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Eudora 7

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/* New PC: How to move and back up files */
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DURING THE INSTALL YOU WILL BE ASKED TO USE THE WINDOWS DEFAULT DATA FOLDER (ie: Documents and Settings/..) OR A CUSTOM DATA FOLDER which the default is the Eudora install folder.  MAKE SURE YOU CHOOSE THE OPTION THAT MATCHES THE WAY EUDORA WAS INSTALLED ON THE OLD PC.  This will greatly reduce complication of migration.Tip #1: DURING THE INSTALL YOU WILL BE ASKED TO USE THE WINDOWS DEFAULT DATA FOLDER (ie: Documents and Settings/..) OR A CUSTOM DATA FOLDER which the default is the Eudora install folder.  MAKE SURE YOU CHOOSE THE OPTION THAT MATCHES THE WAY EUDORA WAS INSTALLED ON THE OLD PC.  This will greatly reduce complication of migration. Tip #2: Make sure you have hidden files enabled viewable in Windows Explorer.  Eudora has hidden attribute files.  If you can't see them then they may not get copied.   Additional Notes:  The above process worked in lab testing.  Eudora also documents a process, see http://www.eudora.com/techsupport/kb/1602hq.html for details.
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