This article describes how to back up your messages,
Address Book, mail accounts, and news accounts in Outlook Express 5
and later.
If multiple Identities are in use for Outlook Express,
these steps should be repeated for each Identity and the backup data
segregated accordingly. This will facilitate restoration of each
Identity.
To Backup Outlook Express
Data you will need to:
• Copy mail files to a backup folder
• Export the Address Book to a file
• Export the mail account to a file
• Export the news account to a file
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Copy Mail Files to a Backup Folder:
To make a backup copy of your Outlook Express e-mail message files:
1. On the Tools menu, click Options. 2. On the Maintenance tab, click Store Folder. 3. Select the folder location, and then press CTRL+C to copy the
location. 4. Click Cancel, and then click Cancel again to close the dialog
box. 5. Click Start, and then click Run. 6. In the Open box, press CTRL+V, and then click OK. 7. On the Edit menu, click Select All. 8. On the Edit menu, click Copy, and then close the window. 9. Right-click any empty space on your desktop, click New, and then
click Folder. 10. Type mail backup for the folder name, and then press ENTER. 11. Double-click the Mail Backup folder to open it. 12. On the Edit menu, click Paste. 13. Close the Mail Backup window.
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Export the Address Book to a File:
IMPORTANT: This step is very important when multiple Identities are
in use. A .WAB (Windows Address Book) file is used by Outlook
Express 5.x and 6.0 versions, even if multiple Identities are used.
The individual data for each Identity is stored in a folder, by user
name, within the .WAB file in use.
Exporting this data, while logged in to a specific Identity, is the
only means of segregating the Address Book data. If the .WAB file
becomes dissociated from the user Identities, the data can only be
exported in total - not folder by folder.
Another reason to export the .WAB file to a .csv file is that if the
.WAB file is shared with Microsoft Outlook, the addresses are stored
in the *.pst file in Outlook. When you export the file from the
Outlook Express File menu to a *.csv file it exports the correct
contacts. If the Address Book is shared with Microsoft Outlook, you
are not able to export from within the Address Book on the File
menu. This option is dimmed or not available.
To export your Outlook Express address book:
1. On the File menu, click Export, and then click Address Book. 2. Click Text File (Comma Separated Values), and then click Export.
3. Click Browse. 4. Locate the Mail Backup folder that you created. 5. In the File Name box, type address book backup, and then click
Save. 6. Click Next. 7. Click to select the check boxes for the fields that you want to
export, and then click Finish. 8. Click OK and then click Close.
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Export the Mail Account to a File:
To make a backup copy of your Outlook Express mail account:
1. On the Tools menu, click Accounts. 2. On the Mail tab, click the mail account that you want to export,
and then click Export. 3. In the Save In box, locate the Mail Backup folder on your
desktop, and then click Save. 4. Repeat these steps for each mail account that you want to export.
5. Click Close.
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Export the Newsgroup Account to a File:
To make a backup copy of your Outlook Express news accounts:
1. On the Tools menu, click Accounts. 2. On the News tab, click the news account that you want to export,
and then click Export. 3. In the Save In box, use locate the Mail Backup folder on your
desktop, and then click Save. 4. Repeat these steps for each news account that you want to export.
5. Click Close.
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