How to backup Outlook Express

[Atilla]

Hello Everybody,

Recently i have bought a new computer and i would like to move all my Outlook Express mail from the old pc to the new one. I know how to move the folders but the problem is that i don't know know how to copy signatures, rules, settings, and contacts from my old pc to new pc. Do any one knows how can i do so? Kindly suggest me your views on this issue. Any information on this would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

[Eric B]

Follow the below steps.

Step 1: Copy message files to a backup folder

Step A: Locate the Store folder

1. Start Outlook Express.
2. Click Tools, and then click Options.
3. On the Maintenance tab, click Store Folder.
4. In the Store Location dialog box, copy the store location. To do this, follow these steps:
1. Put the mouse pointer at one end of the box under the Your personal message store is located in the following folder box.
2. Press and hold the left mouse button, and then drag the mouse pointer across the Your personal message store is located in the following folder box.
3. Press CTRL+C to copy the location.
5. Click Cancel, and then click Cancel again to close the dialog box.

Step B: Copy the contents of the Store folder

1. Click Start, click Run, press CTRL+V, and then click OK.
2. On the Edit menu, click Select All.
3. On the Edit menu, click Copy, and then close the window.

Step C: Create a backup folder

1. Right-click any empty area on your desktop, click New, and then click Folder.
2. Type Mail Backup for the folder name, and then press ENTER.

Step D: Paste the contents of the Store folder into the backup folder

1. Double-click the Mail Backup folder to open it.
2. Right-click inside the Mail Backup folder window, and then click Paste.

[Glenny]

Copy the entire folder that contains the .mbx files to another folder:

1. Quit Outlook Express.
2. Create a new folder to store the idx, .mbx, and Folders.nch files in. For example: C:\Backup
3. To locate the mail message store folder of Outlook Express 4, click Start, point to Find, and then click Files Or Folders.
4. In the Named box, type *.mbx, and then click Find Now. Note the location of the Inbox.mbx file in the In Folder column of the search results. These folders are usually found in a location such as:

• drive:\Program Files\Outlook Express\username\Mail
• drive:\Windows\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook Express\Mail
• drive:\Windows\Profiles\username\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook Express\Mail

[JonathanD]

Data about your mail and news accounts are stored in the registry key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Account Manager. To save this data, start RegEdit and select that key in the left-hand pane. Then from the menu select Registry--> Export Registry File. Save the file to a name like "outlook.reg".

Restore (if necessary) To restore the account settings, right-click the .REG file and select Merge.

Note: As an alternative, you can save the data one account at a time through Outlook Express: click Tools--> Accounts--> Export and specify the name of the file to save the settings. Be sure to save this information for every account.

[Macarenas]

To make a backup copy of your Outlook Express mail account:

1. On the Tools menu, click Accounts.
2. On the Mail tab, click the mail account that you want to export, and then click Export.
3. In the Save In box, locate the Mail Backup folder on your desktop, and then click Save.
4. Repeat these steps for each mail account that you want to export.
5. Click Close.

To make a backup copy of your Outlook Express news accounts:

1. On the Tools menu, click Accounts.
2. On the News tab, click the news account that you want to export, and then click Export.
3. In the Save In box, use locate the Mail Backup folder on your desktop, and then click Save.
4. Repeat these steps for each news account that you want to export.
5. Click Close.