Software for backing up e-mail using Outlook Express

[James]

I did a full restore on my PC. Before doing so,I backed
up my e-mail to floppy disc. After the full restore was
complete, I was not able open the e-mail once I copied it
back to Outlook Express. I get a message that tells me I
need 'Visual FoxPro Table' software to open the files.
Does anyone know if that works? What is the exact name of
the software, and where can I find it?

Thanks.

James

 

[Ron Bogart]

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I did a full restore on my PC. Before doing so,I backed
up my e-mail to floppy disc. After the full restore was
complete, I was not able open the e-mail once I copied it
back to Outlook Express. I get a message that tells me I
need 'Visual FoxPro Table' software to open the files.
Does anyone know if that works? What is the exact name of
the software, and where can I find it?

Thanks.

James

How did you back up the email? If you used a backup program then it should
have a restore option. If you copied the files to the cd - copy them back
to your hard drive into a new folder and then while in OE, IMPORT the emails
into your current folders.

 

[Kath Adams]

I did a full restore on my PC. Before doing so,I backed
up my e-mail to floppy disc. After the full restore was
complete, I was not able open the e-mail once I copied it
back to Outlook Express. I get a message that tells me I
need 'Visual FoxPro Table' software to open the files.
Does anyone know if that works? What is the exact name of
the software, and where can I find it?

Thanks.

James

See the following link for all information required.
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/backup/index.htm

 

[PA Bear]

That must be one helluva floppy disk! <eg>

You cannot copy the data back into OE, you must *import* it. Furthermore,
you must import the data from your HDD: Copy the DBX files from the backup
medium to, say, a folder created for this purpose on desktop, for
convenience; Remove the Read Only attributes the files will have by default;
And now Import them into your identity via OE File>Import>Messages>OE6>from
a Store Folder>...

If you did not include Folders.dbx in the backup set, the data will not
import (properly).

References:

Backup & Restore OE Data
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/backup/index.htm
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx

OE Files & Settings
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/files/index.htm

Importing OE Data
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/faqs/how.htm#importOE5
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/faqs/how.htm#importdbx

OE Freebie Backup
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx

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