Understanding .pst files?

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Using Windows XP and Outlook 2002

I have several custom folders to organize email.
I have a couple of Archive .pst files as well.

I want to backup all of my emails to an external hard drive.

In addition to the email in my Inbox...

QUESTION # 1
....Does my main Outlook.pst file also contain the emails in all if my
CUSTOM folders?

QUESTION # 2
....Does my Outlook.pst file contain the emails in my ARCHIVE folders?

QUESTION # 3
....Does my Outlook.pst file contain the emails in my SENT folders?

Thanks,
 
The Hun said:
Using Windows XP and Outlook 2002

I have several custom folders to organize email.
I have a couple of Archive .pst files as well.

I want to backup all of my emails to an external hard drive.

In addition to the email in my Inbox...

QUESTION # 1
...Does my main Outlook.pst file also contain the emails in all if my
CUSTOM folders?
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If you mean by "custom folders" folders that you have created, then yes.
QUESTION # 2
...Does my Outlook.pst file contain the emails in my ARCHIVE folders?
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No - they will be in a separate pst file commonly called archive.pst and
archive1.pst....

QUESTION # 3
...Does my Outlook.pst file contain the emails in my SENT folders?

Thanks,
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Yes.
 
If you mean by "custom folders" folders that you have created, then yes.




No - they will be in a separate pst file commonly called archive.pst and
archive1.pst....





Yes.

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So if I back up my Outlook.pst file, and my Archive.pst file, all of
my emails will be backed up, including those in the folders I created
in Outlook. What that means is that I only have to back up two pst
files to have all of my emails backed up. Is that correct?

Thanks again.
 
The Hun said:
So if I back up my Outlook.pst file, and my Archive.pst file, all of
my emails will be backed up, including those in the folders I created
in Outlook. What that means is that I only have to back up two pst
files to have all of my emails backed up. Is that correct?

Thanks again.
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Yes.
 
Yes
(You only need to copy them (with Outlook closed) to create a backup, or you
could use the free MS Backup addin)
 
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