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6string
March 24th, 2001, 06:33 AM
Does any one know how to back up emails with outlook express under windows 2000?
so that I can transper my emails to another computer.

MishY
March 25th, 2001, 03:24 PM
Hey,

This should work tho I must confess I haven't tried it as of yet myself :)

Go to your OE message folder which should be ....

C:\Documents and Settings\YourName\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\(Long alphanumerical number)\Microsoft\Outlook Express

Copy and save to a safe media (zip, CD, other HDD) all the *dbx files.

Like I said I haven't tried backing up my messages before on Win2k but that should do the trick.

When it comes to using your old messages again Click in OE File > Import > Messages > Outlook Express (your version should be 5) then import from an OE store directory and browse to your backed up message files from the previous step.

You will then have a choice of which folders to import.

Please let us know how it goes :)

MishY