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" > --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To subscribe, unsubscribe or modify your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk OR To subscribe to the mailing list, send an email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject. To unsubscribe send email to pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject. To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To join our separate PCTableTalk off-topic group, send a blank email to: pctabletalk+subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------