Wondering how to backup PST files in Outlook 2016? In this article, you can find super easy solutions to back up PST files. You can either use the export/import feature or make use of the Remo Outlook Backup and migrate tool for hassle-free backup of your PST file into Outlook 2016.
Outlook is one of the most sought webmail services and the most popular version is MS Outlook 2016. Why Outlook is preferred over another webmail service? because Microsoft has structured Outlook to solve all the needs of a user in one single platform. Some of them are integrating email, calendar, and contacts, offline access to mail, options to minimize the clutter, Categorizing emails, and more.
By using the above-mentioned features of Outlook, a user can be more productive at work but the productivity stays until any mishap happens to their Outlook profile. The next thing to learn after creating a new PST file is how to maintain a backup.
It can be an accidental deletion of some important emails or even an Outlook crash. To prevent such data loss scenarios, you are advised to backup Outlook pst files using any one of the following methods suitable for your Outlook settings.
You can export Outlook tasks, calendar attributes, and other Outlook items using the Import/Export feature in Outlook. to do so, follow the instructions given below-
a) Go to File -> Open & Export -> Import/Export.
b) From the list of options, select Export to a file
c)In the next window, choose Outlook Data File (.pst)
Now available data files and their sub-folders are listed in a dialogue box. Select the PST file you want to backup and choose the subfolders to be exported.
d) Click next and choose the destination folder to save the pst file
All the items you selected have been exported to a new pst file and saved in the destination folder selected by you.
a) Go to File -> Open & Export -> Import/Export
b) Select Import from another program or file.
c) Now choose Outlook Data File (.pst)
By using the browse option, you can select the pst file to be imported in Outlook 2016
Above mentioned are the free methods to back up your PST file on your Outlook 2016. By using this free method, you can only back up certain attributes such as email, contacts, calendar, notes, and a few Outlook items. But there are tools available online to back up entire Outlook Personal Folder Table contents and you can easily migrate & restore it any time.
Remo Backup and Migrate is an automated Outlook backup software that can be used to import/export outlook pst files from Outlook 2016, Outlook 2010, Outlook 2007, and Outlook 2003. By using this software, you can easily back up the pst file and migrate it to another computer or a higher Outlook version or to a new operating system.