Compare Archive Questions and Answers

How can i archive my e-mail using Microsoft outlook?

Q) it seem easy. but i can't just do it.i follow the following ways. file>archive> and i check archive this folder and sub folder then i select personal folder then. i leave the default path for saving archive file. then ok. i see archiving . when i open back archive file. nothing inside, and the e-mail that i archive also still inside the personal folder. why?

A) Double check the date that is set by the form..it defaults to one year old items...if your email items are more recent than that you will archive nothing. Also, check what folder is selected, if you do not select the folder(s) that have your items in they won't archive.

Messenger Archive?

Q) My previous archive was located on a computer that is busted. The old archive folder was placed on my current system, but even though I took the old archive and placed it in the same location as the current archive I still can not gain access- what am I doing wrong? Or what do I need to do to re-gain access? Any suggestions? There is not garbled words etc....just not showing up-non-existent pls help!

A) hi :) don't give up... its perhaps a simple path issue :) I'm not sure what you mean by can't gain access them though so i'm going to wing it *blush* archives are encrypted and stored as .dat files at... C:\ Program Files\ Yahoo!\ Messenger\ Profiles \yahoo ID \ Archive\ Messages so long as they go back to the exact same directory location as they originated from (re the path) then you can move them about as you like when you like. the most common cause for them not being available after a merge/move is the path is incorrect. if you haven't already started archiving on your new computer your best bet is to grab the entire Yahoo! ID directory (inside Profiles) and copy that across to your new one.. if you have started archiving and have duplicate dates one will overwrite the other though if you can view your archives but they are jumbled text (still encrypted) then that points to a Yahoo! ID / Path issue... the archives can only be read and decrypted from the folder that they originated.. this includes alias ID conversations as well as they must be restored back to the Default ID directory. your best bet might be to compare the two archives (outside of yahoo messenger) put them each in their own folder then bring them up side by side across your monitor... make sure all the paths, directories and folders are exactly the same... start with a copy of your full Profiles folder from each (old and new) and work your way through... you should be able to spot where it has gone wrong :) best of luck :)

IM Archives: How do you retrieve deleted archive messages?

Q) I've been saving my archive messages for over 3 months now. For some reason the messages have been erased. I have not made any changes to profile or anything else. How can the messages just get erased? The last time in was in IM was on Monday morning around 5A.M. When I went back to check my archive messges they were gone..like deleted. What happened?

A) The only possible way to retrieve them now is to go back and do the following: 1. Start 2.All programs 3.Accessories 4. System Tools 5. System Restore You have to go to system restore and choose the date which you had the settings that you want. Example, the messages got deleted today, I want them back, so i go to system restore and put the date back to yesterday. Everything will go on my pc exactly the way it was yesterday. Means any new programs I got today will al be deleted, everything will be the same as the way you had it.

Msg archive on yahoo mail?

Q) How do I open the msg archive in yahoo mail? I've had a conversation in yahoo mail but I dont know how to open the msg archive there. I saw someone else reading their msg archive in yahoo mail. So it is possible.

A) In Yahoo Mail. Message Archive is through the use of Personel Folders in your email box. To have an Archive you have to make it yourself. By Moving messages into the Folders.

Any ways to extract/edit archive files on my ftp without downloading it?

Q) My admin panel doesnt have any programme/script like that. But i want to extract some archive files (for e.g. *rar, *r01, *zip etc..) and i want to re-archive it new files. is that possible? i've heard of some scripts can extract some archives. but i need to extract and re-archive split-archives with/without passwords but i don't want to download that file. for example web site A has a file named a.part1.rar and a.part2.rar. and My web site is B. I can get file to my server with some php based scripts. as; a.part1.rar,a.part2.rar and i can rename them to: b.part1.rar,b.part2.rar...but it has a link to web site A and i dont want it :) how can i remove that A.url from that a.part1.rar file?

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archive help?

Q) my computer only has word perfect (corel) instead of any microsoft word. When I am archiving the messenger, I notice that they are saved under the notepad and it is not saving it to the word pad or wordperfect. Is there anyone that can tell me how to change the settings on my computer to make sure that all archive files are saved under the correct format that way I can open them up and read them when necessary? I NEED help, I have tried everything and cant get it to work correctly. Thanks

A) Hi, Check out WackyB-Archive Viewer: http://www.wackyb.co.nz/yahoo/archive_viewer Lets you view/search/save/print yahoo messenger archives under any ID with extra features to aid archive recovery. It will let you save ALL the messages from any ID with or without graphic smileys as rich text format (.rtf) viewable in most wordprocessing applications including the free wordpad (Ensure your archives are switched on Ctrl-Shift-P, select Archive, select Save all of my messages)

archive in gmail account?

Q) After I read an email, and want to save it, but not constantly see it in my inbox, I thought I was supposed to hit the archive button, but then how do I ever see them again? I can't figure out how to access the archive :-(

A) Just click on the "all mail" button/link to the left (about 4 or 5 down from the inbox link) - that shows all archived and new mail so you can see everything! Hope that helps!

how can i move my message archive to an other id,s archive?

Q) several days ago i have changed my id,s password when i changed it the wizard accepted my new password but when i signed out to resign in the password was wrong and also this id is to old and i fogot the informatin and i cant register new password the most important thing in that id was my archive i moved my archive to new id,s archive but it doesen support it i want you to help me to find a way to move the archive to the new one thank you very much ali

A) LOL – providing instruction for this is making probably everybody feel bit uneasy as it would allow spying on someone when having physical access to PC w/o having password to account. Anyway when changing password disable all anty viruses, anty spywares, pop up blockers etc (particularly Microsoft Window Defender – prime suspect). This should allow you to change password and log with it without any further problems. Once logged to name in Massage archive window click “Massage” and than “save”. This will allow you to save all archives to text file and move it on PC as pleased.

Archive Yahoo Groups messages - shareware?

Q) My old Yahoo Groups messages are disappearing from the web archive. Apparently, this is due to a Yahoo policy that deletes messages over 4 years old. I need a utility or process that will save or archive or bulk-email the messages before they expire.

A) No yahoo doesn't clean up the archives. I have mine from day one in 1998. but the owner can go in and clean up and delete what ever he wants. It may be a temporary thing at yahoo, check back in a few days, the best way to save them is receive the digest and save them as they come :)

How to find Yahoo archive .dat files when using Windows Limited account?

Q) When I'm using Windows XP Administrative Account I am able to locate my .dat files in C:/programfiles/Yahoo!/Messenger/Profiles/Username/Archive/Messages/username, No problems there. But when I logged in as a Windows Limited Account user and chat on Yahoo, I cannot find archived .dat files anywhere. However I can view all archived messages just fine going to "Contacts" --> "Message Archive". I just want to locate my .dat files for back up purposes. I'm only having problems locating them when I'm using the Limited Account. Please help!

A) Thank you Joshua for your answer. I decided to try one more time to do a simple search for the files using date-Yahoo ID.dat (example: 20070420-jent.dat) and for some reason this time I found them! The .dat files created in Yahoo Messenger while logged in as a Windows Limited Account user are in: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Yahoo!\Messenger\Profiles \Yahoo ID\Archive\Messages