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Poota help please!!
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 1:26 pm
by Gromit
Ok folks - it's time to re-thingyfy my hard drive (or rather get the one I bought 12 months ago going). The computer's started to run really slowly (I de-frag it every couple or 3 months btw).
I've backed up all my address book to put on disc, and sorted out what I want to back-up from documents, pictures etc etc. Trouble is, I don't know how to back up my emails. Is it just a case of opening each one and then saving them as documents, or is it possible to do them on-masse?
Thanks for any tips from you computer-whizz Trixters.
(building valve amplifiers is far less complicated!)
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 1:47 pm
by Harry
you using outlook?
if so, (I believe) you need to use the 'archive' function. H
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 2:24 pm
by Gromit
Hi Harry - I'm using Outlook Express. I'll have a poke around and see if that has an archive function.
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 2:47 pm
by Lightrunner
or look for 'export'
I remember doing it once and there was the corresponding 'import' which worked well for me
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 2:59 pm
by JoeC
Another way is to drag/drop them to a folder on a hard drive and then save this to CD or direct to a USB memory stick. I know that you can do this for single emails but not too sure about folders within Outlook.
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 3:22 pm
by Blackal
I think you have to export the e-mail folders as .pst files.
The reason they have to be exported as .pst files (where each folder becomes a separate PST) is that it retains the attributes of each e-mail when it is re-imported to your new installation (i.e. they retain the original send/receive dates, rather than the date you copied them)
Al
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 4:20 pm
by Boxered
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 4:22 pm
by Gromit
Thanks all - the Trixters come up trumps again
Steve - you're a genius; that's perfect.
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 4:25 pm
by Boxered
Aww Shucks
Steve
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 4:32 pm
by Gromit
Boxered wrote:Aww Shucks
Steve
That doesn't mean we're an item though.
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 4:43 pm
by Boxered
How very dare you, I would NEVER go out with a Honda rider
Steve
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 7:01 pm
by hjr1100s
And just in case your harddisk might crash: build yourself a Windows Boot CD. Go here
http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/
It's freeware but you do need a Windows XP SP2 installation CD. It'll boot from your CD-drive and give you a stripped down Windows OS with a toolbox to rescue whatever data on your harddisk.
Saved me once.
HJ
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 7:12 pm
by bigblackfalco
Or buy yourself a Mac and use 'Migration Assistant'. It copies everything you need automatically. Job done.
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 7:14 pm
by Gromit
Thanks HJ.
Bailey - my dad recently bought a new Mac and won't stop harping on about it
Does look nice though.
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 7:29 pm
by BMWBob
Quite rightly too.........Macs are the business
If only Carlsberg made computers...........