How to Export and Store E-mails in Outlook

In these instructions, we will show you how you can export your e-mails in Outlook to a file and archive them for future access.

1. Open Outlook and click on “File”.

2. Go to the tab “Open and export” and select “Import/export”:

3. In the window that opens, select “Export to a file” and click on “Next”:

4. Then select “Outlook data file (.pst)” and click on “Next”:

5. Navigate to the relevant mailbox and select the relevant folder by clicking on it. (The subfolders including their contents are automatically included):

6. In the next window, click “Search” and select a storage location for the new archive file. Then click “Next”:

7. You can also select a password that is required to open the file. If you do not want to select a password, you can leave the field empty and continue by clicking “OK”.

8. If required, you can now open this file with Outlook.
The file is permanently open in Outlook like an archive mailbox. You do not need to re-open it every time. (However, you can close the file if you want to): 

9. After you have stored this file *, you can delete the relevant folder in Outlook to have more storage capacities.

Please make sure to store the archive file not only locally on your computer/laptop, but also on a network storage location, such as the network folder of your Uni-ID so that this file is still available, even if your computer/laptop stops functioning.