Windows Mail is included with all versions of Windows Vista and is the successor to Outlook Express which was included with Windows XP. If you are using Windows Mail and want to backup your email autmatically, SecureBackup makes it easy.

The default location of where Vista stores your Windows Mail files is as follows:

C:\Users\{USERNAME}\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail

In this case, the {USERNAME} text above would be replaced with your actual Windows username.

If you were to open Windows Explorer and browse to your C:\Users\{USERNAME} folder, you would typically not see the “AppData” folder listed. This is because it is a hidden folder. SecureBackup, however, shows all hidden folders and allows you to browse them with ease.

Backup Windows Mail

As shown in the screenshoot above, you can easily browse to your Windows Mail folder. Simply check the box next to “Windows Mail” to backup all of your important email documents as well as other related information. For example, not only will your email and email folders be backed up, but your email account login information will be backed up as well. Your account login information is what you enter into the “Tools” -> “Accounts…” screen within Windows Mail when you setup your email account.

As you can see, automatically backing up your email with SecureBackup is both fast and painless.