LOST EAMIL MAILBOXES AND INFORMATION

Yesterday I accidently disconnected my computer from the electrical power point. I reconnected and found I had lost my entire saved email and mailboxes on the left hand side of the page. I had a lot of valuable reference information stored there as I run a business and keep all my clients info in the email "mail boxes." This is not the first time I have had this problem. Is there anyway I can restore this lost information and is there anyway I can prevent a "disaster" like this happening again. I am not very clued up on Computer Jargon and systems other than how to operate and store emails etc.
Many thanks
Kay Brooks

and is there anyway I can prevent a "disaster" like this happening again
If you use MobileMe and have syncing turned on, all of your Contacts and Calendar data will be backed up on the Apple Servers.
If you use dot Mac or MobileMe, your email is already backed up on the Apple Servers. Make sure that your subfolders (mailboxes) are set on on ME, (not "On my Mac"). Then all of the data in the folders are copied on the Mail Server. So you not only have a back up, you also have access to those mail box folders from any internet connected computer!
Pretty cool, huh?
(Of course, many other mail services also maintain the subfolders on the service's servers. Read the instructions for your email provider to figure out how to put your subfolders on the server rather than on your local machine.)
(jk)

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