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These instructions will show you how to back up your Address Book.

It may be easier to follow if you print this page before starting.

Outlook Express stores the address book as a single .WAB (Windows Address Book) file, no matter how many different users are set up to use the email program
Each users information is stored in the .WAB file in separate folders
If there is more than one identity, the .WAB file can be exported folder by folder
From the File menu, select Export, then Address Book
In the dialog box that appears, click Text File (Comma Separated Values) highlight it, and then click the Export button
When the CSV Export dialog box appears, click Browse
Click inside the Look In box to locate a folder to store the WAB file in (within My Documents)
In the File Name box, type a name for your backup
Click Save, then Next
Select the fields you want to export (name, address etc, this will depend on the details you have entered for each contact - but check the default settings - you will need at least the name and e-mail address fields to be ticked for the backup file to be useful!)
Click Close