Downloading PMs to free up space

Discussion in 'Sidewalk Cafe' started by London Colin, Oct 16, 2012.

  1. London Colin

    London Colin Top Member

    My PM box has been at 90% for ages. I've been reluctant to delete old messages, and have been selectively pruning them as new ones come in. The choice of which ones to get rid of has been getting steadily more difficult.

    I notice there is an option to download messgaes, meaning it would be possible to keep them locally while freeing up space on the forum. There are three options for the format of the download - TXT, CSV, and XML.

    Does anyone make use of this feature? I'm wondering if there is a good tool available to access the XML or CSV stuctured versions (for easy searching, browsing, etc.) rather than just deal with the simple flat file format.

    (I've found references to something called vBulletin PM Reader via a web search, but I'm not sure how up-to-date or trustworthy it is.)
     
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  2. LeftNut

    LeftNut Top Member

    Same here! Thanks for bringing this up, Colin.
    Will be eagerly awaiting an answer from someone who knows this stuff.
     
  3. LeftNut

    LeftNut Top Member

    Just "bumping" this topic. Does anyone know the answer to Colin's question?
     

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