MS Outlook

Using MS Outlook, what files should I backup in order to save all the inbox,
outbox, sent, etc. data?

How to Back Up, Restore, or Move Outlook Data:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;196492


Hope this helps!

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Hi Marty,

OL2000: (IMO) How to Back Up, Restore, or Move Outlook Data:=20
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;196492

Microsoft Office Assistance: Ways to back up Outlook data:=20
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...549141033.aspx

How to back up, to restore, or to move Outlook 2002 data in Outlook =
2002:=20
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=3D287070

www.google.com
Keywords:
backup outlook site:microsoft.com

Or, try the appropriate Outlook newsgroups.

--=20
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


"Marty Shore" wrote in message =
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Locating the pst-file [Outlook's folder database file]
Before you can make a backup you'll need to know what to backup first. In
the case of Outlook in a home environment al data is stored in a single file
with a pst-extension. The pst-file is also known as Personal Folders and is
able to store several mail, contacts, journal, notes and calendar folders.
More about pst-files are located in:

C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook.

You can locate your pst-file by using one of the following methods;
Search for it by typing *.pst as your query. Make sure you include hidden
and system files and folders when searching for your pst-file.

From within Outlook;
Right click the root folder (most likely Outlook Today)- Properties-
button Advanced...- field Filename

Relocating the pst-file (optional)
If you don’t have the data in a place where you prefer, then it can be
relocated.

To configure Outlook with a new pst-file location do the following;
Make sure Outlook is closed
Go the location of your pst-file
Copy it to the new location (for example, D:\My Documents\My Outlook)
Rename the file in the old location to .old
Start Outlook; after a warning message it will prompt you to locate the
pst-file. Use the Browse button to direct it to the location you've set in
step 3
You're done! If all is successful and desired you can delete the renamed
pst-file in the old location.

Backup pst-file
Backing up the pst-file is quite easy; you just ‘copy’ the pst-file to your
safe location when Outlook is closed. A safe location can be any one of the
following;
•another physical hard drive in your machine
•another physical hard drive in another machine on a home network
•an external hard drive
•a USB memory stick
•a Flash memory card
•optical disc – CD or DVD
•a backup tape

Restore pst-file
A backup is worthless if you can't restore it. So should also test the
back-up; testing the backup when knowing that the original still works is a
lot less stressful then as well.

To restore your pst-file copy the file to the location where you want to
work with it like D:\My Documents\My Outlook\Temp. If you restored from
CD/DVD make sure you uncheck the "Read Only" file attribute by right clicking
the file and choose Properties. Now open Outlook and connect to the file by
choosing File- Open- Outlook Data File... You can now check if the backup
was successful and you made sure you backed up the right file.

In the case of a real disaster the original pst-file would be missing or
beyond repair. When the pst-file is missing Outlook would have prompted you
for the pst-file location. You then need to close Outlook and restore the
file from backup to D:\My Documents\My Outlook as described above. Then start
Outlook again and if prompted browse to the location of the pst-file.

When the pst-file is beyond repair Outlook will start with the message that
it can't be opened and that you need to run the Inbox Repair Tool (or simply
click START RUN type in ‘scanpst.exe’ and the press the OK button). If
scanpst.exe can't fix the pst-file either rename the corrupted pst-file to
..old and you would now be in the situation that the pst-file went missing.


"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

Hi Marty,

OL2000: (IMO) How to Back Up, Restore, or Move Outlook Data:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;196492

Microsoft Office Assistance: Ways to back up Outlook data:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...549141033.aspx

How to back up, to restore, or to move Outlook 2002 data in Outlook 2002:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=287070

www.google.com
Keywords:
backup outlook site:microsoft.com

Or, try the appropriate Outlook newsgroups.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org


"Marty Shore" wrote in message ...
Using MS Outlook, what files should I backup in order to save all the inbox,
outbox, sent, etc. data?