Outlook Express Backup how to

[MarianP]

Hello,

I need to upgrade from Windows Me to Windows Xp, anyone can please tell me how can I backup everything in Outlook Express for an easy restore after reinstalling Windows?

 

[Raffaz]

You have got a few options, you could just do an upgrade of the OS, that will leave everything intact.

Ya could do this (taken from help files in outlook)
To compact and back up e-mail folders

Select an e-mail folder.
On the File menu, point to Folder, and then click Compact.
To back up the folder, find the folder file, and then copy it to a backup folder, floppy disk, or network drive. Outlook Express e-mail folders have a .dbx extension (for example, "Sent Items.dbx").
Notes

You also have the option of using the file and transfer settings wizard or USMT. Details here
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/deploy/mgrtfset.mspx

 

[MarianP]

Hello,

Thank you for the reply. I did some searches on the net and found a program that does what I want:
Outlook Express Backup Genie

 

[Raffaz]

Looks like a canny program, just one downside is that its not free. All the options above are, just a thought.

 

[Atomic Rooster]

How to back up and recover Outlook Express data