Backup or Copy Mail in Your AOL

Backup or Copy Mail in Your AOL Saved on My PC Filing Cabinet

 
 

To backup mail in your AOL Saved on My PC filing cabinet:

• Search your computer for a file called "(your AOL screen name).abi".
  
• If your screen name is "myscreenname", for example, search for a file called "myscreenname.abi".
  
• You should find it in a folder called organize. A typical location is "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\AOL\C_America Online 9.0\organize". You can go to this folder directly, too.
  
• Go up one directory, to the C_America Online 9.0 folder.
  
• For other versions of AOL, the folder name may be different. In any case, go up one directory from the organize folder.
  
• Highlight the organize folder.
  
• Select Edit | Copy from the menu of the Explorer window.
  
• Open the desired backup location (a CD or DVD, another hard disk, a network location or a USB stick, for example) in Explorer.
  
• Select Edit | Paste from the menu.