See also www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#4

As Jim indicates, copy all the dbx files to a subdirectory on the hard
drive. Then clear their read only attribute and then use File | Import |
Messages and point to that directory.

steve

"Sportsluvr" wrote in message
...
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!