Re: Removing Microsoft Office

[Ronda Brown]

Hi Michael,

On 01/02/2011, at 4:45 PM, Paul K wrote:

> 1.If I remove Office 2004 will I still be able to read the 2004 era files 
> (including emails and contacts details) by using Office 2011?
> 
> If by Office 2004 you mean you were using Entourage then no I don't think so 
> as Entourage keeps them all in a database that pretty much only it can open.
> I would import them all into your new Outlook. 
> Once you are sure you also have a backup of the old stuff too, you have 
> already said that you do, you could remove the old database but I wouldn't 
> especially bother unless it was more than say a couple of GB.
> It's all in ~/Documents/Microsoft User Data/Office 2004 Identities/
>  
> 
> 2.Can I backup documents and emails to a DVD and then delete them from 
> the hard-drive?
> 
> You should be :-) Individual emails could be saved as PDF. Documents can go 
> straight onto a DVD.
>  
> 
> 3.I assume I should make the backup copies before I remove Office 2004. 
> Is this necessary (Ronni – please relax, I have made a backup using Time 
> Machine and another using SuperDuper already).

Now, that is good to hear Michael. I’ve had too many people experiencing ‘dead' 
Hard Drives lately and NOT having their Data backed up! It's depressing to say 
the least.
I knew you would listen and heed the advice … after all it is your job, that’s 
why you get paid the ‘Big Bucks’ … to listen, isn’t it ;-)

> That's just the software, more important is what you do with your old 
> database. If it fits, the Office 2004 Identities folder could go on a DVD. If 
> you wanted Outlook to import it later it could get it from that DVD.
>  
> 
> 4.Can I use Super Duper to target a particular application or folder and 
> set it to backup only that application or folder?
> 
> Dunno ;-)

Well, sorta can ;-) You can ‘exclude’ files or folders from a backup.

Taken from SuperDuper User’s Guide page 20:
Excluding files or folders from a backup
Although we recommend that a backup include all of the files from the source 
drive, it’s sometimes necessary – or desirable – to be more selective.
SuperDuper!’s Copy Scripts allow a user to easily customize the files and 
folders that are copied, by simply building on the scripts we’ve provided. 
Don’t worry, this isn’t programming: scripts are just a way of selecting files 
and folders, and letting SuperDuper! know what to do with them.
With that in mind, let’s create a simple script that builds on the Backup – all 
files script by doing everything it does, but – in addition – ignores the 
Pictures folder for all users.
The first step is to choose File > New Copy Script:  etc etc

If you don’t have a copy of SuperDuper User’s Guide, you can download it here.
  

Cheers,
Ronni

17" MacBook Pro  Intel Core i7
2.66GHz / 8GB / 1067 MHz DDR3 / 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200rpm

OS X 10.6.6 Snow Leopard
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Re: Removing Microsoft Office

[Paul K]

>
> 1. If I remove Office 2004 will I still be able to read the 2004 era files
> (including emails and contacts details) by using Office 2011?
>

If by Office 2004 you mean you were using Entourage then no I don't think so
as Entourage keeps them all in a database that pretty much only it can open.
I would import them all into your new Outlook.
Once you are sure you also have a backup of the old stuff too, you have
already said that you do, you could remove the old database but I wouldn't
especially bother unless it was more than say a couple of GB.
It's all in ~/Documents/Microsoft User Data/Office 2004 Identities/


>
> 2. Can I backup documents and emails to a DVD and then delete them from
> the hard-drive?
>

You should be :-) Individual emails could be saved as PDF. Documents can go
straight onto a DVD.


>
> 3. I assume I should make the backup copies before I remove Office 2004.
> Is this necessary (Ronni – please relax, I have made a backup using Time
> Machine and another using SuperDuper already).
>

That's just the software, more important is what you do with your old
database. If it fits, the Office 2004 Identities folder could go on a DVD.
If you wanted Outlook to import it later it could get it from that DVD.


>
> 4. Can I use Super Duper to target a particular application or folder and
> set it to backup only that application or folder?
>

Dunno ;-)

Good luck
Paul



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Removing Microsoft Office

[Michael Hawkins]

I have Office 2004 and Office 2011 installed on my MacBook Pro (OS 10.6.6).


Many of my emails and other documents on my computer were created or
received using Office 2004.

I want to tidy my hard drive up, but because I frequently have to look at
old files I have the following concerns:

1. If I remove Office 2004 will I still be able to read the 2004 era files
(including emails and contacts details) by using Office 2011?

2. Can I backup documents and emails to a DVD and then delete them from the
hard-drive?

3. I assume I should make the backup copies before I remove Office 2004. Is
this necessary (Ronni ­ please relax, I have made a backup using Time
Machine and another using SuperDuper already).

4. Can I use Super Duper to target a particular application or folder and
set it to backup only that application or folder?

Thank you,

Michael Hawkins.

17" MacBook Pro
2.4 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo
4GB 667 Mhz DDR2 SDRAM

OS 10.4.6

SuperDuper v 2.6.2






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