I'm trying to archive my pms( ) so that i can move them to my other pc so that i can refer to them when i need them, and so that i can delete them and not lose them for when i need them. Unfortunately, it won't let me, it says that there are no pms that meet the criteria. i know that there are though.

What are your criteria?

Archive from which folder? Inbox - Sent Items - All folders
Archive messages received in the last 1, 7, 30, 90, 365, all. days : and newer / and older
Number of messages to archive 5,10,20,30,40,50
Delete messages after archiving? Yes/No
Compile datafile as Importable MS Excel datafile/ HTML page

Archive from which folder? All folders
Archive messages received in the lastall. days : and older
Number of messages to archive50
Delete messages after archiving? No
Compile datafile as Importable HTML page

i selected not to delete them yet, in case it doesn't get to me, and the pms get deleted.

alright, i got it to work somehow. Don't know what i did, and i have to do it again, but i got it to work.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I had it working perfectly. Is there any way to retrieve deleted PMs? I overwrote my first 50 archived messages and there gone now. They were deleted from my message box thingy.

OMFG, i am saved. it's in my recycle bin. and now to celebrate