Backing up Outlook

[Peter Goerig]

In Windows ME to back up Outlook I just copied the .pst
file to my Zip drive. Then when I re-installed it I just
copied it to the corresponding Outlook directory. This
was quick and simple! I noticed that in XP the .pst file
is hidden. Can I still use my method or do I have to use
the lengthy "export" method? Can I at least specify the
entire "personal folder" and mark all subfolders and
export it that way more quickly? Or what is the
recommended back-up of this very important file governing
the entire e-mail structure of my computer? No one but
me uses Outlook on my computer. Please advise!

Thank you,

Peter

 

[Conrad Pfleging]

You can still just copy the pst to a ZIP or whatever. However, if you have
to restore, copy the pst back to your hard drive and remove the "read only"
attribute or Outlook won't be able to open the file

 

[Rich Cervenka]

In Windows ME to back up Outlook I just copied the .pst
file to my Zip drive. Then when I re-installed it I just
copied it to the corresponding Outlook directory. This
was quick and simple! I noticed that in XP the .pst file
is hidden. Can I still use my method or do I have to use
the lengthy "export" method?

Yes ,your old method will still work. The .pst file is hidden, so you
have to be able to view hidden files in order to find it but, once you
do, you can just copy it to a Zip disk, as you did before.