[bcab] Re: Backing up OE data

I'm not trying to sound like I told you so or cocky.

This is exactly why I went for an automation tool.  For years I used to back it 
up manually.  It's a clunky email program to be honest for 
backups/restorations. 

I personally still use it because it does what I need it to do at home and I 
don't have the time to dabble with another client.

These are all great suggestions and I'm not knocking the helpfulness of Leon 
and Catherine just....  Can you be bothered?  Grins.


"Tell me and I will hear, show me and I will see,
involve me and I will understand. 

Chinese Proverb"

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-----Original Message-----
From: bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bcab-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
catherineturner2007@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: 27 May 2008 09:22
To: bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bcab] Re: Backing up OE data

Hi Tom,

Two ideas.  1 exit OE, delete the folders.dbx file and go back in to OE, see if 
sent items shows up then.  Be aware that when you do this OE may take longer to 
start up, particularly if you have a lot of e-mail.

Or 2, With the import method, to get around the catch 22 problem, exit OE then 
move all the dbx files out of the place OE is using as a store location, put 
them somewhere else on the drive you can easily remember/browse to.  Then go 
back into OE and do the import again - now they're not being used by OE so if 
you still get that error then it means oe reckons there's no cessages.  Let us 
know what happens.

Catherine

On 5/27/08, Tom Reid <Tom.Reid2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Leon,
>
> when I try that, I get the message that there are either no messages 
> or another app is using the files.
>
> Because I hav O E open,I think that's what it might be, but, it's catch 22.
>
> Tom
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <editor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, May 26, 2008 9:44 PM
> Subject: [bcab] Re: Backing up OE data
>
>
>> Hi Tom, you need to reimport the messages of course, if you are 
>> running a new O E installation.
>>
>> Choose File menu, import messages, then arrow down to Microsoft 
>> Outlook express 6, and press enter.
>>
>> Then press Alt D to check the option for "import mail from an OE 6 
>> store directory", and press enter again.
>>
>> In the next screen tab once to the browse button, browse to your 
>> store folder in the tree view, and press enter again.
>>
>> You will then be able to select either specific folders, or the 
>> default choice is all folders.
>>
>> When you press enter on the "Next" button it should hopefully import 
>> all folders successfully.
>>
>> H T H - Leon.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Tom Reid" <Tom.Reid2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Monday, May 26, 2008 9:24 PM
>> Subject: [bcab] Re: Backing up OE data
>>
>>
>> Hi Leon,
>>
>> backed up the message store as you described. When tried to restore 
>> it to a new machine, only in-box showed as expected, can't get sent 
>> items. Any ideas,
>>
>> Tom
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <editor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Monday, May 26, 2008 9:04 PM
>> Subject: [bcab] Re: Backing up OE data
>>
>>
>>> Hi Tim what I'd do first of all is set O E's default store folder to 
>>> an easy to access location.
>>> Then export your address book and mail account settings to the same 
>>> location, and lastly make a mirror copy of the whole folder on a 
>>> different drive.  That way you can back up messages, contacts and 
>>> mail accounts in one swoop.
>>>
>>> To set the message store location to a friendly one, firstly create 
>>> a folder e.g. in the root of your C drive. Then go into O E's Tools 
>>> menu, options, maintenance tab, and press ALT F for the "store 
>>> folder" button.  Browse to the created folder, then tab to OK &
>>> press space bar.    You'll
>>> need to restart outlook express for the migration to happen, however 
>>> once done at least all your store mail folders are in an easily 
>>> reachable place.
>>>
>>> Then, call up the address book and choose "file menu, export, 
>>> address book *.wab".  Save it to the created folder.
>>> Then go into tools menu accounts, select any account and press ALT E 
>>> for the export button.  This will export a complete account's 
>>> settings as a ".iaf"  file, (which if needed can be re-imported
>>> later on, e.g. after a format).   Save this also, to the created folder.
>>>
>>> Lastly quit O E then copy the entire folder to a different drive or 
>>> even burn it to a CD.  Anytime you wish to update your email backup 
>>> in future you can simply do the same again.
>>>
>>> The only things not backed up in this process are the blocked 
>>> senders list and any message rules.  I believe you would need a 
>>> third party backup program if you need to back those up as well.
>>>
>>> H T H - Leon Gilbert
>>> Editor, www.vipnews.org.uk
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Tim Gebbels" <tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: "BCAB" <bcab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 7:41 PM
>>> Subject: [bcab] Backing up OE data
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi Listers.  Can anyone help?  A recent near death experience in 
>>> hard disc terms has refocused me on the need to back up data which 
>>> I'm quite good about anyway but I've never been able to figure out 
>>> how to back up Outlook Express folders.
>>> If I try the export option under File in the menu bar I first of all 
>>> get asked to ok the data going to Ms outlook or Ms exchange but when 
>>> I ok this the export could not be performed because of an error 
>>> initialising MAPI.  What does this mean?
>>> I have a memory that all my OE folders exist with a DBX extension in 
>>> a folder somewhere.  Would it simply be enough to cut and paste this 
>>> folder, or the OE folders individually onto my back up drive?
>>> Any knowledge welcome.  Thank you.
>>> Regards
>>> Tim Gebbels
>>>
>>>
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