BYmdnSsWCccGlUrcRVnyjQ@pipex.net...
> I'm trying to find a simple way of backing up all my emails in OE. Now 
> I've looked at different ways of doing this, and the simplest way I have 
> found is this:
>
> 1) Navigate to OE's .dbx folders at :
> C:\Documents and Settings\xxxxxx\Local Settings\Application 
> Data\Identities\{C.................................E}\Microsoft\Outlook 
> Express.
>
> 2) Copy all dbx folders onto (in my example) USB flash memory.
>
> Then to restore in event of a reformat/crash, do I just:
>
> Copy back the those dbx folders to the C:\Documents and 
> Settings\.....\Local Settings\Application 
> Data\Identities\{C..............E}\Microsoft\Outlook Express folder on the 
> new/reformatted  pc?
>
> I know that the email addresses, rules or contacts wont be saved this way, 
> at this point I'm looking for a simple way of saving emails only.
>
> Thanks in advance for any answers and happy new year to all..
>
> Rob
>
>
>

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