Microsoft Outlook 2003

[Guest]

At the moment I'm using Microsoft Outlook 2003, which is part of Microsoft
Office Professional 2003. I use Outlook calendar as a diary, for my
appointments, work records, virtually everything.
What I would like to find out is which format is the best to back up in. At
the moment I’m using PERSONAL FOLDER FILE (.pst) the other options are:
Comma Separated Values (DOS)
Comma Separated Values (Windows)
Microsoft Access
Microsoft Excel
Tab Separated Values (DOS)
Tab Separated Values (Windows)
And of course the one I’m using at the moment, but I don’t know if this is
the right one.

 

[Fuzzy Logic]

At the moment I'm using Microsoft Outlook 2003, which is part of
Microsoft Office Professional 2003. I use Outlook calendar as a diary,
for my appointments, work records, virtually everything.
What I would like to find out is which format is the best to back up in.
At the moment I’m using PERSONAL FOLDER FILE (.pst) the other options
are: Comma Separated Values (DOS)
Comma Separated Values (Windows)
Microsoft Access
Microsoft Excel
Tab Separated Values (DOS)
Tab Separated Values (Windows)
And of course the one I’m using at the moment, but I don’t know if
this is the right one.

Another PST file would be the best. Microsoft has a free tool to do this:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=8b081f3a-b7d0-4b16-b8af-5a6322f4fd01

 

[Bob I]

What works for you? The rest are available to transfer to other "sytems".

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

At the moment I'm using Microsoft Outlook 2003, which is part of
Microsoft Office Professional 2003. I use Outlook calendar as a
diary, for my appointments, work records, virtually everything.
What I would like to find out is which format is the best to back up
in. At the moment I'm using PERSONAL FOLDER FILE (.pst) the other
options are: Comma Separated Values (DOS)
Comma Separated Values (Windows)
Microsoft Access
Microsoft Excel
Tab Separated Values (DOS)
Tab Separated Values (Windows)
And of course the one I'm using at the moment, but I don't know if
this is the right one.

The pst format is Outlook's native format, and that's what you should back
up in. The other formats are for transferring your data to other software
(such as Excel or Access), not for backup.

 

[Guest]

Thanks everyone for your help.