I didn't count total messages from my PMs prior to deleting.

I had saved some in both received and sent files.

30 - 40 seems about where it was, but I don't remember.

Saving to word docs is a good idea. I have done so in the past with a few PMs and many emails. Just hadn't gotten around to it.

I think this is especially good for certain very important emails. Outlook saves email files as DBX files. They can be backed up, but it can be a pain in the REAR. It is probably easier to save to word doc then back-up.

I have lost many important emails in the past from computer crashes. I have backed up most of my docs as they are easy to back up. Emails are hard. - Unless saved as word docs.

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