External Hardrive

the app data folder is hidden so you will need to go into control panel folder options view and show hidden files.

However the mail client should have an export feature to use instead

[LSainsbury]

Or better still - move the storage location to another partition - like I do. When if comes to rebuild time, I just scrap the C: as all my data is on D: and E:

Or leave email on the servers I do hate pop email for this very fact. Forget to back it up a crap its lost

[roystheboy]

not sure what you guys mean i cant understand your terms cheers take care

[Matty_]

Hey Roy basically what happens when you send an email is the message gets put on a mail server (virgin/ntl use Google`s mail servers now to store messages, this is why you have 10GB of storage space).
When you fire up your Email client, e.g. Windows Mail it checks with the google mail server and downloads any new messages to your computer. Sometimes these messages are deleted from the mail server when downloaded to your computer but you can choose to keep them there. Allways handy and as you have 10GB of storage space you shouldn`t run out to soon.
You can allways log in via webmail and delete any anyway.

First off from your Browser, Internet Explorer, Firefox whatever go here http://www.virginmedia.com/customers/emailgateway.php follow the instructions put your password in and you should get into your webmail account (this is where your emails first go and are stored).
You may see all your messages there, if not you may need to adjust a setting so they are not deleted if you download them to your computer.

Click on "Mail Settings" now click on the option Forwarding and POP/IMAP. Number 2 needs to be set to "When messages are accessed with POP [keep Virgin Mails copy in the Inbox].
If it`s like that fine they are saved there allways, if not set as above and Save Changes.

Good Luck

p.s. There are a lot of people who do not even use an Email program on there computer anymore and prefer to do everything through Webmail. Also apologies if it isn`t a .ntlworld/.virginmedia.com email address

[roystheboy]

thanks Matty its all set like you said dont need to alter anything thanks take care

[roystheboy]

Hi Guys its me again just a question I did another backup with Acronis it went fine untill I got to Create new validation Task I clicked it and Validation Wizard appeared but it wouldnt let me click next so i couldnt do a Validation why is that hope you can help cheers take care

[Matty_]

Try opening Acronis and go to "Tasks and Log" "Unscheduled Tasks" where you should have Backup at the bottom. Right click on the back up you wish to Validate and select "Create new validation task"
Next the Validate wizard should appear. Make sure the box labeled Path: has the correct info in it i.e. points to the back up on the external hard drive.

It should be X:\(this must be be the letter assigned to your external hard drive) My Backups\System_C_date.tib

If it is not pointed to the back up you need to hit Browse and then go to the correct .tib file on your external hard drive.
After hitting Next (is this where it`s stopping?) you should now have the box "Run task now" ticked and once you hit Proceed it should start.

Have you managed to do a back up and validation before?

[roystheboy]

Yes I have done a backup and validation a few weeks ago it all went fine but this time it wouldnt let me cheers take care

[roystheboy]

Hi Guys I did a backup and it all worked fine really chuffed ,but now I need to backup my E Mails contacts and Mail how is that done cheers take care

Originally Posted by roystheboy

Hi Guys I did a backup and it all worked fine really chuffed ,but now I need to backup my E Mails contacts and Mail how is that done cheers take care

If you have done a full backup, then your email & contacts will have been included.

Can you expand on what you are wanting to do? - the export of your email contacts was covered earlier in the thread?

Is this link any use?

http://ist.mit.edu/services/software...erprise/backup

[roystheboy]

Thanks thats fine then all I wanted was my contacts Inclueded in the backup I am done then cheers thanks for all your help take care