Backup Your Email Address Book - Video Tip

Submitted by Rick on December 20, 2007 - 2:47pm.

Email Tips

You can back up your address book very simply to a floppy disk or USB Flash drive and the heartache it has the potential to prevent far outweighs the thirty seconds it takes to complete the task. Follow these steps depending on the program you use:

Outlook Express Windows Mail Users

Insert USB Flash Drive
Start Outlook Express
Click the Address Book icon from the toolbar.
Click File --> Export --> Other Address Book from the menus
Choose the Text (CSV) option
Click Next
Click in the Save In box and choose your flash drive
Type "address book backup" in the File name box
Click Save
Click OK after backup completes
Pull out your disk, label it and keep it someplace safe

Windows Mail Users(Vista)

Insert USB Flash Drive
Start Windows Mail
Click File --> Export --> Windows Contacts from the menus
Choose CSV option
Click Export
Click in the Browse button and choose your flash drive
Type "address book backup" in the File name box
Click Save
Click Next
Put a checkmark in the First and Last Name fields
Click Finish
Click OK after backup completes
Pull out your disk, label it and keep it someplace safe

Thunderbird Users

Insert a USB Flash Drive
Start Thunderbird
Click Window --> Address book from the menus
Click File --> Export
Click in the Save In box and choose your flash drive
Type "address book backup" in the File name box
Click Save
Pull out the disk, label it and keep it someplace safe

AOL Users

Version less than 6.0, Start AOL, open the address book, insert a floppy or USB flash drive and use the "Save/Replace" button to save your address book.

Versions greater than 6.0 do not have the option of saving to a floppy because the address book is actually saved on AOL's computers.

Juno Users

Refer to the instructions at Juno's web site for details if you are using Juno 5.0 or earlier. Juno Platinum users can retrieve email in Outlook Express and use the instructions above.

OE Express address book backup doesn't get it all!

Submitted by Smart Computer User on September 1, 2008 - 3:49pm.

Be aware that the instructions for address book backup for Outlook Express doesn't do a complete backup. These exact instructions are posted everywhere, MS included, yet they don't tell you that this CSV backup doesn't capture any but the main identities entries...it does not get any of the sub-folders or groups. If you want ALL your addresses, begin with START>RUN> type "wab /a" before you open the Address book. Then when you follow these instructions you'll get all the addresses. You'll loose the folders and groups, but you'll get ALL the addresses.

Moving a picture from "My Pictures"

Submitted by Smart Computer User on May 17, 2008 - 8:15pm.

I have a class from HP and we are creating a business card
with a photo on it. How do I move that picture?? HELP!
I may need the voodoo bear soon!!! Thanks Sherrie Mack
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backup only Main Identity

Submitted by Smart Computer User on February 29, 2008 - 1:42pm.

I tried to export my address book via your instructions and all worked fine except only the Main Identity folder exported...not any of the sub folders. I tried selecting one of those to export and still got the Main Identity only. What's happening?

Backups

Submitted by Smart Computer User on December 24, 2007 - 12:11am.

I have found that backing up mail and address book is the easy part. (In fact backing up, in general)
My problem is restoring it. ie, I had it on a flash drive and couldnt seem to get it on to a new computer.
The address book, and the mail itself seem to be in different locations, correct? Could you please run thru the steps of reversing the backup process?

Thank you,
Anne