Tech Tips

 

Backup your email on a regular basis.

Either burn it on to a writable CD, or copy it to a flash drive.

The simplest way to backup your Outlook file is to use Outlook's Export Wizard.

Remember to first empty your Junk Mail and your Deleted Items folders because you do not want to back them up.

Then select FILE, Import and Export, Export to a file, Next, Personal Folder File (.pst), Next.

Then highlight Personal Folders, place a checkmark in the box "Include Subfolders", Next.

Then key in the name to use for your backup file. I like to use the format "C:\YYMMDD".

That creates a file such as "C:\070601.pst" for my June 1st, 2007 Outlook backup.

Click Finish.

Once the backup pst is created, burn it on to a CD, or copy it to your flash drive. All Done!