Outlook Express 6.0 Backup

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Hi! I have to do a System Restore to get my computer back to "Out of the Box" status. Does anyone no how to backup my Outlook Express files? I was able to backup my address book, but am not able to find my Inbox, Sent Files, etc. The Help in my Outlook Express 6.0 is telling me to find the *.dbx files, but I don't find any on my computer. Does anyone else have Windows XP and Outlook Express 6.0 who can tell me where to find these files? Thanks for any help you can offer!
 
Debbie K. said:
Hi! I have to do a System Restore to get my computer back to "Out of the
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Box" status. Does anyone no how to backup my Outlook Express files? I was
able to backup my address book, but am not able to find my Inbox, Sent
Files, etc. The Help in my Outlook Express 6.0 is telling me to find the
*.dbx files, but I don't find any on my computer. Does anyone else have
Windows XP and Outlook Express 6.0 who can tell me where to find these
files? Thanks for any help you can offer!

Backup and Restore OE
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/backup/index.htm

BTW, you'll find much better OE help here:
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress (for OE 6), or
an OE help website such as http://insideOE.tomsterdam.com. If you're
accessing the Microsoft newsgroups through the MS Product Support
Services "Community Newsgroups" web interface, click
http://communities.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.asp?icp=InternetExplorer
to get to the Internet Explorer groups, then click the plus sign next to
your version of IE to see the link to the Outlook Express group for that
version number. Good luck!
 
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Debbie K. said:
Hi! I have to do a System Restore to get my computer back to "Out of
the Box" status. Does anyone no how to backup my Outlook Express
files? I was able to backup my address book, but am not able to find
my Inbox, Sent Files, etc. The Help in my Outlook Express 6.0 is
telling me to find the *.dbx files, but I don't find any on my
computer. Does anyone else have Windows XP and Outlook Express 6.0
who can tell me where to find these files? Thanks for any help you
can offer!
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You've already gotten an answer about backup. I just wanted to
add that System Restore is *not* a tool that will get you back to
""Out of the Box" status."
 
Right click on your Inbox and select properties, that will show you the path
to the dbx files. Make sure to change your view in Window Explorer to
include system and hidden files.

Debbie K. said:
Hi! I have to do a System Restore to get my computer back to "Out of the
Click to expand...
Box" status. Does anyone no how to backup my Outlook Express files? I was
able to backup my address book, but am not able to find my Inbox, Sent
Files, etc. The Help in my Outlook Express 6.0 is telling me to find the
*.dbx files, but I don't find any on my computer. Does anyone else have
Windows XP and Outlook Express 6.0 who can tell me where to find these
files? Thanks for any help you can offer!
 
Dear Debbie, I have the same problem. It is incredible that no clear backup method seems to exist. It looks like that MS, for one purpose or another, prevents OE files from backing up. I see that the list of troubles with backup of OE files is endless. Is MS unaware of the value of a backup? Are they reading these discussions at all? Why don't they say something? Jan.
 
Jan said:
Dear Debbie, I have the same problem. It is incredible that no clear
backup method seems to exist. It looks like that MS, for one purpose
or another, prevents OE files from backing up. I see that the list of
troubles with backup of OE files is endless. Is MS unaware of the
value of a backup? Are they reading these discussions at all? Why
don't they say something? Jan.
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You must have missed the replies to Debbie's original post.

OLEXP: How to Back Up and Recover Outlook Express Data:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;270670#appliesto

OEBackup:
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx


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Windows Shell/User

Please reply to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
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Here's a good, free backup tool:
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/backup/

And you would have received a faster reply if you posted to the OE
newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress

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HTH
Bruce





Jan H. said:
Dear Debbie, I have the same problem. It is incredible that no clear
Click to expand...
backup method seems to exist. It looks like that MS, for one purpose or
another, prevents OE files from backing up. I see that the list of troubles
with backup of OE files is endless. Is MS unaware of the value of a backup?
Are they reading these discussions at all? Why don't they say something?
Jan.
 
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