BACKING UP MS OUTLOOK EXPRESS

Depositit can easily backup Microsoft Outlook Express and Address Book, however certain rules must be followed for this to be done correctly.

Below are instructions and tips, which must be followed to ensure trouble free and successful backup of your information.

Disclaimer:

The following advice is based on our knowledge and experience of backing up Outlook Express and Address Book.

Please be aware that we are not the authors of this program and cannot answer specific questions related to these products. Our customer support team will only deal with the backup and restore process relating to Depositit and not the set up or import/export requirements of Outlook Express and Address Book.

Backing Up Outlook Express: Emails & Address Book

The first step to creating a backup of the e-mail folder is locating it. The easiest way to locate the folder is to:

1. Open your Outlook Express program and go to Tools > Options and select Maintenance
2. Halfway down this window there is a button on the right hand side called 'Store Folder' - click on this
3. A pop up window will appear showing you the path to where your emails are kept. Make a note of this path (which will look something like:
   C:\WINDOWS\Application Data\Identities\{1EE7E060-C5CC-
   11D4-92C5-F266BA315152}\Microsoft\Outlook Express)
4. Then click OK to close the window
5. If you cannot see the entire path (because it's too long), left click with your mouse on the path and a flashing cursor will appear, you can then move this along with the forward arrow key on your keyboard which will reveal the rest of the path

Now you know the location of your emails, you can back them up to Depositit

1. Open the Depositit software
2. Create a new definition called "my emails" (or whatever you wish to name it)

3. Click on NEW
4. Create a name for your backup (i.e. emails) and click OK
5. On the right hand side your drives should appear
6. Left click on the '+' next to your 'C' drive to open it up and then follow the path you noted down for your emails, clicking on the appropriate '+'s to drill down until you find the folder where your emails were stored. Once found PLACE A TICK IN THE BOX.
7. Go down to bottom right of the window where it says Backup Cycle and reduce this from 30 to 5*
8. On the bottom left side schedule what time and how frequently you wish your backups to run
9. Go up to the top left and click SAVE

* It is strongly recommended that all Email definitions have a reduced backup cycle, this is because your Email files will tend to double in size with each backup cycle (reduce from the default 30 to between 1 & 7).

To back up your address book

The address book in Outlook Express is usually a .wab file and can normally be located under this path:

C:\windows\application data\Microsoft\address book

If it is not located under that path

1. Open Outlook Express.
2. Open your Address Book
3. Click on 'Help'
4. Click on the Search button.
5. Click on 'About Address Book' and it will display the path to the file that you need to backup (it will end User_name.wab)

Once located, create a new definition on Depositit called, address book and you can back this up in the same way as backing up emails noted above.