References:

Backup & Restore OE Data
http://www.insideoe.com/backup/index.htm
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx

OE Files & Settings
http://www.insideoe.com/files/index.htm

OE Registry Keys
http://www.insideoe.com/files/regkeys.htm

Importing OE Data (all DBX files, including Folders.dbx)
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/how.htm#importOE5

Importing a single DBX file
http://www.insideoe.com/faqs/how.htm#importdbx
http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx (last paragraph)
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)

Sportsluvr wrote:
I read the 'simple back-up' instructions on
http://www.insideoe.com/backup/simple.htm

When I copied the .dbx files (from the 'store folder') first to another
folder (I created a new folder on desktop called 'outlook express backup')
and then copied all 'dbx files from that new folder to my DVD, when I went
to 'right click' properties on those files, it said 'read-only'.

What happens if I need to 'Import' any of those .dbx files via the 'import
function' in OE? Would I first need to copy them (.dbx) back to the
desktop, then run an 'import' in OE for each .dbx individually as that
would
change them from being 'read-only'?

Am I better off just copying each .dbx file directly from the 'store
folder'
to my DVD and not first copy them to another folder on my 'desktop'?

[Note my OE properties for each .dbx (which I right click a folder in OE)
still properly references the correct 'store folder' under the
'application
data/identities' subfolder.]

Thanks for your help!