I am trying to figure out a way to get information from a previous backup/restore (I hit delete prior trying to do an email search and lost all my work emails) onto my bb w/o losing everything else. any suggestions?

You can do a selective restore via the Blackberry Desktop Manager.

• Go to 'Backup and Restore'
• Click 'Advanced'
• Click 'File', then 'Open' to choose the backup file you want to use
• It should populate the backup file on the left hand side and you can move what you want to the right hand side (Blackberry)

God Bless You! Going to try this now