Backup Your Email

Losing all your Email messages and Address Book from Outlook Express can almost send the regular computer user into a temper tantrum. Many of us have a very full Address Book and many messages that we would prefer not to lose.

It is very easy to say 'This won't happen to me', but it can. Computer Hard Drives can very easily develop physical damage, which in turn can render it totally unreadable. Also as we all know, all versions of Windows can easily become corrupt and Boot Up may not be possible.

Be wise, back up your Email Messages and Address Book on a regular bases either manually or by using 'Outlook Express Quick Backup'.

Either way, these backup files will need to be burnt to CD, transferred to another partition on your Hard Drive or transferred to a second Hard Drive if you have one installed.

As a precaution any conscientious User should already be backing their 'My Documents' folder in this way. If you do not have any of the above Backup options, I suggest you discuss this with your local Computer Technician.

Outlook Express data consists of several parts:

• Email Messages
• News Messages
• Account Settings
• Address Book
• Mail Rules
• Blocked Senders List
• Passwords
• Signatures

By using Outlook Express Quick Backup, you will be able to back up all these settings and messages in one tidy folder. You may download the software below; take note as to where this file downloads.

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Setting Up & Running Outlook Express Quick Backup

Once downloaded double click the file to install it.

1. Open 'My Computer'
2. Open Your C Drive
3. Left click File at the top of the page, move your mouse down to New and then out to the right and select Folder.
4. Give the Folder a name, something logical like 'Outlook Backup'
5. Left Click in an empty Space on the page to set the newly named folder.

You are now ready to set-up your new piece of Software.

1. CLOSE Outlook Express if you have it running.
2. Left Click Start\Programs\Outlook Express Quick Backup\ Outlook Express Quick Backup.
3. Left Click OK to Please Select A Backup Folder Before Proceeding Further. Left click ok if this message appears a second time.
4. In the Main window that now opens, left click File, select Set Existing Folder as Backup.
5. In the next window, double click on C: Drive, scroll down until you find Outlook Backup, Left Click on Outlook Backup once and then select ok.

You are now ready to back up Outlook Express.

1. Select Complete Backup.
2. Express Backup will now back up all your settings and messages to our new Folder.
3. When Complete, Select Exit.

N.B. Although your backup is complete, it is by no means safe where it is.

You now need to copy this folder somewhere safe. You may burn it to CD or transfer to another Hard Drive or Partition.

Remember to Run Quick Backup on a regular basis to keep your backup files updated.

To Restore Using Outlook Express Quick Backup.

To Restore you're backed up settings and Messages:

Left Click Start\Programs\Outlook Express Quick Backup\ Outlook Express Quick Backup.

Select Complete Restore.

Exit when Finished.

Ok that's it, completing all of the above should save you any heartache that can be caused by a Hard Disk Failure or a miserable Operating System that will not boot.