How do I backup my Outlook Express email?

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Hard drive. Anything "stored" only in memory is lost when you turn off yoru
computer.

Leo

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Gave me the missing .dot information needed to find missing emails.
Thank you.

For some strange reason I am no longer able to delete any of the messages in my "INBOX" the delete button seems to be broken and I cannot use the keyboard either, nor right click to delete. What did I do to cause this and how can I repair it?

to see local settings folder, you have to view hidden folders.my documents/tools/folder options/view/show hidden folders. then click ok. then you follow as above instructed by leo and youl see the outlook expres folder containing your email files. hope that hellps .

all the best

Pat Gunn.

I backed up outlook express and it saved the files as .tib, I cannot open them. nothing I do will work. I build my own PC's so I do know a bit about software...etc. some of those files are over 2gbs, so I am talking about alot of emails!
please help. seems that MS gave up on those .tib extentions and left alot of us in the dark.
I really hate BILL!!!!

there is no maintance tab in the tools menu

I have been working on this issue for more than a week and close to hanging myself (not really)

1. a week ago my outlook express crashed and compacted all my folders--the folders were left but all the emails were gone

2. I found all the dbx files in tact and tried to reimport them several ways

*from creating a new identity and moving them there (after deleting folders.dbx, etc)

3. outlook reads my folders--but not my emails

4. today outlook decided to delete all my inbox emails which i also found as dbx file

5. downloaded thunderbird to say bye bye and convert dbx files into eml files (but the programs they suggest do not work)

6. downloaded some restore programs that show some of the dbx folders and all emails while others say--no emails (even though the corresponding dbx files are huge and obviously have the emails)

I am very desperate and have no idea what to do anymore. I am not a techie and just going nuts trying to figure out solution

I literally followed like 20 how tos from different forums an dnothing helps

If someone out there can be kind enough to really find a way for this to work, please let me know (including any open source or free dbx to eml converters so i can use thunderbird)

Thank you for your post.
I want to know how can i restore this file in windows mail at Windows Vista.

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