Backing up your E-Mail in MS Outlook 2007 and Account info

These instructions will show you how to backup all your Email and your account settings in MS Outlook 2007 in case you need to do a reinstall or just plain lose something.

1. Open Outlook and click on;

File > Import and Export… This will open a new window.
Highlight Export to a file

Then click the Next button.

1. Now this opens a window to be able to export to the file type.

Highlight Personal Folder File (.pst)

Then click the Next button.

2. Now Highlight Personal Folders

Check the Include subfolders box.

Then click the Next Button.

3. Now this opens a new window, Choose the option you want (if you are replacing an old .pst file then choose

Do not export duplicate items). I always make a new PST file with the date as part of the name (mailbackup-10-12-2009.pst).

Click Browse, so you can choose the save location for your backup .pst file too.

Then Click the Finish Button.

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4. Upon clicking the Finish Button a window will pop up giving you a choice to password your backup file, if you want too, it’s your choice, if not just click ok leaving the fields blank. This will then save you backup .pst to the location you have chosen earlier.