Poota help please!!

Gromit · Post by **Gromit** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 1:26 pm

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!)

Harry · Post by **Harry** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 1:47 pm

you using outlook?
if so, (I believe) you need to use the 'archive' function. H

Gromit · Post by **Gromit** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 2:24 pm

Hi Harry - I'm using Outlook Express. I'll have a poke around and see if that has an archive function.

Lightrunner · Post by **Lightrunner** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 2:47 pm

or look for 'export'
I remember doing it once and there was the corresponding 'import' which worked well for me

JoeC · Post by **JoeC** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 2:59 pm

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.

Blackal · Post by **Blackal** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 3:22 pm

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

Boxered · Post by **Boxered** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 4:20 pm

Full instructions here
http://www.pchell.com/support/backupoe.shtml

Regards

Steve

Gromit · Post by **Gromit** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 4:22 pm

Thanks all - the Trixters come up trumps again

Steve - you're a genius; that's perfect.

Boxered · Post by **Boxered** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 4:25 pm

Aww Shucks

Steve

Gromit · Post by **Gromit** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 4:32 pm

Boxered wrote:Aww Shucks

Steve

That doesn't mean we're an item though.

Boxered · Post by **Boxered** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 4:43 pm

How very dare you, I would NEVER go out with a Honda rider

Steve

hjr1100s · Post by **hjr1100s** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 7:01 pm

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

bigblackfalco · Post by **bigblackfalco** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 7:12 pm

Or buy yourself a Mac and use 'Migration Assistant'. It copies everything you need automatically. Job done.

Gromit · Post by **Gromit** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 7:14 pm

Thanks HJ.

Bailey - my dad recently bought a new Mac and won't stop harping on about it

Does look nice though.

BMWBob · Post by **BMWBob** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 7:29 pm

Quite rightly too.........Macs are the business

If only Carlsberg made computers...........