Backup questions...

[George]

I am using Outlook 2002 primarily for syncing with my pocket PC. Every
week I backup my handheld, but it just dawned on me that I should backup
my Outlook data. How can I backup my Outlook data? How do I use that
data for recovery?

Thanks,
George

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Completely close Outlook. Copy your .pst file to a safe location. Create a task in Outlook to do this on your preferred interval. Delete the past backed up .pst file each time you save a new backup copy.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, George asked:

| I am using Outlook 2002 primarily for syncing with my pocket PC.
| Every week I backup my handheld, but it just dawned on me that I
| should backup my Outlook data. How can I backup my Outlook data?
| How do I use that data for recovery?
|
| Thanks,
| George

 

[George]

Is restoring the data as simple as placing a copy of the backup *.pst
file into the Outlook folder?

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

NEVER try to overwrite a .pst file - it leads to corruption. Simply open the .pst file in Outlook using File->Open->Outlook Data File. I have my default .pst file on a second hard drive for safety - there is no reason at all to use the Outlook folders for your backup.

As a matter of fact, placing it in My Documents (which I hope you backup at a regular interval) is probably the best place if you don't have a second hard drive or external storage.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, George asked:

| Is restoring the data as simple as placing a copy of the backup *.pst
| file into the Outlook folder?
|
| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] wrote:
|| Completely close Outlook. Copy your .pst file to a safe location.
|| Create a task in Outlook to do this on your preferred interval.
|| Delete the past backed up .pst file each time you save a new backup
|| copy.
||
|| --
|| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
||
|| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
|| unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
|| reading.
||
|| After furious head scratching, George asked:
||
||| I am using Outlook 2002 primarily for syncing with my pocket PC.
||| Every week I backup my handheld, but it just dawned on me that I
||| should backup my Outlook data. How can I backup my Outlook data?
||| How do I use that data for recovery?
|||
||| Thanks,
||| George