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How to Back Up or Copy Your Eudora for Windows Address Book

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The people we know are no less than the essential ingredient of life. If you lose your Eudora address book, you may lose part of your life.

To be prepared for this worst case, it's a good idea to keep a backup copy of your Eudora address book somewhere.

Back Up or Copy Your Eudora for Windows Address Book

To create a backup copy of your Eudora address book:

  • Open your Eudora folder in Windows Explorer first.
  • Highlight the file named "NNdbase.txt" and the "Nickname" folder.
    • If you also want to back up or copy the auto-complete addresses not in your Eudora address book, highlight "History.lst" as well.
  • Choose File | Copy from the menu.
  • Now open the folder where you want to put the backup copy in Explorer
  • Select Edit | Paste from the menu.

That's all there is to backing up your Eudora address book in a safe place. Now your backup copy is ready to be recovered when you need it.

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