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[Pastis]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: intel
Email Client: Exchange

Where can I find archived e-mail messages on the Time Machine back up file? I just lost my hard drive and am working off the back up for a few days. It is does not appear to be under User/Library/Mail as Entourage help suggested.

 

[Mickey Stevens]

Data is typically stored in /Users/<Your User>/Documents/Microsoft User
Data/Office 2008 Identities/. Note that many users choose to exclude this
folder from Time Machines because all data is stored in a single database
file; that means that with any change, the entire file has to be backed up
again to the backup drive, which can cause it to fill up quickly especially
if you have a lot stored in your database.

If you did back that up, just restore the entire Microsoft User Data folder.
When you launch Entourage, your data should appear; if not, go to Entourage

 

[Corentin Cras-Méneur]

Where can I find archived e-mail messages on the Time Machine back up
file? I just lost my hard drive and am working off the back up for a few
days. It is does not appear to be under User/Library/Mail as Entourage
help suggested.

Entourage stores all e-mails in one huge database. This type of design
doesn't play well with Time Machine.
The database is located in ~/Documents/Microsoft User Data/Office 2008
Identities.
The entire database can be restored, but you cannot restore one secific
e-mal and keep the rest of your database as it is today.
If you let Time Machine back it up, you are going to fill up your TM
hard drive VERY quickly.


Corentin