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I assume that the desktop PC is configured as the Hub PC and that you are usig Centralized backup. I suspect that you have not yet configured the permissions for the drive. The following is from Help:   Set user permissions for a centralized backup device Before you can use an external hard disk or network share as a central backup device for all computers in your OneCare circle, you must make sure that all users on the network have...

See this Microsoft Knowledge Base article on how to restore e-mail files from One Care backups - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943770

Thank you Steve. I could not find an answer to this capability anywhere. I hope that will become a future feature. Harry

My question is whether or not before backing up my computer files I can see how many GB's it will take to do this? I would like to purchase a memory stick and need to know how big it needs to be.

Thanks a bunch for your input and I can see now this clean-up process does seem to be a joke on us Using onecare. and after reading these links from JimR1 I don't know how soon I can try to do this but I know I have a bunch of files getting backed up that don't need to be. That's why i wanted to clean out the back-up. I have ADD and it will take my head a little bit to get this all figured out and get brave enough to go through...

Windows 7, deleting my old live one care backups

Thanks Jim, I've tried using the One Care on the XP computer to do exactly what you recommended, but for some reason even when I select "files from another computer as the backup file source" it doesn't see any other files except those backed up from the XP computer (I have verified that there are backed up files from my crashed Vista computer on the external drive).  I'll try contacting...

I have OneCare installed on two desktop XPs and a laptop with Vista.  I am attrempting to back up to a Seagate Free Agent 1TB drive which is attached to my desktop.  It has failed consistently to back up any of the computers.  On the drive I find that it has created catalogs for all three but they are all empty.  What am I doing wrong? 

I recently had a virus on my labtop.I had to re install the laptop as it came from the manufacturer. i deleted Windows Live Onecare, and now, when i tried to re install it, the system is no longer available for new users.I tried to add the same computer as a new add on computer, and it doesn't allow me.It only gives me a 1 day access.

Ok to start I am a basic computer one finger typing user. I had some kind of attack on my computer yesterday when trying to upgrade to IE8. After download was finished this security tools thing poped up and would not let me do anything. this security tools wanted me to buy the porduct. I did a system recovery with back up. after that I had to restore One care than went to one care back up and restore put my disc in went through whole...