Vista - Backup of Windows Mail

How do I take backup of Windows mail onto an external hard disk or usb drive,
so that i can deleted the same from computer hard disk. Also I should be able
to see / acess these backup emails at a later date

Hi Saikat,

All Windows Mail emails are stored as separate files in the following
location:
C:\Users\[UserID]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail\Local Folder
By using the Export function in Windows Mail all of them are save/exported
as a separate email and double clicking on the . EML file will open the
message.
By deleting the emails from Windows Mail they will be also deleted from
their folders on the hard disk. You can also at any time drag and drop all
or some of this backed up emails to Windows Mail and read/edit them.

Before trying any of this, please create a backup of the folder mentiond
above.

Kind regards,
Anton Pegan
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"Saikat" <Saikat@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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See http://www.staticbackup.com/windows-mail-backup
and download the free version:
http://www.staticbackup.com/downloads.htm

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Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)


"Saikat" <Saikat@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:787AA348-8DE2-47B7-A081-23E88AD8508F@xxxxxx

If I copy on an external hard disk the entire content of the main directory
Windows Mail where windows mail store messages etc..., can I use this copy
as a backup if needed just by copying back all the files to the original
directory ? Or is a special procedure required to reinitialize or
synchronize something ?
Thanks for the info.

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