[vip_students] Re: A word about backups!
- From: "Paul J. Traynor (NCBI)" <paul.traynor@xxxxxxx>
- To: <vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 08:56:14 +0100
Hi Eleanor,
I would just go intot he following location on my PC and copy a folder in there
called "Identities"
C:\documents and settings\User Name\application data\local settings
Note: Where user name is your own user name
For my outlook express address book, I posted a short tutorial some time ago on
how to save out your address book into a "CSV file". This file can then be
opened up in Excel and edited should you wish to do so. Here is the tutorial
below.
Firstly I would like you all or as many of you as possible to try out the below
exercise. Please don't worry if you can't get it right the first time but all
the same just do it and report back to the list how you got on and if you
picked up any tips while doing it then please share with the list.
Likewise if you have had any problems doing it then again please, please, ask
questions on the list, we are all here to help each other okay.
In this mini tutorial we are going to perform a back up of our Outlook Express
address book.
Backing up your outlook express address book can save a lot of trouble if
anything ever happened to your system.
I have seen more situations where people lost all on their computers and yet
the most requested item they wanted back was their address book. So after you
all read this I hope that you will create a backup of your OE address book and
place it somewhere safe such as a pen drive or a CD.
It is also a very handy way of transfering your address book to another PC, or
to an updated version of outlook express.
Note: it is wise to create a backup of the address on a regular basis. It is no
use trying to restore from an old address book as it won't have many of the
most recent addresses you have on there so remember to back up at least once a
month.
[Backing up your address book in Outlook Express ]
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Backing up your address book is fairly simple to do in Outlook express.
Step 1.
First of all open the Outlook express program, so that you are in the "inbox"
area.
Step 2.
Next, use keys "alt + F to open the File menu and then arrow down to "Export"
and then enter on "Address book."
A dialogue box will open up. Remember what a dialogue box is?, yes, its a
collection of buttons, list and combo boxes as well as radio buttons.
Step 3.
The first list you will be in will have various formats which you can export
your address book into. I have always felt thatThe best format to use to export
your address book is the Text File (comma separated values), so select this
option by arrowing down to it and tab to and click the Export button
Step 4.
Now you will be in a location and file name box. Here enter the path to which
you want to save the address book, I have used d:\backup\addresses.csv.
Note: this is just a sample location and on each of your computers it could be
different If you have a pen drive plugged into your computer it most likely but
not excluisively might be the following: e:\. So your path might read,
"e::\addresses.csv
Note:You can save the file to anywhere you like, but you must name the file
with the suffix .csv, as I have in our example (addresses.csv).
Step 5.
When you have entered the name of the file and location simply tab too and
click the Next button.
Step 6.
You will now be asked which fields you want to export, these fields represent
each part of any details you have about a person. Below is an example; *. First
name.
*. Last name.
*. Email address.
*. Phone number.
*. Home address.
simply put a tick in the box next to the fields you require using the
spacebar, then click the Finish button.
Note:If all goes well you should be rewarded with a dialogue box announcing
Address book export process has completed or some similar message.
[(Restoring the backuped address book]
To import the backed up address book into a new or different outlook express is
again straight forward.
Step 1.
First click on File, keys "alt + F" then arrow down to Import and then enter
on Other Address Book.
Step 2.
Next, you will be asked what type of address book you want to import, select
Text File (comma separated values) from the options list by arrowing down to it
and then tab and press the spacebar on the "import button. "
Step 3.
It will then ask you for the location of the address book, tab key to and press
spacebar on the "Browse button", in here do one "reverse tab" which should
place you in the folders and file list. Here use your judgment to navigate to
where you saved the addresses.csv file and select your backup file, then tab
key and enter on the Next button.
Note: If you are using something like a pen drive or extra backup drive of some
sort and if you know the drive letter of that backup area, it might be "e:, F:,
G: etc" then you could simply in the "file location edit box" type in the
following; e:\addresses.csv" and press the enter key.
The above is only an example, yours could be different.
Step 4.
Now select the fields you wish to import by ticking them with the spacebar and
then simply tabbing too and pressing spacebar on the Finished button.
End of tutorial.
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