Backup Windows Mail Email Easily

This article pertains to Windows Mail and Outlook Express 6 Data. This article does not tell you how to create a backup, but how to more easily backup your email message using the procedure set forth in our previous article: Schedule Your Backups.

Create An Email Folder

In our previous article Schedule Your Backups we advised that you "Have One Location You Backup From". In that one location, create a Folder for backing up your emails.

Update Email Client Storage

When in Windows Mail, go to Tools->Options. In the dialog that opens, go to the Advanced tab. From there, click on the Maintenance button. Then, click on the Store Folder... button. In the dialog that opens you will see the current path where your email is stored. You can change this path to the folder you just created by clicking the Change... button.
The procedure for performing this in Outlook Express 6 is pretty much the same. Go to Tools->Options, click on Maintenance, click on Store Folder....

May Have To Copy Current Files

If you've changed the path to the new folder you may have to copy your old email files to the new path (if you have any old email files) and make sure your email client finds them alright.

Back Up Files

Now, if you follow the advice of our Schedule Your Backups article and backup your entire folder, the emails will be backed up as well, making your backup easier than having to hunt and search for your email files for every backup.