backing up outlook express mail folders

You could use a simple batch file with a shortcut on your desktop. It could be a simple one-line batch file. The exact syntax would be dependent on your OS and your chosen mailbox location.

An example:

xcopy c:/path/to/file/locations/*.dbx d:/path/to/backup/location

All the .dbx files for each user should be in a single folder.

If you have 4 users, there will be 4 folders with each users .dbx files.

Depending on the version of Windows, and IE, the default folders are in a common location.
The only issue comes up when a user manually selects a different folder location.

You can find the folder location by clicking on
Tools
Options
Maintenance
Store Folder

This will display the store folder path for each user.

In Windows XP, the default path is:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook Express

In W98 with OE 5.5 or 6, the path is along the lines of
C:\Windows\Application Data\{string}Microsoft\Outlook Express
(on my XP box at the moment, so this is an approximation)

For older versions of OE, the path is
C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\{user}\

There are also programs that are designed to specifically back up OE mail files.

Chas

You can find the folder by clicking on
Tools > Options > Maintenance > Store Folder

Copy that path and paste it into a windows explorer bar..Copy the outlook express folder into the brief case in the desktop.
(incase u don't find a briesf case.Rigt click on the desktop. SHortcut> and choose Briefcase..)

After u recv some mails, u can open briefcase and synchronise the outlook express folder.

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