Comments on: 5 Easy Ways To Back Up Your Microsoft Outlook Data

By: Saikat

Saikat — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:51:04 +0000

Hi Inder, I not really familiar with the Outlook web application if that's what you intend. But the client is the same desktop one isn't it? Here's the MS Help link.

By: inder

inder — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:57:15 +0000

Hi,
Can I backup/archive my outlook mails. I only use browser based outlook ?

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:56:03 +0000

I found the answer

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926443

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:47:30 +0000

I have a question surrounding personal folders – apologies if I am posting to the wrong place.

In outlook 2007, I created personal folders to reduce the size of my server-side mailbox, and moved several flagged items to the PST. All the items disappeared from the To-Do list, but when I go and look in the folder they are still flagged, but are not listed in the To-Do bar – how can I bring these back into the To-Do list?

Many thanks

Dave Morgan

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By: Connie

Connie — Sat, 02 May 2009 22:30:31 +0000

I was so glad to hear about the Outlook Add-In “personal files update”! I downloaded it and clicked the save backup button, but when I try to navigate to the backed up files (to confirm it actually did it) it tells me it can’t open the folder. How do I know it actually, thoroughly completed the backup?

Thanks so much!

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 07:00:17 +0000

My favorite way, attach another pst file to outlook, then drag or move a copy of all the folders down to this pst.
Then detach it.

Not convenient for daily backup but very useful if you need to give these folders and emails to a coworker.
My huge file with hundreds of folders transferred/backed up nicely this way.

By: Saikat

Saikat — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 04:47:43 +0000

Hi Jeff,
Sorry for the late reply…but thanks for the info. I get your point.

By: jeff

jeff — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 04:48:49 +0000

2 reasons… first, you can’t set categories from the compose window… there is no button for that. this toolbar enables that. Second, when you set a reminder with outlook you have to set a followup time, you cna’t simply create a reminder date/time. This makes it much simplier.

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By: Saikat

Saikat — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:16:49 +0000

Nopes, I haven’t used it. But why use a plug-in when Outlook has its own one click reminder flags?

By: CJW

CJW — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:12:35 +0000

What do you think of Outlook Track-It? It’s not for data backup but its been an amazing addon to flag emails for followups. I love it.

By: BacarliW

BacarliW — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:10:14 +0000

Thanks for the backup tip! Have you used Out-look Track it? That’s my personal tip as far as plugins. Its a small toolbar that flags emails for followup reminders. Free download is on the site..

By: Saikat

Saikat — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 04:37:57 +0000

Hi Lyn,
Which format do you want to convert your article folder too? OE for instance can import all your messages directly.Thats the easiest way. You can also save them as a database file from within Outlook through the Import Export option. Similarly for Thunderbird too.

By: Lyn

Lyn — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:44:24 +0000

This is helpful. I transfer all my email files to my laptop when I travel (I’m away for weeks at a time) then transfer them back again when I get home. Sometimes it gets messy. Normally I just overwrite (as the files are of course intact on the computer I have just copied them from), but sometimes need to import to get Outlook to “see” the revised file.

Also it seems to be easy to get duplicate contact lists. Not sure how that happens!

Question. Is there an easy way to transfer a folder containing about 20,000 articles to another format. Don’t fancy copying each one separately into notebook or Word!!! I receive articles on autopilot by subscription.

By: tunghoy

tunghoy — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:41:52 +0000

I keep my users’ primary PSTs and AutoArchive PSTs in a folder called Outlook in their Documents folder (or elsewhere on their data drives). That way, the nightly and weekly backup routines always have copies of their data.

Keeping PSTs in a folder 5 levels deep on the C drive is asking for trouble.

By: jo

jo — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:29:58 +0000

Is there no easier way?

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By: Saikat

Saikat — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:03:40 +0000

Sorry I misunderstood. In case of Outlook,the email account configurations are stored in the Registry and not in the pst file. Try this method –
1. Start > Run > type regedit
2. Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook
3. Right Click on the key and select the Export option. Save it as a reg file.
4. When needed double click on the file and confirm. The registry settings get imported into the registry.But be careful while handling the registry. Always make a backup.

Or alternatively – Import it in OE and then save it as an internet account file. Oulook can import this file.

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By: jo

jo — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:10:41 +0000

When you backup or export, this does not backup the email accounts. I was not referring to the Contacts but the email accounts.

By: Saikat

Saikat — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 07:30:59 +0000

Fortunately, Jo...all these methods are well tried and tested and do back up the Contacts folder in Outlook. About Exporting email contacts from Outlook to another program, use the Import and Export feature from the File menu. Export as a Comma Separated Values and then you can import this into most programs including those in Mac. You are probably interchanging the words BackUp and Export. Both are different functions.

By: jo

jo — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:16:43 +0000

None of this backs up the email address in Outlook. Outlook Express at least have a way to export the email address. How do you do this in Outlook?

By: Saikat

Saikat — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 11:14:59 +0000

Hi Jash,

I haven’t used Entourage. I think it’s a Mac mail client isn’t it. But it’s very easy to import into Thunderbird from Outlook [Tools - Import]Follow the wizard.

By: Jash Sayani

Jash Sayani — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:53:55 +0000

I have a question here: Can I export Outlook mails to a format, Entourage mails to the same format, and import both of them into Thunderbird ?

Will I have all my mails with downloaded images, etc. (As my current Outlook and Entourage databases already have images downloaded) ?