Re: <<Backing Up Email Folders>>

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From: nrford (nrfordmsvb_at_REMOVE_THIS_cardsharkgames.com)
Date: 02/21/05 

Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 07:51:08 -0600

"Jim Pickering" <jimp@mvps.0rg> wrote in message
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>> 1) Is there a way to backup your email folders to a CD?
>> They may be called dbx files. Not sure.
>
> Sure. See here for details: http://www.insideoe.com/backup/index.htm

I have a general backup program which backs up
selected files and folders to a USB hard drive
every night. One of the folders it backs up is the
one containing all the OE folders. I figured that if
I ever had a problem with an OE folder, I could
just copy it back from the previous night's backup
(or go back further if the problem persists).

Is there some reason that I would need a special
backup program for OE? Can I not just copy a
backed-up folder?

TIA,

Nelson

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