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Essexbiker
I always back up (export) all messages before allowing Windows Mail to
compact all folders to minimise the risk that the compaction process might
change the functionality and/or content of some messages (like making
attachments no longer accessible etc). Experts will probably say that this is
completely unnecessary - but I'd rather err on the side of caution anyway!
In fact, I advise that you regularly back up (export) all messages to a new
folder and then delete the previous backup folder. This will make it so much
easier to import all messages back into Windows Mail in one single operation
after a reload etc, and avoid having several imported folders and dozens of
duplicate messages to deal with!
compact all folders to minimise the risk that the compaction process might
change the functionality and/or content of some messages (like making
attachments no longer accessible etc). Experts will probably say that this is
completely unnecessary - but I'd rather err on the side of caution anyway!
In fact, I advise that you regularly back up (export) all messages to a new
folder and then delete the previous backup folder. This will make it so much
easier to import all messages back into Windows Mail in one single operation
after a reload etc, and avoid having several imported folders and dozens of
duplicate messages to deal with!