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Backup Outlook Express Blocked Senders and Mail Rules (All Windows)

This article describes how to backup and restore your Blocked Senders list and other mail rules in Outlook Express 5 and later.

How to Back Up Blocked Senders List and Other Mail Rules

The Blocked Senders List

  1. Open your registry and find the key below where GUID represents the unique user identifier.

    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{GUID}\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0\Block Senders]

  2. On the Registry menu, click Export Registry File.
  3. Save the file to a location where it can be easily restored.
Other Mail Rules
  1. Open your registry and find the key below where GUID represents the unique user identifier.

    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{GUID}\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0\Rules\Mail]

  2. On the Registry menu, click Export Registry File.
  3. Save the file to a location where it can be easily restored.

Note: If multiple Identities are in use for Outlook Express, these steps should be repeated for each Identity, and the backup data segregated accordingly.

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Last modified: December 16, 2002