Ref : EHA/End User Self Help/Common IT Services setup
Ref: Email: Backup & Restore (POP)
.
Open Outlook Express and click on Tools > Accounts
Warning: The next step is a serious security risk. If you follow it, you are requested to save the .iaf file in a safe location and destroy it after restore. This file contains your account details and password. If it falls into the wrong hands, your email account can be setup on another computer and emails can be sent/received on your behalf to impersonate you or violate your privacy by downloading an unauthorized copy of your email. The safer option is to delete the account shown in the next screen shot by clicking the remove button after you have written down all your email settings (Click properties to get the settings)
{READ WARNING ABOVE} then click on the Mail Tab, then on your account and on export. The .iaf file it generates stores your email account information.
Go to Tools again and this time click on Options
Click on the Maintenance tab and click the store folder button
Carefully copy the full path from the pop-up window
Click on the Windows Start Button > Click Run and paste the path and click OK.
Click the icon for moving up one folder in the directory tree
Make Sure Outlook Express is closed and copy this folder to a safe location. This is the backup of your messages & folders
Click the Addesses Icon in the main Outlook Express window
In the Address Book. Click on File > Export > Address Book (WAB) and save the .wab file. This is your address book backup
Save all the three backups to a common folder and save it in 2 or 3 locations before you do something to your original system. It is always a good idea to right click the folder and click on properties and compare the sizes of the folder on all the backed up locations.
The backups you took were as follows:
You can find the restore instructions for Outlook Express here
If you would like to make a comment, please fill out the form below.
