Where are Microsoft Office "contacts" files stored?

[David S. Mac Alpine]

I have just started using Microsoft Office's Outlook for
storing my addresses, telephone numbers and e-mail
addresses. In the event of a hard drive failure, I want
to back this information up. I have tried to find this
information file without success. Please tell me where it
is and how to back it up. Thank you.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

The file you need to back up is your Personal Folders file (*.pst) It's
where all the mail, calendar, contacts etc are stored.

Take a look at these pages for info on Outlook data backup:
http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q168/6/44.asp
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q181/0/14.asp
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q184/8/17.asp

 

[chris]

If all you want is the Contacts (not all mail), you can
use the Import/Export wizard to export only the Contacts
to a PST file and then back it up.

Chris

-----Original Message-----
The file you need to back up is your Personal Folders file (*.pst) It's
where all the mail, calendar, contacts etc are stored.

Take a look at these pages for info on Outlook data backup:

http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q168/6/4 4.asp
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q181/0/1 4.asp
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q184/8/1

7.asp

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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I have just started using Microsoft Office's Outlook for
storing my addresses, telephone numbers and e-mail
addresses. In the event of a hard drive failure, I want
to back this information up. I have tried to find this
information file without success. Please tell me where it
is and how to back it up. Thank you.

.