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Wednesday, 11 June 2014
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Top Three Options for Creating the Backup of Outlook PST File

MS Outlook, an email client of various businesses and professional users, creates and maintains a repository of all its mailbox data in a PST file. This PST file is stored on the hard drive of your computer wherein the Outlook is installed; thus along with the backup of your other valuable data, backup of Outlook PST file must be your major concern. This is because your PST file too can be the victim of data loss when various inconsistencies related to your hard drive occur. Mentioned below are top three options for creating the backup of your Outlook PST file: 

  • Manual Method: Copy your Outlook PST file manually and save it on a CD/DVD or any other external data storage media. You can find your PST file at the location where your Outlook is installed. To restore the data from this file, you should go to ‘File >> Open >> Outlook Data File’. After that, browse to the location where you have stored the backup. If any error occurs, right click and deselect the ‘Read-Only’ attribute of the ‘Properties’ tab. 

  • Use ‘Import and Export’ Feature: This is another useful method for creating the backup of your Outlook mailbox data. The ‘Import and Export’ option of MS Outlook 2007 allows you to export your complete Personal folder or other selected folder to another location.

          Follow the below mentioned steps to use this feature in Outlook 2007:
  1. Open ‘Outlook’, click ‘File’ tab, and then click ‘Import and Export’.
  2. Select ‘Export to a file’ option and click ‘Next’.
  3. Choose ‘Personal Folder File (.PST)’, and then click ‘Next’.
  4. Select the folder from where you want to export data and click ‘Next’.
  5. Choose a safest location to store this exported file and click ‘Finish’ button.

  • Mail Backup Utility: Another useful method for creating the backup of your Outlook PST file or Outlook mailbox data is use of a professional mail backup tool. Efficient mail backup software creates the backup of large PST file without taking much time. Moreover, a reliable tool creates the backup of multiple email profiles configured in your email client like Outlook. The easily understandable features of mail backup software make it usable by all, whether he is a professional computer user or a novice. 


Therefore, by opting for any of the above-mentioned methods, you can create the backup of your mailbox (or more precisely Outlook PST file) without any trouble.

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