Comments on: Windows Live Mail Client = Easiest Mail Backup Ever?

By: Rich Menga

Rich Menga — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:54:29 +0000

Windows Live Mail uses the same “store folder” type that Outlook Express does. It is identical. And if you want to find the store folder in WL Mail, that’s stupidly easy. Tools, Options, Advanced, Maintenance, Store Folder. It’s right there.

And if you want a way to backup all your mail without going to the store folder, use KLS Mail Backup. Google it. Free. Puts all your mail into a single ZIP that can be stored on a USB stick.

By: Spaz

Spaz — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:42:28 +0000

This is crap and not helpful at all for Outlook Express users or anyone using a simiplified and highly efficient email program.

1. Hotmail will once be not availalbe in Outlook or Outlook Express as it is now where mail is automatically downloaded and sorted based on your hotmail settings

2. YOu can not transfer all your email to a backup file like you could in Outook Express. In Outlook Express, you create a STORE folder and then you backup your STORE Folder. With this is Vista, you have no idea where your store folder is. If running Vista or Win 7, you run into security issues if your PC is in trouble and you want to backup your or copy your folder(s) in DOS mode…yes, some of us still love and use DOS!

And Rob Sitter, whats up with all the duplicate posts?!!

By: Garin

Garin — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:55:20 +0000

Great tip.
Is there a way to incoporate this with auto backup software?
I am trying to figure out a way that my backup of windows live mail can be done automatically daily, like I do with my other data.
Thank you.

By: Rob Sitter

Rob Sitter — Thu, 21 May 2009 09:23:44 +0000

Oops, I meant to say –>

set bp=%CD%\Backups\WindowsLiveMail

md “%bp%”
md “%bp%\Dirs”
md “%bp%\Reg”

robocopy “%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows Live Mail” “%bp%\Dirs” /E /B
reg export “hkcu\Software\Microsoft\Windows Live Mail” “%bp%\Reg\reg.reg”

del “%bp%\restore.bat”
ECHO robocopy “Dirs” “%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows Live Mail” /E /B>>”%bp%\restore.bat”
ECHO regedit /s “Reg\reg.reg”>>”%bp%\restore.bat”
ECHO pause>>”%bp%\restore.bat”

By: Rob Sitter

Rob Sitter — Thu, 21 May 2009 09:23:10 +0000

Oops, I meant to say –>
set bp=%CD%\Backups\WindowsLiveMail

md “%bp%”
md “%bp%\Dirs”
md “%bp%\Reg”

robocopy “%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows Live Mail” “%bp%\Dirs” /E /B
reg export “hkcu\Software\Microsoft\Windows Live Mail” “%bp%\Reg\reg.reg”

By: Rob Sitter

Rob Sitter — Thu, 21 May 2009 09:22:19 +0000

set bp=%CD%\Backups\WindowsLiveMail

md “%bp%”
md “%bp%\Dirs”
md “%bp%\Reg”

robocopy “%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows Live Mail” “%bp%\Dirs” /E /B
reg export “hkcu\Software\Microsoft\Windows Live Mail” “%bp%\Reg\reg.reg”

By: Rob Sitter

Rob Sitter — Thu, 21 May 2009 09:21:40 +0000

I MEANT TO SAY:
set bp=%CD%\Backups\WindowsLiveMail

md “%bp%”
md “%bp%\Dirs”
md “%bp%\Reg”

robocopy “%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows Live Mail” “%bp%\Dirs” /E /B
reg export “hkcu\Software\Microsoft\Windows Live Mail” “%bp%\Reg\reg.reg”

By: Rob Sitter

Rob Sitter — Thu, 21 May 2009 09:20:51 +0000

You could always be like me and write your own simple batch files, you know, the hands on approach:

robocopy “Dirs” “C:\Users\Robert M. Sitter\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Live Mail” /E /B
regedit /s “Reg\reg.reg”
pause

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:57:45 +0000

Easiest email backup for Windows? Probably. Easiest email backup ever? Wrong.

Microsoft Entourage for Macintosh takes that prize. Copy one folder and you’ve backed up all of your email messages, mail settings, calendar settings, events, address books, and everything else that configures the program. Just copy that folder back to any other computer and you’ve got a perfect restoration of all of your important data.

By: craig

craig — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:03:17 +0000

Hi
Could not get it to export to my external hard drive but got it to work in a folder in mydocuments. Shame that microsoft could not add a back up facility which you can set the time it backsup or only backs up what has changed. Maybe they will get to it soon.