Useful downloads

Many years ago I was searching for a way to save emails outside of Outlook Express short of saving them one at a time. Eventually I came across DBXtract, a small and most efficient programme, that makes the task simple. It can be downloaded free from PCWorld via the following link.

http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,23383-order,1-page,1/description.html


The programme is easy to use once you know where your emails are stored. For those of you who wish to find the location of their email store follow these instructions, remembering that the symbol > means click on:

1. Open Outlook Express
2. in the menu bar > Tools
3. from the drop down menu > Options
4. in the new window that opens > Maintenance
5. in this view > Store Folder
6. in the new window the address bar will show the path to the location of your email store folder
7. this folder stores your emails in '.dbx' file format which is a zipped type of format.
8. Make a note of where the store is so that you can browse for it later, when using DBXtract.

You now have the option to change this location if you wish. If not just > Cancel > Cancel and you will be returned to your normal Outlook Express window.

Please contact me if you need any further help with this.