Backup Outlook Express Email - Video Tip
This week's tip also applies to Windows Vista users who use Windows Mail...which is basically Outlook Express with a new name.
I still recommend that emailers save their important pictures and documents sent to them via email to a folder on their computer for easier backup (see my video tip on how to do this by clicking here), but many people also save a great deal of email and don't want to lose it. Outlook Express (Windows Mail) saves all email in files with a .dbx extension. The files are named for the folders you have created in your email, so you will see files like inbox.dbx, saved.dbx, family.dbx, etc. Whatever email folders you have created will have a corresponding .dbx file.
These files, unfortunately, are buried in the Windows files system. This week's video tip demonstrates how to locate these files on your computer so you can then copy them to flash drive (best idea) or CD/DVD.
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This is a wonderful video!
Thank you thank you, you've no idea how long I've been trying to locate the email file! I love you!
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Ernie, I believe you have a typo: concast.net, should probably be comcast.net.
Anne
copying email folder to flash drive
hi rick
i am trying to copy my ms outlook email folder to a flash drive. i was watching your video and tried to follow your instructions, but under my option tab, i can not find the maintanence button.
am i doing something wrong?
t/y in advance.
-d
Outlook vs. Outlook Express
The above video is for Outlook Express. If you are trying to back up Outlook, close Outlook, use your search function to find the outlook.pst file. That is your Outlook data. Once you find it, you can back it up to your flash drive.
Learning about Computers
I would like to purchase a video from you that would show how to use a usb flash drive to learn about computers. I am a 78 year old who has been helping Seniors learn computers at the SeniorNet Learning Center as a free volunteer.(Past 10 Years) Our biggest problem is CRS (Can't remember stuff) :) Many of them do not even have computers, so they could put a flash drive in the pewter and take it to a library to practice the lesson.If you would like more info please contact me.
Ernie Falvo ( e.falvo@concast.net)
P.S. I tried to download Yahoo e-mail tutorials on the jump drive and could just get text?
Not a good email address
Please use the "Email us" option at the top of the page to send us email. Thanks.
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