entourage.mvps.org doesn't mention .eml backups

[Jolly Roger]

I notice the backup page at
<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/database/backup.html> doesn't mention
dragging individual messages out of Entourage to a folder to create
individual .eml files. It seems like this would be a great addition to
that page!

 

[Diane Ross]

I notice the backup page at
<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/database/backup.html> doesn't mention
dragging individual messages out of Entourage to a folder to create
individual .eml files. It seems like this would be a great addition to
that page!

I can add that, but most backups are looking to backup multiple files,
however, it's nice to backup an individual file at times.

 

[Jolly Roger]

I can add that, but most backups are looking to backup multiple files,
however, it's nice to backup an individual file at times.

Hmm. Why limit it to one or two? I actually use this method to back
up entire folders of messages. I prefer to have the messages as
individual files so that I can access them later on with whatever
program I choose. Having them in separate files means

 

[Jolly Roger]

Having them in separate files means

.... that when you do a Spotlight search and it finds a match, you don't
have to scroll through a huge MBOX file to see it!