Open OEQB and click restore. The messages will be put back in their
respective folders, but only the messages since the last backup will be
added.

OEQB is not meant for archiving messages. Only as a backup should you lose
messages for some reason. OEQB should be used daily when possible. When you
use OEQB again, only the messages currently in OE will be backed up. All
others will be deleted from OEQB.

If you want to archive messages, create your own folders for this purpose.
When you read a message in the Inbox and want to save it, just drag it to
the appropriate archive folder you created. Bottom line is to try not to
delete any message you may want to see in the future.

Think of the dbx files as a vitamin capsule, and the instructions on the
label as the messages in a folder. If you want to know the ingredients, you
look at the label, (OE Folder). If you open a capsule to try to see the
ingredients, you will see a bunch of powder, but it won't make any sense
even though you are looking at what is in the capsule, (dbx file).

Hope this makes sense.

General precautions for Outlook Express:

Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They will eventually become
corrupt. Create your own user defined folders for storing mail and move your
mail to them. Empty Deleted Items folder regularly. Keep user created
folders under 100MB, and Default folders as empty as is feasible.

After you are done, follow up by compacting your folders manually while
working *offline* and do it often.

Click on Outlook Express at the top of the folder tree so no folders are
open. Then: File | Work Offline (or double click Working Online in the
Status Bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything until
the compacting is completed.

Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant layer
of protection that eats up CPUs and causes a multitude of problems such as
time-outs and account setting changes. Your up-to-date A/V program will
continue to protect you sufficiently. For more, see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

In Tools | Options | Maintenance: Uncheck Compact messages in background and
leave it unchecked. {N/A if running XP/SP2}.

And backup often.

Backup & Resto
http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/

This is a great two click program:

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB)
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

"ColTom2" wrote in message
...
Hi Bruce:

Let me start all over with what I had in mind. Suppose I used your
reference Quick Back Up program (which I have) and backed up all my OE
files for 13 Aug 07. Say two weeks from now I have deleted emails that I
had in my Inbox or for that matter Saved Incoming Mail and I want to just
look at the specific emails that I had in these folders on the back up
date.

I have all the files saved as .DBX files so now two weeks later how can I
view the specific emails that were in these folders on the back up date
and read them.

Thanks

Col Tom


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Unless you purchase a tool like PA Bear suggested, you /must/ have a
corresponding folder for the dbx file in OE.

When you say:

"Suppose I want to also open Inbox .DBX files i.e.?"

Can't you open the Inbox in OE? The dbx files store unreadable
information that lets you see what is in a folder in OE.

If you have a dbx file and do not have a corresponding folder in OE, then
do this:

First, make sure it isn't in Deleted Items. If not, see if the dbx file
for the folder still exists in the message store and manually restore it
as follows.

In Windows Explorer, click on the dbx file for the missing folder and
drag it to the Desktop. Open OE and create a folder with the *exact* same
name as the one on your Desktop. Open the new folder and then close OE.
Go back to Windows Explorer and Click Desktop and drag the file from the
Desktop to the OE store folder that you clicked on to reveal the .dbx
files. Prompt - "Do you want to overwrite......."? Click Yes.

If you are trying to open a dbx file for a folder that is already in OE,
the point is moot. Even if you could open it, it would only show you the
messages that are already in the corresponding folder in OE. There is
nothing more to see.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

"ColTom2" wrote in message
...
Hi Bruce:

I have two folders that are User Created named Saved Incoming Mail and
Saved Outgoing Mail that are .DBX files.
I don't comprehend the difference in opening any .DBX file.... User
Created or not.

Suppose I want to also open Inbox .DBX files i.e.?

You will have to pardon my ignorance in this matter.

Thanks,

Col Tom


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Do you have a folder in OE for the dbx file you want to open? What is
the name of the dbx file, i.e. Saved Mail.dbx? User created?
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

"ColTom2" wrote in message
...
Hi Bruce:

I have installed the recommended program and it seems to very easy to
back up all your Outlook Express files.Ricky's posting also
recommended this program.

I still have a problem trying to open a .DBX file and I know that OE
is the only program that will read them, but when I try and open a
.DBX file OE is not a program offered. So please tell me in detail how
I can open a .DBX file.

Thanks to you and all.....

Col Tom


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
The only program that will read dbx files is Outlook Express.

I use and suggest this for daily backup.

This is a great two click program:

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB) Disregard what is written in red.
It applies to another program.
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx

General precautions for Outlook Express:

Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They will eventually
become corrupt. Create your own user defined folders for storing mail
and move your mail to them. Empty Deleted Items folder regularly.
Keep user created folders under 100MB, and Default folders as empty
as is feasible.

After you are done, follow up by compacting your folders manually
while working *offline* and do it often.

Click on Outlook Express at the top of the folder tree so no folders
are open. Then: File | Work Offline (or double click Working Online
in the Status Bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch
anything until the compacting is completed.

Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a
redundant layer of protection that eats up CPUs and causes a
multitude of problems such as time-outs and account setting changes.
Your up-to-date A/V program will continue to protect you
sufficiently. For more, see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

In Tools | Options | Maintenance: Uncheck Compact messages in
background and leave it unchecked. {N/A if running XP/SP2}.

And backup often.

Backup & Resto
http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

"ColTom2" wrote in message
...
Hi:

What is the easiest and best way to back up all email folders
within OE6 and what procedures would you use to restore selected
emails or folders?

Also is there freeware available that will open .DBX files
individually?

I recently had to reformat my computer and I lost all my emails
because I had not backed them up.

Thanks

Thanks Bruce!


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Open OEQB and click restore. The messages will be put back in their
respective folders, but only the messages since the last backup will be
added.

OEQB is not meant for archiving messages. Only as a backup should you lose
messages for some reason. OEQB should be used daily when possible. When
you use OEQB again, only the messages currently in OE will be backed up.
All others will be deleted from OEQB.

If you want to archive messages, create your own folders for this purpose.
When you read a message in the Inbox and want to save it, just drag it to
the appropriate archive folder you created. Bottom line is to try not to
delete any message you may want to see in the future.

Think of the dbx files as a vitamin capsule, and the instructions on the
label as the messages in a folder. If you want to know the ingredients,
you look at the label, (OE Folder). If you open a capsule to try to see
the ingredients, you will see a bunch of powder, but it won't make any
sense even though you are looking at what is in the capsule, (dbx file).

Hope this makes sense.

General precautions for Outlook Express:

Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They will eventually become
corrupt. Create your own user defined folders for storing mail and move
your mail to them. Empty Deleted Items folder regularly. Keep user created
folders under 100MB, and Default folders as empty as is feasible.

After you are done, follow up by compacting your folders manually while
working *offline* and do it often.

Click on Outlook Express at the top of the folder tree so no folders are
open. Then: File | Work Offline (or double click Working Online in the
Status Bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything
until the compacting is completed.

Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant
layer of protection that eats up CPUs and causes a multitude of problems
such as time-outs and account setting changes. Your up-to-date A/V program
will continue to protect you sufficiently. For more, see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

In Tools | Options | Maintenance: Uncheck Compact messages in background
and leave it unchecked. {N/A if running XP/SP2}.

And backup often.

Backup & Resto
http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/

This is a great two click program:

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB)
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

"ColTom2" wrote in message
...
Hi Bruce:

Let me start all over with what I had in mind. Suppose I used your
reference Quick Back Up program (which I have) and backed up all my OE
files for 13 Aug 07. Say two weeks from now I have deleted emails that I
had in my Inbox or for that matter Saved Incoming Mail and I want to just
look at the specific emails that I had in these folders on the back up
date.

I have all the files saved as .DBX files so now two weeks later how can
I view the specific emails that were in these folders on the back up date
and read them.

Thanks

Col Tom


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Unless you purchase a tool like PA Bear suggested, you /must/ have a
corresponding folder for the dbx file in OE.

When you say:

"Suppose I want to also open Inbox .DBX files i.e.?"

Can't you open the Inbox in OE? The dbx files store unreadable
information that lets you see what is in a folder in OE.

If you have a dbx file and do not have a corresponding folder in OE,
then do this:

First, make sure it isn't in Deleted Items. If not, see if the dbx file
for the folder still exists in the message store and manually restore it
as follows.

In Windows Explorer, click on the dbx file for the missing folder and
drag it to the Desktop. Open OE and create a folder with the *exact*
same name as the one on your Desktop. Open the new folder and then close
OE. Go back to Windows Explorer and Click Desktop and drag the file from
the Desktop to the OE store folder that you clicked on to reveal the
.dbx files. Prompt - "Do you want to overwrite......."? Click Yes.

If you are trying to open a dbx file for a folder that is already in OE,
the point is moot. Even if you could open it, it would only show you the
messages that are already in the corresponding folder in OE. There is
nothing more to see.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

"ColTom2" wrote in message
...
Hi Bruce:

I have two folders that are User Created named Saved Incoming Mail and
Saved Outgoing Mail that are .DBX files.
I don't comprehend the difference in opening any .DBX file.... User
Created or not.

Suppose I want to also open Inbox .DBX files i.e.?

You will have to pardon my ignorance in this matter.

Thanks,

Col Tom


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Do you have a folder in OE for the dbx file you want to open? What is
the name of the dbx file, i.e. Saved Mail.dbx? User created?
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

"ColTom2" wrote in message
...
Hi Bruce:

I have installed the recommended program and it seems to very easy
to back up all your Outlook Express files.Ricky's posting also
recommended this program.

I still have a problem trying to open a .DBX file and I know that OE
is the only program that will read them, but when I try and open a
.DBX file OE is not a program offered. So please tell me in detail
how I can open a .DBX file.

Thanks to you and all.....

Col Tom


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
The only program that will read dbx files is Outlook Express.

I use and suggest this for daily backup.

This is a great two click program:

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB) Disregard what is written in
red. It applies to another program.
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx

General precautions for Outlook Express:

Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They will eventually
become corrupt. Create your own user defined folders for storing
mail and move your mail to them. Empty Deleted Items folder
regularly. Keep user created folders under 100MB, and Default
folders as empty as is feasible.

After you are done, follow up by compacting your folders manually
while working *offline* and do it often.

Click on Outlook Express at the top of the folder tree so no folders
are open. Then: File | Work Offline (or double click Working Online
in the Status Bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch
anything until the compacting is completed.

Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a
redundant layer of protection that eats up CPUs and causes a
multitude of problems such as time-outs and account setting changes.
Your up-to-date A/V program will continue to protect you
sufficiently. For more, see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

In Tools | Options | Maintenance: Uncheck Compact messages in
background and leave it unchecked. {N/A if running XP/SP2}.

And backup often.

Backup & Resto
http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

"ColTom2" wrote in message
...
Hi:

What is the easiest and best way to back up all email folders
within OE6 and what procedures would you use to restore selected
emails or folders?

Also is there freeware available that will open .DBX files
individually?

I recently had to reformat my computer and I lost all my emails
because I had not backed them up.

Thanks

You're welcome.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

"ColTom2" wrote in message
...
Thanks Bruce!


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Open OEQB and click restore. The messages will be put back in their
respective folders, but only the messages since the last backup will be
added.

OEQB is not meant for archiving messages. Only as a backup should you
lose messages for some reason. OEQB should be used daily when possible.
When you use OEQB again, only the messages currently in OE will be backed
up. All others will be deleted from OEQB.

If you want to archive messages, create your own folders for this
purpose. When you read a message in the Inbox and want to save it, just
drag it to the appropriate archive folder you created. Bottom line is to
try not to delete any message you may want to see in the future.

Think of the dbx files as a vitamin capsule, and the instructions on the
label as the messages in a folder. If you want to know the ingredients,
you look at the label, (OE Folder). If you open a capsule to try to see
the ingredients, you will see a bunch of powder, but it won't make any
sense even though you are looking at what is in the capsule, (dbx file).

Hope this makes sense.

General precautions for Outlook Express:

Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They will eventually become
corrupt. Create your own user defined folders for storing mail and move
your mail to them. Empty Deleted Items folder regularly. Keep user
created folders under 100MB, and Default folders as empty as is feasible.

After you are done, follow up by compacting your folders manually while
working *offline* and do it often.

Click on Outlook Express at the top of the folder tree so no folders are
open. Then: File | Work Offline (or double click Working Online in the
Status Bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything
until the compacting is completed.

Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a redundant
layer of protection that eats up CPUs and causes a multitude of problems
such as time-outs and account setting changes. Your up-to-date A/V
program will continue to protect you sufficiently. For more, see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

In Tools | Options | Maintenance: Uncheck Compact messages in background
and leave it unchecked. {N/A if running XP/SP2}.

And backup often.

Backup & Resto
http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/

This is a great two click program:

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB)
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

"ColTom2" wrote in message
...
Hi Bruce:

Let me start all over with what I had in mind. Suppose I used your
reference Quick Back Up program (which I have) and backed up all my OE
files for 13 Aug 07. Say two weeks from now I have deleted emails that I
had in my Inbox or for that matter Saved Incoming Mail and I want to
just look at the specific emails that I had in these folders on the back
up date.

I have all the files saved as .DBX files so now two weeks later how can
I view the specific emails that were in these folders on the back up
date and read them.

Thanks

Col Tom


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Unless you purchase a tool like PA Bear suggested, you /must/ have a
corresponding folder for the dbx file in OE.

When you say:

"Suppose I want to also open Inbox .DBX files i.e.?"

Can't you open the Inbox in OE? The dbx files store unreadable
information that lets you see what is in a folder in OE.

If you have a dbx file and do not have a corresponding folder in OE,
then do this:

First, make sure it isn't in Deleted Items. If not, see if the dbx file
for the folder still exists in the message store and manually restore
it as follows.

In Windows Explorer, click on the dbx file for the missing folder and
drag it to the Desktop. Open OE and create a folder with the *exact*
same name as the one on your Desktop. Open the new folder and then
close OE. Go back to Windows Explorer and Click Desktop and drag the
file from the Desktop to the OE store folder that you clicked on to
reveal the .dbx files. Prompt - "Do you want to overwrite......."?
Click Yes.

If you are trying to open a dbx file for a folder that is already in
OE, the point is moot. Even if you could open it, it would only show
you the messages that are already in the corresponding folder in OE.
There is nothing more to see.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

"ColTom2" wrote in message
...
Hi Bruce:

I have two folders that are User Created named Saved Incoming Mail
and Saved Outgoing Mail that are .DBX files.
I don't comprehend the difference in opening any .DBX file.... User
Created or not.

Suppose I want to also open Inbox .DBX files i.e.?

You will have to pardon my ignorance in this matter.

Thanks,

Col Tom


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Do you have a folder in OE for the dbx file you want to open? What is
the name of the dbx file, i.e. Saved Mail.dbx? User created?
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

"ColTom2" wrote in message
...
Hi Bruce:

I have installed the recommended program and it seems to very easy
to back up all your Outlook Express files.Ricky's posting also
recommended this program.

I still have a problem trying to open a .DBX file and I know that
OE is the only program that will read them, but when I try and open
a .DBX file OE is not a program offered. So please tell me in detail
how I can open a .DBX file.

Thanks to you and all.....

Col Tom


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
The only program that will read dbx files is Outlook Express.

I use and suggest this for daily backup.

This is a great two click program:

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB) Disregard what is written in
red. It applies to another program.
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx

General precautions for Outlook Express:

Do not archive mail in default OE folders. They will eventually
become corrupt. Create your own user defined folders for storing
mail and move your mail to them. Empty Deleted Items folder
regularly. Keep user created folders under 100MB, and Default
folders as empty as is feasible.

After you are done, follow up by compacting your folders manually
while working *offline* and do it often.

Click on Outlook Express at the top of the folder tree so no
folders are open. Then: File | Work Offline (or double click
Working Online in the Status Bar). File | Folder | Compact all
folders. Don't touch anything until the compacting is completed.

Turn off e-mail scanning in your anti-virus program. It is a
redundant layer of protection that eats up CPUs and causes a
multitude of problems such as time-outs and account setting
changes. Your up-to-date A/V program will continue to protect you
sufficiently. For more, see:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

In Tools | Options | Maintenance: Uncheck Compact messages in
background and leave it unchecked. {N/A if running XP/SP2}.

And backup often.

Backup & Resto
http://www.insideoutlookexpress.com/backup/
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

"ColTom2" wrote in message
...
Hi:

What is the easiest and best way to back up all email folders
within OE6 and what procedures would you use to restore selected
emails or folders?

Also is there freeware available that will open .DBX files
individually?

I recently had to reformat my computer and I lost all my emails
because I had not backed them up.

Thanks