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krinks

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Where does MS Outlook store all your information such as contact lists and calendar entries? I'm going to reformat my HD and I want to back that information up. Can anyone tell me how to find that stuff?

Thanks! :good:
 
krinks said:
Where does MS Outlook store all your information such as contact lists and calendar entries? I'm going to reformat my HD and I want to back that information up. Can anyone tell me how to find that stuff?

Thanks! :good:
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I don't remember where it stores it, but with an NT-based OS (such as win2k or XP), it's somewhere in /Documents and Settings/$user/.... The best way to back up your data is to export it from within Outlook using its built-in exporter.
 
Definately just use the built-in export tools to save your data. Export it to a comma delimited database or some kind of common (non-proprietary) format. That way you can re-import it into Outlook, and you can also index that file in a spreadsheet, import it into other software, your PDA, etc.
 
This is where its stored I think, though you will need to enable so you can see hidden folders & files (Tools > Folder Options > View > Show hidden files & folders)

C:\Documents and Settings\User_Name\Application Data\Identities\{Numbers-Here}

Or another option would be in outlook, go to Tools > Options > Maintenance > Store Folder

change it to where you want to save the messages, then close outlook, reopen. Check to make sure the messages are now in the new location.

hope this helps
 
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