outlook backup

[jonneymendoza]

Hi is there a way to completely backup all settings of outlook? i want to back up all my email account settings, emails and rules and load them up on another outlook from another pc. thanksin advance

 

[kawasaki747]

To copy all emails to another machine there are two ways, first is manual and the second is program based.

First way. Go to C:\Documents and Settings\"yourUserName"\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook and copy the entire contents of this folder to the new installations folder. Then open control panel and go to "Mail", Data Files, then Add. There are two kinds of mail files created by outlook. *.ost and *.pst. Ost files are created when using MS Exchange accouts and Pst files are created when you use normal email accts.

The other way is to go to File, Impot/Export, although I can't remember if it takes everything with it or not. If using this method I recommend exporting as a .csv (comma separated values) as its easy to import in most everything I've seen. It's also readable in plain text via word or excel in case of problems.

To export import your rules go to Tools,Rules and Alerts, Options, Export. Save the file and import on new installation. If there are problems importing then try exporting as 2002 compatible.

This should cover most everything.

Nick

 

[TechieSooner]

Not sure exactly how you back up your settings (like email accounts)...

I've often wondered a similar thing... how you back up your "Autocomplete" email addresses in Outlook that aren't in your contacts.