Backing up outlook 2010?

Any advice on backing up my message folders and also contacts as i,m away to do a win 7 reintall, any advice would be great thanks

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Outlook settings are in these 4 folders:


%USERPROFILE%\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook

%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook

%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Outlook

%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook


Outlook 2010 Backup and File Locations

Microsoft Office Outlook 2010 Backup

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hi cybercore when i open and of those folders i can bot see any trace of a .pst file please see image for when i opened %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook folder




Is the outlook data file the important one? Still super confused?

Could you please look for .pst files exactly in this folder:

%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook

(Folder options > View > Show hidden files and folders)


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As for the large Outlook.dat (?), I'm not sure what it does.

Hi there thanks for the help, i have looked in the folder %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook

And this is what im faced with? Is there something i must do within outlook to create this .pst file as it aint there? Please help me as im goes nuts and need to back up outlook folders and contacts etc, and yes i have unhidden files folders in control panel

Did you check other folders:

Originally Posted by cybercore

Welcome to windows7forums.

Outlook settings are in these 4 folders:


%USERPROFILE%\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook

%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook

%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Outlook

%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook


Outlook 2010 Backup and File Locations

Did you try these links:

Originally Posted by cybercore

Microsoft Office Outlook 2010 Backup

Office Outlook 2010 Import And Export

i have looked in all the folders but no .pst files. I have tried using the mailbackup but get so far and then get a pop up message saying "outlook2003-2007 is running. Please close and then press ok." Which i do but still get the message, i have even tried shutting down outlook in task manager? Any more ideas?

Check in

C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\OFFICE\


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You may want to open your system disc C and in the search box type in *.pst.

it seems that the file "outlook data file" is the .pst file just another name i think, can anyone confirm?