-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Two or three questions....
- From: "Sandi Beach" <sandib2@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:35:18 -0500
Thanks, G. I started to rephrase the question but upon re-reading your
entire post I believe you have already answered it.
I will copy the entire store folder containing the DBX files next time.
Sandi
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2009 3:44 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Two or three questions....
> Hi Sandi,
> I'm not quite sure what you're asking here, so I'll go on the premis
> that you're concerned that your new OE backup is not as complete as it
> could
> be. While the two tasks (OE backup & migrating to another email client)
> are
> not related at all, it still doesn't hurt to be prepared for anything
> (scout's honor! lol).
>
> Personally, I back up my OE message store folder once a week. I get
> enough new messages in that time span for this to make sense to me. Your
> mileage may vary considerably and it's up to you to determine just how
> much
> email you're getting and how comfy you would be with the loss of the most
> recent of those if a serious problem arises and the backup is all you have
> left.
>
> When I make an OE store backup, I Copy the entire store folder just to
> make sure I don't miss a DBX file, but it could be argued that it also
> sets
> me up for an easy migration to Windows Mail if I should ever decide to
> replace a failed XP install with Vista. In my case, I really don't need
> to
> worry about that since my 'working' OE message store is always kept on a
> separate physical hard drive partition (I manually set all new OE
> installations to use that store instead of the default on the C: drive).
> If
> my main boot drive should physically wear out, I also have XP installed to
> a
> third physical drive that I can use to go in and continue working with my
> real OE store until I get the main failed drive replaced and set up. I
> have
> to go into my BIOS settings in order to change the boot order over to this
> third drive in order to boot to it, but that's a simple task. If the
> drive
> that stores my OE message store wears out, I have my less than a week old
> backup to fall back on. I can easily go into OE's Options > Maintenance
> tab
> and change over to the backup OR I can Copy the backup to a replacement
> drive and get right back to work.
>
> Yes, it did take some work to set my system up like this, but the
> benefits are HUGE to someone like me who relies on my system for more than
> just myself. Any serious downtime I suffer would be shared by anyone
> online
> who looks only to me for help with their own situation. I realize that
> probably sounds like conceit to some, but I've been told by many people
> over
> the years that I'm the only person they trust enough for the info needed
> to
> recover from some of the situations they've gotten themselves into and I
> hate the thought of someone losing everything they've worked on just
> because
> I happened to be 'down' when they needed help. lol
>
> So, if you're thinking your new backup is not as complete as it could
> be, the answer is simple. Go make another one right now. If that's not
> what you're asking about, I'll need more details. :)
>
> Peace,
> Gman
> http://www.bornagainamerican.org
>
> "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask"
>
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