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It's inevitable; at some point you'll need to restore your email folders. Maybe you had an accidental hard drive crash, or maybe you mistakenly deleted a chunk of your inbox. You'll need to access that email backup file you made for just this occasion. You did make that email backup, right? Of course you did. But even if you didn't, your email program may have stored a copy of your email folders somewhere on your hard drive. If you can locate it, you can restore your folders from that copy.
Access your external hard drive or the CD or DVD on which you stored your most recent email backup file.
Manually locate your program's default backup file, if there is one. Most email data files are found in the application's folder on the hard drive. Check your program's help file or website to locate your backup file. Not all email programs create automatic backup files.
Open your email client and find the "Import" function. It's usually under the "File" menu. If you don't see an import option, you'll have to manually restore the files.
Import the backup email files by following the wizard that launched in the previous step. If you're manually restoring files from a disk, copy the backup files into the correct user profile folder. You may need to reference your help file or program website to find out exactly where to copy it.
Look for a check box in the import wizard that says "do not import duplicate copies." Check this, if applicable, and complete the wizard.
Check your email program to make sure your folders are restored, and create a new backup file on a regular basis.
Access your external hard drive or the CD or DVD on which you stored your most recent email backup file.
Manually locate your program's default backup file, if there is one. Most email data files are found in the application's folder on the hard drive. Check your program's help file or website to locate your backup file. Not all email programs create automatic backup files.
Open your email client and find the "Import" function. It's usually under the "File" menu. If you don't see an import option, you'll have to manually restore the files.
Import the backup email files by following the wizard that launched in the previous step. If you're manually restoring files from a disk, copy the backup files into the correct user profile folder. You may need to reference your help file or program website to find out exactly where to copy it.
Look for a check box in the import wizard that says "do not import duplicate copies." Check this, if applicable, and complete the wizard.
Check your email program to make sure your folders are restored, and create a new backup file on a regular basis.
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