Comments on: Backup Your Email Address Book – Video Tip http://helpmerick.com/backup-your-email-address-book-video-tip.htm Easy to understand computer help Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:54:10 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://helpmerick.com/backup-your-email-address-book-video-tip.htm/comment-page-#comment-33 Anonymous Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/wordpr/?p=134#comment-33 I have found that backing up mail and address book is the easy part. (In fact backing up, in general) My problem is restoring it. ie, I had it on a flash drive and couldnt seem to get it on to a new computer. The address book, and the mail itself seem to be in different locations, correct? Could you please run thru the steps of reversing the backup process? Thank you, Anne I have found that backing up mail and address book is the easy part. (In fact backing up, in general)
My problem is restoring it. ie, I had it on a flash drive and couldnt seem to get it on to a new computer.
The address book, and the mail itself seem to be in different locations, correct? Could you please run thru the steps of reversing the backup process?

Thank you,
Anne

]]> By: Anonymous http://helpmerick.com/backup-your-email-address-book-video-tip.htm/comment-page-#comment-34 Anonymous Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/wordpr/?p=134#comment-34 I tried to export my address book via your instructions and all worked fine except only the Main Identity folder exported...not any of the sub folders. I tried selecting one of those to export and still got the Main Identity only. What's happening? I tried to export my address book via your instructions and all worked fine except only the Main Identity folder exported…not any of the sub folders. I tried selecting one of those to export and still got the Main Identity only. What’s happening?

]]> By: Anonymous http://helpmerick.com/backup-your-email-address-book-video-tip.htm/comment-page-#comment-35 Anonymous Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/wordpr/?p=134#comment-35 I have a class from HP and we are creating a business card with a photo on it. How do I move that picture?? HELP! I may need the voodoo bear soon!!! Thanks Sherrie Mack radarspeed57@yahoo.com I have a class from HP and we are creating a business card
with a photo on it. How do I move that picture?? HELP!
I may need the voodoo bear soon!!! Thanks Sherrie Mack
radarspeed57@yahoo.com

]]> By: Anonymous http://helpmerick.com/backup-your-email-address-book-video-tip.htm/comment-page-#comment-36 Anonymous Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/wordpr/?p=134#comment-36 Be aware that the instructions for address book backup for Outlook Express doesn't do a complete backup. These exact instructions are posted everywhere, MS included, yet they don't tell you that this CSV backup doesn't capture any but the main identities entries...it does not get any of the sub-folders or groups. If you want ALL your addresses, begin with START>RUN> type "wab /a" before you open the Address book. Then when you follow these instructions you'll get all the addresses. You'll loose the folders and groups, but you'll get ALL the addresses. Be aware that the instructions for address book backup for Outlook Express doesn’t do a complete backup. These exact instructions are posted everywhere, MS included, yet they don’t tell you that this CSV backup doesn’t capture any but the main identities entries…it does not get any of the sub-folders or groups. If you want ALL your addresses, begin with START>RUN> type “wab /a” before you open the Address book. Then when you follow these instructions you’ll get all the addresses. You’ll loose the folders and groups, but you’ll get ALL the addresses.

]]> By: Anonymous http://helpmerick.com/backup-your-email-address-book-video-tip.htm/comment-page-#comment-37 Anonymous Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/wordpr/?p=134#comment-37 in the newest version of Thunderbird, the export function does not appear under the "file" drop down, but is in the tools menu. When I export to my flash drive it saves it to Word as an ldif file, and looks like a scattered and random bunch of information along with discernible address and names. Is this as clean as Thunderbird gets for this purpose? Thanks for the years of help, Rick Bill in the newest version of Thunderbird, the export function does not appear under the “file” drop down, but is in the tools menu. When I export to my flash drive it saves it to Word as an ldif file, and looks like a scattered and random bunch of information along with discernible address and names.

Is this as clean as Thunderbird gets for this purpose?

Thanks for the years of help, Rick
Bill

]]> By: Rick http://helpmerick.com/backup-your-email-address-book-video-tip.htm/comment-page-#comment-38 Rick Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 http://helpmerick.com/wordpr/?p=134#comment-38 LDIF is another standard address book format and it can't be read cleanly...just re-imported into your address book. Instead, use the Thunderbird Export to CSV format. LDIF is another standard address book format and it can’t be read cleanly…just re-imported into your address book. Instead, use the Thunderbird Export to CSV format.

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