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Outlook Express Tips, Tricks and Secrets for Backup and Restore

All those wonderful emails in Outlook Express and all those important contacts in your address book, they can be lost to a hard disk crash in an instant — unless you have backup copies. Find out how to back up your Outlook Express data, and how to restore from the backup safely.
How to Back Up or Copy Mail Files in Outlook Express
Trusting your computer is good, but regular backups are much better. They help you avoid losing any of your important emails. Here's how to create a backup copy of all your Outlook Express folders and messages easily.
Back Up Your Outlook Express Mail Files Automatically
Never forget to back up your emails again! This simple, but effective batch file will copy all your Outlook Express folders and messages comfortably, and you can schedule it to do it automatically.
How to Back Up or Copy Your Outlook Express Address Book
Make sure you never lose your important Outlook Express contacts.
How to Back Up or Copy Your Outlook Express Blocked Senders List
Create a backup of your blocked senders in Outlook Express, or carry them with you to a new computer.
How to Back Up or Copy Your Outlook Express Mail Rules
Save a backup copy of your Outlook Express mail filters, or transfer them to a different computer.
How to Back Up or Copy Individual Messages with Outlook Express
Backing up your precious emails and exporting them as .eml files becomes a drag and drop activity in Outlook Express.
Restore Outlook Express Mail Folders from a Backup Copy
Import your folders and messages from a backup copy in Outlook Express.
How to Restore or Import Outlook Express Address Book Data
Restore the Outlook Express address book from your backup copy (and restore old friendships, too).
Import or Restore Outlook Express Mail Rules
Get all your fine Outlook Express mail filters back.
How to Identify Your Outlook Express Store Folder
Locate the folder where Outlook Express keeps your email messages.
Leave a Backup of Mail at the Server with Outlook Express
Make Outlook Express keep a copy of each message it downloads on the server for later re-retrieval.
How to Keep Mail at Server Several Days with Outlook Express
Combine the advantages of having Outlook Express leave a copy of your mail at the server with a minimized risk that your account gets clogged up with mail.

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