Back up your email

Created by Matthew Bruce, Modified on Tue, Aug 1, 2023 at 4:30 PM by Matthew Bruce


These Instructions will assist you in backing up your email via the outlook app and exporting to a pst file.


Open Outlook and follow along below:

  1. Select File > Open & Export > Import/Export.

    File Export

  2. Select Export to a file, and then select Next.

    Export File

  3. Select Outlook Data File (.pst), and select Next.

    Export to data file

  4. Select the mail folder you want to back up and select Next.

    Email folders

  5. Choose a location and name for your backup file, and then select Finish.

    PST location

  6. If you want to ensure no one has access to your files, enter and confirm a password, and then select OK.

The messages that you keep in a .pst file are no different from other messages. You can forward, reply, or search through the stored messages as you do with other messages.

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