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Thread ID: 58492	2005-06-02 08:46:00	Nero BackItUp and Outlook Express	Misty (368)	Press F1

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360580	2005-06-02 08:46:00	I use Nero BackItUp for (you guessed it !) - backups. I have read elsewhere that a good way to backup Outlook Express is to "export" from that program. However if I do this my backups end up in two different ways of preserving the information. Should I ignore using "export" and do all my backups in Nero BackItUp ? Or is export safer please ? Misty :illogical	Misty (368)
360581	2005-06-04 00:43:00	>bump<	Misty (368)
360582	2005-06-04 00:55:00	I would try something like this but it isnt free www.genie-soft.com	Speedy Gonzales (78)
360583	2005-06-04 01:08:00	I don't use any backup program but just copy the the files I want backed up to my second hard drive and burn to CD when I remember. My OE emails get backed up by copying the .dbx files which get copied back to replace the OE default files when required. I don't mess around with importing and exporting at all since I have half a dozen folders within OE and as long as all the .dbx files are backed up things are sweet. The other method you could use is Metla's one of creating a folder on your desktop, "Emails", and dragging all your emails into it from OE and backing up that Emails folder. At least I think that's how Metla said he did it... you might need to do a search to verify that one. :p Not sure if that answers your question or not since you specifically mentioned Nero BackItUp. :confused:	FoxyMX (5)
360584	2005-06-04 01:09:00	Have you tried the Transfer Wizard which is part of XP Backup Outlook Express (OE) Email and transfer settings to another PC with the XP File and Settings Transfer Wizard 1. Start the XP File and Settings Transfer Wizard Go to ALL PROGRAMS > ACCESSORIES > SYSTEM TOOLS > FILES AND SETTINGS TRANSFER WIZARD	Safari (3993)
360585	2005-06-04 01:34:00	Be careful recommending using that Wizard, Safari. I know of a couple of people who relied on it and lost all their data when they tried restoring it back again after a reformat. As always, backups are NOT backups unless they have been tested and verified as working first.	FoxyMX (5)
360586	2005-06-04 01:44:00	I wasn't recommending it I was just asking if they had tried it as another option. Do you really think MS would include this in XP if it didn't work. Most likely the people who had the trouble did not follow the instructions. How could they loose data if the saved it to a CD	Safari (3993)
360587	2005-06-04 02:13:00	I have no idea how the data was lost, it just was . As for why MS includes it if it doesn't work, there are a number of things that can break in Windows causing the loss of data when things go wrong . One example is that if a user's profile gets corrupted all the contents of My Documents can be kissed goodbye . I store my data elsewhere, on a different partition - in fact on a different hard drive, for that very reason . You can start your anti-Windows rant now . ;)	FoxyMX (5)
360588	2005-06-07 08:14:00	I don't use any backup program but just copy the the files I want backed up to my second hard drive and burn to CD when I remember. I don't mess around with importing and exporting at all Hi Foxy I used to backup sometimes only using copy and feel a lot more comfortable in doing that. Think I will do that and also, say every second time use NeroBackItUp. In using any backup for my photos I am a bit worried that I will lose definition. Have seen it said (authoritatively !) that once JPEG files are backed up, then they do not recover fully - because of the compression. Thanks Misty :D	Misty (368)
360589	2005-06-08 10:45:00	In using any backup for my photos I am a bit worried that I will lose definition. Have seen it said (authoritatively !) that once JPEG files are backed up, then they do not recover fully - because of the compression. Hi Misty, You might be interested in this page (graphicssoft.about.com) which explains a lot about JPEGs and loss of quality when opened and saved. It should put your mind at rest.	FoxyMX (5)
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