Is there a way to save your outlook messages/contacts?

[hpkeeper]

If so.. how? I'm going to go through with the XP update, but I'm going to format first, I'd like to save what I want to keep on my other machine until the format is overwith. So how do I save these things?

 

[Hossenfeffer]

You'll want to look into exporting the contacts and messages

 

[OutHouse]

export your contacts to a csv file and archive your inbox to a .pst file

 

[hpkeeper]

are you sure that isn't a .vcs file?

 

[Zenmervolt]

There's an easier way to back up your inbox. Just select all the files in your inbox, and drag them into a folder on your desktop. Then put that folder on a ZIP or something. Once you have upgraded, you can just drag the files back into your Outlook Inbox. At least, that's the way I've been doing it.

Zenmervolt

 

[Magicthyse]

We are talking Outlook here, and not Outlook Express, are we not?
And presumably you're using a Personal Folder?

In that case, just back up the .PST file that you're using.

 

[OutHouse]

positive.

its CSV (Comma Separtated Value) Its a very common file for spreadsheets.

dont belive me go and try it yourself. File>import/export>Export to file>Comma Separated Value (windows)