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New Computer - Old Email, or How to Back up and Transfer Your Email
By Ron Barrett

Backing up your emails is not only a good idea to do on a regular basis, just in case, but it is also a good idea to do if you are going to be purchasing a new computer. Once you have the new computer up and running you will probably want to transfer your old emails to it. In this article I will show you how to do that.

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James Bizer writes:

Subject: Email transfer problem

I had a drive crash some time ago on my Dell Dimension 4300. Through a data-recovery operation, I salvaged the contents of the dead drive on DVD. I found your article on restoring old emails from Outlook Express 6. I followed all your instructions carefully (and found the .dbx directories on the DVD.) When I browse to that location in the Outlook Express Import Wizard, it says there are no folders or that another application is using the files (which is clearly not the case.) I'm stumped - any suggestions?

Thanks, James Bizer

Comment provided June 15, 2008 at 9:22 pm

Marcelle Belec writes:

Subject: Transfering emails to new computer

Thanks! It worked! You are very good at explaining!

Comment provided May 16, 2009 at 3:16 pm

Maha Khan writes:

Subject: transferring old emails into a new computer

Thank you - your step-by-step instructions were incredible!!! I am still in awe of the fact that I was able to transfer all my folders into my new computer - all my myself - and without a single hair-on-my-arm raising moment!

Comment provided September 14, 2009 at 9:22 pm