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How to backup my e-mails using the MSN Explorer software?
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Method 1: This method will back up all your MSN e-mail to your My Documents folder.

  1. Sign in to MSN with the account that has the e-mail you want to back up 

  1. On the Help & Settings menu, click Settings 

  1. Click Change your E-mail Settings 

  1. Click Import or Export e-mail, copy e-mail, or import contacts 

  1. Click Copy E-mail, then click Next 

  1. Select Save your MSN e-mail stored on this computer 

  1. The Save As dialog box will show a default location of:

    C:\Documents and Settings\ [user name] \My Documents.

    This is where your e-mail will be saved; don’t change this location. Click Next, then click Done.

 

Method 2: This method will let you select the e-mail messages you want to back up to a new folder on your desktop.

  1. Right-click your desktop, click New, then click Folder 

  1. In the text box, type Saved E-mail to name the new folder 

  1. Sign in to MSN with the account that has the e-mail you want to back up. If you can’t get online, select the Work Offline option before you sign in.  

  1. Click the Mail & More button 

  1. Resize the MSN window so that you can see the Saved E-mail folder on the desktop.  

  1. Select the check box next to each message that you want to save, and then drag the messages to the Saved E-mail folder on your desktop.