| Most WindowsÂ(R) users should be familiar | | | | WinBackup also locates and backups your address |
| with MicrosoftÂ(R) Outlook Express. This | | | | book which if often not included in the email |
| email program is usually installed with the Windows | | | | folder. |
| operating system and is probably among the | | | | Backing up your emails |
| most commonly used email program today. While | | | | After locating the email folder you could include |
| using Outlook Express is fairly easy, finding and | | | | this folder in backups to backup your emails. Make |
| backing up the emails can be a little more | | | | sure that your backup program does not try to |
| complicated; it is important to know and Learn | | | | lock the files while running a backup since this will |
| Outlook and Outlook Express. Since there is a | | | | cause file-sharing problems whenever Outlook |
| large number of files and folders on a normal | | | | Express is running. If you are using WinBackup this |
| computer running Windows the first problem is to | | | | should not be a problem since WinBackup does |
| find the files containing your emails. Outlook | | | | not attempt to lock files and can therefore |
| Express stores emails in .dbx files and there might | | | | backup your emails while outlook is running |
| be several different dbx files depending on how | | | | without causing any file sharing problems. You can |
| many email folders you have created in Outlook | | | | also try to copy the emails to a new folder |
| Express. If you are using Windows 98 you can | | | | before running a backup to avoid file-sharing |
| probably locate your emails somewhere in the | | | | problems, or you could simply close Outlook |
| Windows directory. In Windows 2000 emails are | | | | Express whenever a backup operation is started. |
| usually stored somewhere in the user data folder. | | | | Restoring your emails |
| Locating the email store folder | | | | To restore your emails, locate the email folder as |
| Locating where your emails are stored is one of | | | | described above and restore the email files to this |
| the first steps to take to learn Outlook and | | | | folder. If you have reinstalled Windows you might |
| Outlook Express. The easiest way to find out | | | | have to restore the files to a different folder that |
| exactly where your emails are stored is to start | | | | could possibly cause some problems. If you are |
| Outlook Express, go to the tools menu and open | | | | using WinBackup you can simply select the emails |
| the options dialog. In the option dialog select the | | | | item on the restore page. WinBackup will |
| maintenance page and click on the Store Folder | | | | automatically find the email folder and restore |
| button. Here you can find the path to the folder | | | | your emails. WinBackup can also restore your |
| containing your emails. To open the folder, copy | | | | address book if you select this icon on the |
| the path and paste in the address field of the | | | | restore page. When restoring emails it is |
| windows file manager. You should see a number | | | | important to realize that any existing emails will be |
| of dbx files and possibly some other files too. | | | | removed unless they are located in folders that |
| When using WinBackup you can simply skip this | | | | do not exist in the backup. |
| step since WinBackup automatically finds your | | | | Microsoft, Outlook, and Windows are registered |
| emails and adds an email icon to User Data | | | | trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. |
| section if you are using Outlook Express. | | | | and/or other countries. |