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How to synchronize Windows Mail WindowsMail on two computers

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Can any expert tell me how I can go about synchronizing my Windows Mail (also known as WM or WindowsMail) messages on 2 computers. In Outlook Express, this was possible by just copying the *.dbx files from  one computer to the other. How is this accomplished in Windows Mail on Vista?

Thanks in advance.
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This page -- despite its name "oehelp" -- has information not only on Outlook Express but also Vista's Windows Mail.  There are two sections of the page that will be of help to you:

http://www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx

The first section is that beginning with this quotation:

Windows Mail
To backup and restore Windows Mail messages, make a copy of all the files in the directory that contains the message and database files. The location of the message store can be found via Tools | Options | Advanced | Maintenance | Store Folder  (the default is %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail\) and the location is also specified as the "Store Root" value under the Windows Mail registry key below



The second is that beginning with this:

Importing from Windows Mail to Windows Mail

To import from a previous backup of Windows Mail messages, go to File | Import | Messages and choose Windows Mail 7 format. Then use the Browse button to select the topmost directory, underwhich the folders are nested. Note the import bug above in Red. The path must be corrected by hitting the Browse button a second time and selecting nothing and then clicking on Okay. Then one can select all folders or just some of them. Note that one can import from a single directory of eml files as well, and the database files are not needed.
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Thanks fishadr - your solution was perfect! Thanks also LeeTutor, but your solution was for importing messages rather than synchronising them as per my question - but thank you anyway both of you.