Copy Categories

[Mark]

I like to back up my PST file by creating a new one and making it the default PST file, I copy the calendar and contacts.

I cannot figure out how to retain/save/copy the categories I had previously created without reentering each one manually.

Any help on doing this is appreciated as I have to do this a couple times a year and also do it for other users.

Thanks,
Mark.
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[Roady [MVP]]

I like to back up my PST file by creating a new one and making it the

default PST file, I copy the calendar and contacts.

That's not how you make a backup. Simply copy your pst-file.
See http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm

I cannot figure out how to retain/save/copy the categories I had
previously created without reentering each one manually.

Where do you get stuck?
Which version of Outlook are you using?

 

[Michael Bauer [MVP - Outlook]]

If you're using Outlook 2007 without Exchange, you don't need to copy the
categories as they're stored in the PST file. For earlier versions you can
export the categories from the registry:
http://www.vboffice.net/workshop.html?pub=6&lang=en&smp=1&cmd=showitem#t6

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Best regards
Michael Bauer - MVP Outlook

: Outlook Categories? Category Manager Is Your Tool
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Am Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:14:59 -0400 schrieb Mark:

I like to back up my PST file by creating a new one and making it the

default PST file, I copy the calendar and contacts.

I cannot figure out how to retain/save/copy the categories I had

previously created without reentering each one manually.

Any help on doing this is appreciated as I have to do this a couple times

a year and also do it for other users.