Backup Outlook - How?

M

Martin ©¿©¬

Hi,
I woul like to make regular backups of my Outlook inbox, sent mail,
keep & all the other folders in case of misshap
Anyone know of a utility that can do this to a drive, memory stick of
my choice
Thank you
 
M

Michael Bednarek

Hi,
I woul like to make regular backups of my Outlook inbox, sent mail,
keep & all the other folders in case of misshap
Anyone know of a utility that can do this to a drive, memory stick of
my choice
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Maybe I misunderstand the problem, but what about simply copying the
..PST file to the desired location?
 
V

VanguardLH

Michael said:
Maybe I misunderstand the problem, but what about simply copying the
.PST file to the desired location?
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Which includes just about any backup program as long as it can read
and copy a file that is currently open in case Outlook is still loaded
(so one that can implement VSS backups should work). Even Microsoft
has their own PFB (Personal Folders Backup) utility that runs as an
add-on in Outlook so when you exit Outlook (after the number of days
specified) then it will save a copy of the .pst file.

MS PFB download page
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=9003

Doesn't list OL2010 or OL2013 but then neither did the OP specify
which version of Outlook he/she is using. This only runs (after the
number of specified days) when exiting Outlook to ensure the .pst file
is closed. Because it runs after Outlook closes the .pst file, it
will make Outlook take longer to unload (as long as it takes to copy
the .pst file).
 
M

Martin ©¿©¬

Why not have an IMAP account then all your mail stays both on your computer
AND on the server
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I did until my isp (Sky) decided to go pop which was a mess for about
a month with no compensation
 
M

Martin ©¿©¬

'pop' as in bang or POP as in *not* IMAP?
It makes a difference to your answer and people's options for choice.
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Sky had & I used imap for years then they decided to go with yahoo as
their provider and all they could provide was pop
 
R

Richard Fisher

On Sat, 13 Jul 2013 14:46:41 +0100, Martin ©¿©¬ wrote in

Maybe I misunderstand the problem, but what about simply copying the
.PST file to the desired location?

Michael Bednarek "ONWARD"
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Not adequate. That's what I did. I was using Outlook 2000 on my XP machine.
The PC went belly up and i bought a new Windows 8 computer with Outlook 2010.
Outlook 2010 will not import pst files from Outlook 2000.

This unfortunately is a problem with all office programs. Microsoft does not
include import ability from all older versions. I'm still looking for a solution.

http://www.richardfisher.com
 

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