Backing up Outlook

[Guest]

I need to begin backing up my folders, contacts, etc (basically everything)
in Outlook. I found the auto-archive feature...downloaded the .pst tool...
did an archive.

I can find the file just fine, but even though I downloaded the .pst tool I
am unable to open the archived file. What am I doing wrong?

 

[Ben M. Schorr - MVP]

Aloha debnett,

How are you trying to open it? File | Open | Outlook Data File?

-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr - MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
Microsoft OneNote FAQ: http://www.factplace.com/onenotefaq.htm

 

[Guest]

Aloha Ben!

Until I read your post, I was simply going to the external hard drive I
archived to and double-clicking it. I followed your suggestion below and was
able to open it. Now I have another question.

I now have an "Archive Folders" with a + next to it. When you click on the
+ and expand it, I see deleted items, Sent Items, and Search folders.

I'm hoping to ALSO archive my calendar and contacts. Can I do this?

Thanks.

 

[Ben M. Schorr - MVP]

Aloha debnett,

Calendar certainly - right-click the calendar folder, go to Properties and
set the AutoArchive settings on the proper tab. Contacts? I suppose you
could but I've never heard of anybody archiving Contacts before. Usually
that's an address book that you want to keep.

-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr - MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
Microsoft OneNote FAQ: http://www.factplace.com/onenotefaq.htm

 

[Guest]

Aloha Ben,

Maybe I'm trying to perform the wrong function, then. Perhaps archive isn't
what I want.

What I"m trying to do is create a complete back-up of contacts, all personal
folders, inbox, etc. on a regular basis "just in case" something happens to
the hard drive on my computer. My boss had this happen last week and he lost
almost everything in Outlook. I thought archiving would take care of this.

Are there other ways to do this?

 

[Ben M. Schorr - MVP]

Aloha debnett,

Check this page for all you need to know: http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm.


-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr - MVP
Roland Schorr & Tower
http://www.rolandschorr.com
Microsoft OneNote FAQ: http://www.factplace.com/onenotefaq.htm

 

[Brian Tillman]

I need to begin backing up my folders, contacts, etc (basically
everything) in Outlook. I found the auto-archive
feature...downloaded the .pst tool... did an archive.

I can find the file just fine, but even though I downloaded the .pst
tool I am unable to open the archived file. What am I doing wrong?

Archives are NOT backups. Don't confuse the two. To make a backup of your
Outlook data, close Outlook completely and copy your PST file using Windows
Explorer.