Outlook Data Backup

Outlook is a Microsofts premier application thats integrated into Microsoft Office 97, 98, 2000, 2002 and Microsoft Exchange Server. Outlook provides complete integration of e-mail, calendaring, as well as contact management. Outlook helps you get and organize information so which you can work seamlessly with Office applications, communicate and share information more effectively. Outlook enables you to filter and organize e-mail messages, integrate and manage e-mail from multiple e-mail accounts, personal and group calendars, contacts, folders, as well as tasks.

Outlook data is usually stored at the following paths:

C:Documents and SettingsUser NameApplication DataMicrosoftOutlook
C:Documents and SettingsUser NameLocal SettingsApplication DataMicrosoftOutlook
C:Documents and SettingsAll UsersApplication DataMicrosoftOutlook
C:WindowsApplication DataMicrosoftOutlook
C:Windows

Outlook data is usually comprised of the following items:

Personal Folders (.pst) files. The most important Outlook files. Your personal folders .pst file contains all of your local Outlook folders, like Calendar, Inbox, Tasks, Sent Items, Outbox, Deleted Items, as well as user-created folders. When running, Outlook usually keeps its .pst folders partially locked, so it is recommended to close Outlook prior to making a backup.

Offline Storage (.ost) files.

Personal Address Book (.pab) files.

Rules (.rwz) files.

Nickname (.nick, .nk2) files for AutoComplete.

Additional Outlook settings files:

Toolbar and menu (.dat) settings.

Favorites (.fav) for the Outlook bar.

AutoSignature (.htm, .rtf, .txt) files.

Template (.oft) files.