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Windows Live Mail Backup 2.5a

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Price: Free to try (20-days trial, some functions disabled); $29.95 to buy
Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000
Date added: November 28, 2007
Total Downloads: 2,801
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From StaticBackup :

Windows Live Mail Backup is a powerful backup tool. This backup tool can backup all Windows Live Mail Desktop database and settings into an archive file. You can compress and encrypt your archive. FTP uploader, CD/DVD burner has already built-in. Windows Live Mail Backup also can backup your Internet Explorer settings and Windows Favorites. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

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Version: Windows Live Mail Backup 2.5a

"Excellent, does the job very well."

by c9613310 on December 8, 2007

Pros: I had to get the latest version (2.5c) from another site, but it worked very well from the preliminary test I just did backing up/restoring Windows Live Mail's Message Store (default and non-default locations) and Registry Items. Even my signatures were restored correctly (something I could not do with a normal export/import of that registry item).

Cons: This may be pedantic, but the backup options/description give the impression that the accounts are recorded in the registry, but they are actually held in the Message Store. The Message Store is called the 'Database' in the options, whereas, the database is but a small part of the Message Store, which is fully backed up/restored.

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