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How to Restore The Bat! Mail and Other Data from a Backup Copy

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Backups are great. Especially when you need them.

Then you can say to yourself (or the shocked audience): "No problem. I have a backup. Watch me restore it in 10 seconds." With The Bat! it's that fast and easy.

Restore The Bat! Mail and Other Data from a Backup Copy

To restore The Bat! messages, contacts and other data from a backup copy:

  • Select Tools | Restore... from the menu in The Bat!.
  • Use the Add... button to select the backup file you want to restore from.
  • Optionally exclude some data from restoration under What to restore.
  • Click OK.
  • Select the accounts to process and continue with OK.
  • Close the dialog with OK when the restoration process has finished.

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