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least · 05-22-2008, 09:42 PM

just wondering what is the limit for how many PMs can be stored. I'd like to keep the ones sent me as they have some good info and support. I like to reread them when I feel down.

thanx!

***Impurrfect*** · 05-22-2008, 11:41 PM

(((Least)))

I think it's 55 that can be stored. It will let you know when it gets close to that limit.

When I get something I really want to keep, I highlight the post....hit Edit on my tool bar, then copy. Then I go to e-mail, put my address in the send part, and in the body of e-mail, hit "paste" and the post is put there. Then I save the e-mail.

I'm sure there are other and better ways to save stuff, but it works for me and there are a lot of good things I've gotten here that I want to save.

Hugs and prayers!

Amy

***51anna*** · 05-23-2008, 01:31 AM

That's a good way to do it Amy.

Or, you can just copy the PM and paste it into a Word document.

**Dee74** · 05-23-2008, 01:33 AM

you can also go down to the drop down 'selected messages' menu in your inbox and outbox (the one that usually says 'move to folder') and download the mssgs you select/tick to your PC in a few formats...text is one of them...(I'm not geeky enough to know about the others)

not as pretty as Word, but you'll have them...

also right down the bottom of the page, you'll see

Download all Private Messages as:
XML | CSV | Text

this'll dump everything to your PC

D

best · 05-23-2008, 02:13 AM

I think the count is 100 total (a mix of both sent and received)

If you really need them...download them. The site crashed a while ago and the ones I had saved went *poof*

***Morning Glory*** · 05-23-2008, 03:04 AM

Members can store 50 messages total in all folders.

best · 05-23-2008, 03:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Morning Glory

Members can store 50 messages total in all folders.

ahhh I was thinking 50 and 50.

least · 05-23-2008, 06:07 AM

thanks all, I can barely understand my computer's workings but the "download all PMs as... text" I think I can understand. I will do a trial run and see how it works. thanks all!!

I see the "move to folder" drop down menu now. I think I can, I think I can...

itisatruth · 05-25-2008, 12:28 PM

Also, SR will send you a message, mine have been in emails, that it is almost full! Nice to have that reminder!

Honu · 05-25-2008, 02:48 PM

You don't know how long I have been trying to figure this one out! Silly me, all I had to do is to look at this post, or just ASK!

Thanks! And, I figured it out. Downloaded it as text.
I was thinking there should be folders that you could create here, and drag the messages to the folders. But, I don't think so...I tried it and nothing happened...

Thanks for the info!!

Honu

05-22-2008, 09:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
least recovering Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: eastern USA Posts: 9,869 Blog Entries: 7	question about PMs just wondering what is the limit for how many PMs can be stored. I'd like to keep the ones sent me as they have some good info and support. I like to reread them when I feel down. thanx! __________________ I'd rather live in my van with my dogs than live in a mansion without them. Dogs may not be our whole lives, but they make our lives whole. Plus que je connais les hommes, plus j'aime mon chien. (The more I know mankind, the more I love my dog)

05-22-2008, 11:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
*Impurrfect* Community Greeter Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 9,336	(((Least))) I think it's 55 that can be stored. It will let you know when it gets close to that limit. When I get something I really want to keep, I highlight the post....hit Edit on my tool bar, then copy. Then I go to e-mail, put my address in the send part, and in the body of e-mail, hit "paste" and the post is put there. Then I save the e-mail. I'm sure there are other and better ways to save stuff, but it works for me and there are a lot of good things I've gotten here that I want to save. Hugs and prayers! Amy __________________ "I'm not where I want to be, but thank God I'm not where I used to be" - Joyce Meyer

05-23-2008, 01:31 AM	#3 (permalink)
*51anna* Administrator Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Dancing in the Light Posts: 14,606	That's a good way to do it Amy. Or, you can just copy the PM and paste it into a Word document. __________________ Anna And I dont know what the future is holding in store I dont know where Im going, Im not sure where I've been There's a spirit that guides me, a light that shines for me My life is worth the living, I dont need to see the end. John Denver

05-23-2008, 01:33 AM	#4 (permalink)
Dee74 Forum Leader Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: maintenance Posts: 14,336	you can also go down to the drop down 'selected messages' menu in your inbox and outbox (the one that usually says 'move to folder') and download the mssgs you select/tick to your PC in a few formats...text is one of them...(I'm not geeky enough to know about the others) not as pretty as Word, but you'll have them... also right down the bottom of the page, you'll see Download all Private Messages as: XML \| CSV \| Text this'll dump everything to your PC D __________________ May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith. May you use those gifts that you have received and pass on the love that has been given to you.

05-23-2008, 02:13 AM	#5 (permalink)
best Don't get undies in a bunch Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: South Shore MA Posts: 7,170	I think the count is 100 total (a mix of both sent and received) If you really need them...download them. The site crashed a while ago and the ones I had saved went poof __________________ * I asked God to spare me pain. God said "No", Suffering draws you apart from worldly cares and brings you closer to me. Recovery Related Acronym B. E. S. T. = Been Enjoying Sobriety Today?

05-23-2008, 03:04 AM	#6 (permalink)
*Morning Glory* Administrator Midi Golf Champion! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: CA Posts: 1,591	Members can store 50 messages total in all folders. __________________ Pro 11:14 Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counselors there is safety.

05-23-2008, 06:07 AM	#8 (permalink)
least recovering Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: eastern USA Posts: 9,869 Blog Entries: 7	thanks all, I can barely understand my computer's workings but the "download all PMs as... text" I think I can understand. I will do a trial run and see how it works. thanks all!! I see the "move to folder" drop down menu now. I think I can, I think I can... __________________ I'd rather live in my van with my dogs than live in a mansion without them. Dogs may not be our whole lives, but they make our lives whole. Plus que je connais les hommes, plus j'aime mon chien. (The more I know mankind, the more I love my dog)

05-25-2008, 12:28 PM	#9 (permalink)
itisatruth Member Add Like Mad Champion! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SLO, Ca Posts: 1,077	Also, SR will send you a message, mine have been in emails, that it is almost full! Nice to have that reminder! __________________ "DREAMS" by Langston Hughes Hold onto dreams For if dreams die Life is like a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow.

05-25-2008, 02:48 PM	#10 (permalink)
Honu Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 321	You don't know how long I have been trying to figure this one out! Silly me, all I had to do is to look at this post, or just ASK! Thanks! And, I figured it out. Downloaded it as text. I was thinking there should be folders that you could create here, and drag the messages to the folders. But, I don't think so...I tried it and nothing happened... Thanks for the info!! Honu

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