Are you looking for your dbx files?

Tools | Options | Maintenance | Store Folder will reveal the location of
your Outlook Express files. Press the Tab key to highlight the folder
location, then Ctrl+C. Close OE, then Start | Run | Ctrl+V will put the
location in the box - Click OK and you'll see the OE files. Otherwise, write
the location down and navigate to it in Windows Explorer.

In WinXP, Win2K & Win2K3, the OE user files (DBX and WAB) are by default
marked as hidden. To view these files in Windows Explorer, you must enable
Show Hidden Files and Folders under Start | Control Panel | Folder Options
Icon | View, or in Windows Explorer | Tools | Folder Options | View.
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

"JE" wrote in message
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Okay, but when you do a backup of your pc, are these same files available
for restore. I agree that it would be a good idea to do a backup with a
standalone program on a regular basis, but are my files on my machine
backup and if so, which directory?

Thanks


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
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I would do a separate backup.

Backup and Transferring Files:
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#6

And use this on a daily basis once you are set.

This freeware tool backs up everything in OE in seconds. Disregard what
is written in red. That is referring to a different program.

Outlook Express Quick Backup (OEQB):
http://www.oehelp.com/OEBackup/Default.aspx
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

"JE" wrote in message
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When you do a backup of your pc and later need to do a complete
reinstall of the os and data files, will your email data be reinstalled
during the restore of the machine or should we be doing a seperate
backup of the mail files with some other program designed to just backup
Outlook Express files?

Thanks!

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