Windows mail export error

[Morsky]

I have followed the export direction posted by several people here and am
recieving an error when exporting emails to an external hard drive. I am
using Windows Vista 32bit and Windows Mail

What I am doing in Windows Mail:

File > Export > Messages > Microsoft Windows Mail
Browsing to my external hard drive and selecting a pre-created folder.

Selected folders > choosing one of many folders.

The I recieve the Message export has failed.
An error has occured.


ANy idea what I am doing wrong?

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Export to an empty folder on your computer's hard drive. Then
copy that to your external drive.
Windows Mail does not like to export to external devices.

 

[Guest]

I have followed the export direction posted by several people here and am
recieving an error when exporting emails to an external hard drive. I am
using Windows Vista 32bit and Windows Mail

What I am doing in Windows Mail:

File > Export > Messages > Microsoft Windows Mail
Browsing to my external hard drive and selecting a pre-created folder.

Selected folders > choosing one of many folders.

The I recieve the Message export has failed.
An error has occured.


ANy idea what I am doing wrong?

Windows Mail often has problems reading or writing external drives.
Try exporting it to a previously empty directory you create on your
hard drive, then copying that entire directory to your external drive.

 

[Morsky]

Exactly the problem, all my email folder exported with ease to a folder on
the desktop then I copied that folder over to the external. Now I can load up
my other computer as another back up.

Thanks a ton guys!

 

[Guest]

You're welcome.

Exactly the problem, all my email folder exported with ease to a folder on
the desktop then I copied that folder over to the external. Now I can load
up
my other computer as another back up.

Thanks a ton guys!