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This How.com.vn teaches you how to compile copies of all your messages, calendar events, and other items in a PST (Personal Storage Table) file in Microsoft Outlook, and save this data file to your computer for your own archives.
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Open the Outlook app on your computer. The Outlook icon looks like an "O" and a white envelope. You can find it on the Start menu, or on your desktop.
Click the Home tab on the top-left. This button is located in the upper-left corner of the app window. It will open your main tools on the toolbar ribbon.Advertisement
Click New Items on the Home toolbar. You can find this button on the far-left of the toolbar ribbon. It will open a drop-down menu.
Hover over More Items on the drop-down menu. This will expand the menu, and show more options on the right.
Select Outlook Data File on the More Items menu. This will open a pop-up window titled "New Outlook Data File."
Select Outlook data file (.pst) in the pop-up window. When this option is selected, you can create and save a new PST data file from your mailbox.
Click OK. This will confirm your file type selection, and prompt you to select a saving location.
Save your new PST data file. Select a saving location in the file explorer window, and click OK to save your new file.
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