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Importance of having a backup of your Outlook Express data
Despite being one of the most, if not the most commonly used e-mail clients; outlook express was designed for non-professional use and does not have any built in backup. With its lack of protection against data loss one bit of corruption can result in losing all of your data. Nothing is quite so heartbreaking as losing your outlook express e-mails or addresses and not having a backup to restore to.
From the sentimental value of your birthday e-cards, to your business contacts’ e-mail address, your e-mail account often has tremendous value. Luckily with only a small investment of time and smaller amount of effort, you can make a backup of your outlook express data.
Making a Backup copy of your Outlook Express e-mail message files:
1. From the Tools menu, choose Options.
2. From the Maintenance tab, choose Store Folder.
3. Select the folder location, and then CTRL+C to copy the location.
4. Choose Cancel, and then Cancel again to close the dialog box.
5. Choose Start, and then Run.
6. In the Open box, press CTRL+V, and then choose OK.
7. From the Edit menu, choose Select All.
8. From the Edit menu, choose Copy, and then close the window.
9. Right-click any empty space on your desktop, choose New, and then choose Folder.
10. Type “Mail Backup” for the folder name, and then choose ENTER.
11. Double-click the Mail Backup folder to open it.
12. From the Edit menu, choose Paste.
13. Finally, close the “Mail Backup” window.
Making a Backup copy of your Outlook Express address book:
1. From the File menu, click Export, and then click Address Book.
2. Choose Text File (Comma Separated Values), and then choose Export.
3. Choose Browse.
4. Browse to the Mail Backup folder that you created.
5. In the File Name box, type “Address Book Backup”, and then click Save.
6. Choose Next.
7. Choose to select the check boxes for the fields that you want to export, and then choose Finish.
8. Finally, choose OK and Close.
Making a Backup copy of your Outlook Express mail account:
1. From the Tools menu, choose Accounts.
2. From the Mail tab, choose the mail account that you would like to export, and then choose Export.
3. From the Save In box, locate the “Mail Backup” folder on your desktop, and then choose Save.
4. Repeat these steps for each mail account that you would like to export.
5. Finally, choose Close.
Making a Backup copy of your Newsgroup Account to a File
1. From the Tools menu, select Accounts.
2. From the News tab, select the news account that you want to export, and then select Export.
3. At the Save In box, browse to the “Mail Backup” folder on your desktop, and then choose Save.
4. Repeat these steps for each of the outlook express news account that you want to backup.
5. Finally, click Close.
