How do I Set Up an Easy Back Up for Outlook?

You can set up an easy email backup system in Microsoft Outlook.

Microsoft Outlook is a popular email client for PC computers running the Windows operating system. If you want to save email messages but do not want to have to worry about performing manual backups, you can use the AutoArchive feature in Outlook to set up an easy backup system. The AutoArchive tool will back up your mailbox data on a schedule defined by you.

Things You'll Need

• PC running Windows XP or later
• Microsoft Outlook 2007 or later

Instructions

1. Launch the Microsoft Outlook application on your PC computer.

2. Open the "Tools" menu at the top of the window and select "Options."

3. Go to the "Other" tab at the top of the window and then click on the "AutoArchive" button.

4. Check the box at the top of the pop-up window next to "Run AutoArchive."

5. Use the up and down arrow buttons to select how often you want the AutoArchive tool to back up your email data.

6. Click on the "Move old items" radio button and then press "Browse."

7. Navigate to the location where you want to store the backup data and then press "OK." You can choose to back up your email data to your primary hard drive or an external hard drive.

8. Click "OK" to save the settings and enable your AutoArchive backup schedule.

References

• How To Geek: Configure AutoArchive In Outlook 2007