back up emails (PST files)

[Pedro]

How can I copy and safe pst files on an external hard drive and then retrieve
them?
I'm working on office 2007 on windows XP professional

 

[DL]

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[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Give up. No one ever reads the posts here. That's why we must repost it at
least BID.
The file you need is your Personal Folders file (*.pst) It's where all the
mail, calendar, contacts etc are stored.

Take a look at these pages for info on Outlook data backup or transfer:
http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm
http://www.howto-outlook.com/Howto/backupandrestore.htm
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010771141033.aspx

Note that some of the information on these pages is outdated and no longer
applies to Outlook 2003 or 2007. Specifically:
1. Ignore any advice to copy your PST file to Outlook's default location to
connect it to your profile. Doing so only corrupts your profile. Copy it
anywhere BUT the default location and open it within your Outlook profile.
2. Ignore any advice that tells you to use export or import to transfer
Outlook data. That has never been sound advice, but the process has become
too deeply flawed now to be of any use whatsoever.

 

[John Mayson]

The answer to this has been posted at least twice to day, as it is posted
every day in response to this Q

99% of my computer issues I resolve with a simple Google search. Not
everyone does this unfortunately. Kudos to everyone who helps our fellow
users out on these forums.

John