Sure, you can do that - the steps you wanted instructions on didn't go
that route but it's okay to do that. The end result is the same - a
backup on your SD.
It works when I make copy a few messages, not thousands now taking too
long
time I guess, from windows mail to desktop's new folder.
But my final destination I want is to copy the mails to my 16G SD card
storage.
Would it be okay if I copy the windows mails messages to my SD card
storage
direct before I move the messages to my another XP pc?
No need to move them to the vista pc Desktop first so faster?
Thanks.
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Thank you.
I will try your steps tonight when I back home.
It is helpful for a dummy like me.
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Step 1 - On your desktop, right click the mouse, select New - then
Folder - then an icon should appear on the desktop with "New Folder"
in blue (highlighted). You can rename it or even leave it as "New
Folder" but renaming it is probably more meaningful - anything you
want, i.e. "Mail Backup 12062009". Double click it and just leave it
"open".
Step 2 - Open Windows Mail - you may have to "resize" your two
windows so you can see them both on the screen. Do you know how to
put the mouse cursor on the border of a window, see the double-headed
arrow, left click (hold button in) and drag the edge inward. Play
with that as needed.
Step 3 - Highlight the messages in WM and drag them to your new
folder's "blank space". Do you know how to highlight? Select the
first email you want to backup, scroll to the last one you want to
backup, click and hold the "Shift" key and click the left mouse
button - the whole "block" of emails should now be highlighted. Then
position the mouse over that highlighted block - anywhere - right
click and hold the button in, and drag that entire "block" over to
your new folder's blank space. Let go of the mouse and the emails
should show up in your new folder. This is your "backup".
Step 4 - involves one of those little USB drives (a/k/a "stick",
"thumbdrive") - you'll copy the folder to it (or some other medium -
a CD or external harddrive will also work).
Step 5 - this involves copying that file from the Step 4 device /
medium onto the <other> PC.
Are you okay from there? You said through step 3 and I went through
step 5. Post back if you require more help.
Dear Sirs,
Still could not copy the back up my Windows Mails 10G email folder
to my SD 16G card...
COULD YOU FURTHER EXPLAIN THE BELOW STEP 1, 2, 3 FIRST? THANKS.
According to the advice I saw:
Re: Email from Windows Mail back to Outlook Express
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1. Create a new desktop folder.
??? AT THE PC DESKTOP? ANY FOLDER NAME TO BE CREATED IS OK?
2. Open the folder and Windows Mail such that both are visible on
your
screen.
AND THEN OPEN THIS NEW NAME FOLDER? WHERE IS THE WINDOWS MAIL FOLDER
TO BE COPIED, HOW TO LET IT VISIBLE FOR ME TO COPY?
3. Drag the messages (EML files) you want to transfer from Windows
Mail to
the desktop folder.
HOW?
4. Copy the desktop folder to, e.g., a USB key.
5. Copy the folder from the USB key to the desktop of the WinXP
machine.
6. Open the folder, select all (CTRL+A), right-click on the group of
EML
files & remove any Read Only attribute they may have.
7. Open the folder and OE such that both are visible on your screen.
8. Drag one or more of the EML files to any open OE folder. Do NOT
place
them in your Inbox folder!
9. Compact all OE folders manually (cf.
http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm#compact).
General OE Caveats:
- Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to
local
folders created for this purpose.
- Empty Deleted Items folder daily.
- Frequently perform a manual compact of all OE folders while
"working
offline". More at
http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm
- Do not cancel Automatic Compacting, should it occur, and do not
attempt to
close OE via Task Manager or shutdown your machine if Automatic
Compacting
is taking place.
- Disable email scanning by your anti-virus application. It can
cause
corruption (i.e., loss of messages) and provides no additional
protection:
Why you don't need your anti-virus to scan your email
http://thundercloud.net/infoave/tuto...ning/index.htm
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin
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Asked/Answered in OE General on 29 Nov-09:
http://groups.google.com/group/micr...ss.general/browse_frm/thread/f0c06e21fc9362c8
More specifically:
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general/msg/18520d42356f50ef
<QP>
This will do it:
http://www.vistax64.com/vista-mail/24453-windows-mail-outlook-express-can-i-go-back.html
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Paul wrote:
Sirs,
I want to move back to use my old laptop with xp platform with my
Windows
Mail emails.
Today I am copying the Vista Windows Mail folder about 10G to an
external
hardisk first now still in progress taking probably 3 to 4 hours
or more.
After it is done, what is the next step and how to restore the
folder back
to my another PC using XP outlook express 6.
Thank you for kind advice.
Paul
