Does my question below turn to be less straightforward than I thought? I didn't get any replies! Please see below. Cheers, Amro ----- Original Message ----- Hi all, Does the XP backup utility backup OE folders and their contents i.e. the DBX files? The DBX files directory on my hard drive is highlighted to be backed up, but I want to make sure that in case of restoring my data I'd get back my OE folders, my saved emails etc. If the answer is yes, I'd assume that my address book would be backed up too? This might be an obvious question but I want to make sure so I don't curse the day I relied on XP to backup my system if I ever need to perform a restore! Thanks, Amro