See the section on WinMail at
www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx
steve
"Chris" <chrisr.kline@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote in message
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>I am tentatively going back to OE (Now Windows Mail) after some time away.
>I try to make sure all data on my system is backed up regularly. I have
>changed my message store to a location on a separate partition, but want to
>regularly back up the mail to a separate HD and also to a thumb drive. I
>notice that the new format is just individual email files. Is it enough to
>just back up the store folders? For example, when I move to Vista final in
>a few weeks, and if I have kept a back up of the store folder, can I simply
>import the backup back into Windows Mail?
>
> I am aware of the import/export feature. The export always wants an empty
> directory, though. I want to know whether I can just copy the folder and
> then import it, or is there something different that happens when one does
> an explicit export?