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Backup Outlook Express First

Before you can restore your Outlook Express Data, you first have to have a backup. Previously we discussed how to make this backup in "A Few Simple steps to an Outlook Express Backup". Unfortunately most people don't think about making a backup of their outlook express data until they have suffered data loss and of course then it's to late. Since you are reading this I assume you are one of the smart / lucky ones who made a backup in time and now needs to make use of it. Well you are in luck since it is actually even easier to restore your data then it was to back it up!

If you haven't made a backup, and have suffered data loss in outlook express, then you will probably have to go to one of my other articles that covers third party tools and techniques for recovery of lost data. Be warned however that even the best of these tools will often only partially recover your data. The only real protection against loss of your Outlook Express Data is a reliable backup.

How to Restore from the Backup of your Outlook Express address book:

1. From the File menu, click Import, and then choose "Other Address Book".

2. Choose Text File (Comma Separated Values), and then choose Import.

3. Choose Browse.

4. Browse to the "Mail Backup" folder on your desktop (or wherever you choose to store it), choose the address book Backup.csv file, and then select Open.

5. Choose Next, and then choose Finish.

6. Finally choose OK, and then choose Close.

How to Restore from the Backup of your Outlook Express mail account file:

1. From the Tools menu, click Accounts.

2. From the Mail tab, click Import.

3. In the Look In box, locate the "Mail Backup" folder on your desktop(or wherever you choose to store it).

4. Click the mail account that you want to restore, and then click Open.

5. Repeat these steps for each mail account that you want to import.

6. Finally select Close.

How to Restore from the Backup of your Outlook Express news account file:

1. From the Tools menu, choose Accounts.

2. From the News tab, choose Import.

3. From the "Look In" box, browse to the Mail Backup folder on your desktop(or wherever you choose to store it).

4. Click the news account that you want to restore, and then choose Open.

5. Repeat these steps for each news account that you want to restore.

6. Finally select Close.

Kalb is a contributor at Free-backup.info -- the home of the best online backup tool -- Back2zip. This article can be found at http://free-backup.info/restoring-from-your-outlook-express-backup.html