Please can you confirm the best way to back my calendar and contacts.

Thank you

I use the "Export" command under the File menu. It gives you a lot of
control over what you back up. To retrieve backed up info, use the "Import"
command.
"April" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Please can you confirm the best way to back my calendar and contacts.
>
> Thank you
>

Usually, with Outlook closed, you just copy the data file, *.pst - this
contains all your data.

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> Please can you confirm the best way to back my calendar and contacts.
>
> Thank you
>

Thanks this sounds quick.

Where do I find the location of the file?

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> Usually, with Outlook closed, you just copy the data file, *.pst - this
> contains all your data.
>
> "April" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> Please can you confirm the best way to back my calendar and contacts.
>>
>> Thank you
>>
>
>

See here, for default location
http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm

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> Thanks this sounds quick.
>
> Where do I find the location of the file?
>
> "DL" <address@invalid> wrote in message
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>> Usually, with Outlook closed, you just copy the data file, *.pst - this
>> contains all your data.
>>
>> "April" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>> Please can you confirm the best way to back my calendar and contacts.
>>>
>>> Thank you
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

April <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Please can you confirm the best way to back my calendar and contacts.

If you're using a POP account, simply copy your PST. It's as simple as
that. Ignore anyone who tells you to use export/import. That's a bad idea.
It does not make a true copy. For more information, see this:
http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

I disagree with your comment on export/import. I frequently only want to
backup Contacts or Calendar items since all my email messages are stored
separately in their "project" files. In this case it's a huge waste of space
to have multiple copies of the entire outlook.pst file hanging around.

Jim

"Brian Tillman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> April <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> Please can you confirm the best way to back my calendar and contacts.
>
> If you're using a POP account, simply copy your PST. It's as simple as
> that. Ignore anyone who tells you to use export/import. That's a bad
> idea. It does not make a true copy. For more information, see this:
> http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm
> --
> Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

Dear Brian,

I need to do a clean install of my Windows XP Operating System. I am using
OUTLOOK 2007 and in the past I have simply exported my email and contacts and
then imported them back into whatever OUTLOOK version I was going to use,
however, you say in your article Backup and Restore that it is not a good
idea to do this.

So here's my question -

I have backed up my pst-file, but I am wondering how I can just import my
CONTACTS and selected email folders back into OUTLOOK 2007 once it is
reinstalled. And is there any way to break up the pst-file into two separate
entities - 1 for EMAIL and 1 for CONTACTS.

Thank you very much!

"Brian Tillman" wrote:

> April <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> > Please can you confirm the best way to back my calendar and contacts.
>
> If you're using a POP account, simply copy your PST. It's as simple as
> that. Ignore anyone who tells you to use export/import. That's a bad idea.
> It does not make a true copy. For more information, see this:
> http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm
> --
> Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
>
>

When you import you can select folders, sub folders, or other parts. You can
certainly import only Contacts. You can even filter what you import, say by"
company" or any other Contacts field.

Jim

"Golden Theatrical" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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> Dear Brian,
>
> I need to do a clean install of my Windows XP Operating System. I am
> using
> OUTLOOK 2007 and in the past I have simply exported my email and contacts
> and
> then imported them back into whatever OUTLOOK version I was going to use,
> however, you say in your article Backup and Restore that it is not a good
> idea to do this.
>
> So here's my question -
>
> I have backed up my pst-file, but I am wondering how I can just import my
> CONTACTS and selected email folders back into OUTLOOK 2007 once it is
> reinstalled. And is there any way to break up the pst-file into two
> separate
> entities - 1 for EMAIL and 1 for CONTACTS.
>
> Thank you very much!
>
> "Brian Tillman" wrote:
>
>> April <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>> > Please can you confirm the best way to back my calendar and contacts.
>>
>> If you're using a POP account, simply copy your PST. It's as simple as
>> that. Ignore anyone who tells you to use export/import. That's a bad
>> idea.
>> It does not make a true copy. For more information, see this:
>> http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm
>> --
>> Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
>>
>>

Dear Jim:

Thanks a million, I will certainly try that.

"Jim R" wrote:

> When you import you can select folders, sub folders, or other parts. You can
> certainly import only Contacts. You can even filter what you import, say by"
> company" or any other Contacts field.
>
> Jim
>
> "Golden Theatrical" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> message news:113C8FC1-123E-4F7C-BD5B-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Dear Brian,
> >
> > I need to do a clean install of my Windows XP Operating System. I am
> > using
> > OUTLOOK 2007 and in the past I have simply exported my email and contacts
> > and
> > then imported them back into whatever OUTLOOK version I was going to use,
> > however, you say in your article Backup and Restore that it is not a good
> > idea to do this.
> >
> > So here's my question -
> >
> > I have backed up my pst-file, but I am wondering how I can just import my
> > CONTACTS and selected email folders back into OUTLOOK 2007 once it is
> > reinstalled. And is there any way to break up the pst-file into two
> > separate
> > entities - 1 for EMAIL and 1 for CONTACTS.
> >
> > Thank you very much!
> >
> > "Brian Tillman" wrote:
> >
> >> April <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Please can you confirm the best way to back my calendar and contacts.
> >>
> >> If you're using a POP account, simply copy your PST. It's as simple as
> >> that. Ignore anyone who tells you to use export/import. That's a bad
> >> idea.
> >> It does not make a true copy. For more information, see this:
> >> http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm
> >> --
> >> Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]
> >>
> >>
>
>
>