How to Export Data in Outlook 2013
Article ID: 3004 Published: 12 Nov 2014 Updated: 18 Sep 2019 Authored by: Crazy Domains Support
If you want to create a backup of your email data you can follow this guide to do it.
When you export data from Outlook, the original items are copied to the export file, but are not removed from the current folder. You can export to many different file types, including PST files and delimited text files.
Export data in Outlook 2013
You can export data in Outlook 2013 by doing the following:
| Step 1. | Open Outlook. |
| Step 2. | Click File and select Open & Export, then click Import/Export. |
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| Step 3. | Click Export to a file, then click Next. |
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| Step 4. | Select Outlook Data File (.pst), then click Next. |
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| Step 5. | Select the folder you want to export to, then click Next. |
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| Step 6. | Choose a filename you want to use for the exported data. Click Finish. |
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| Step 7. | Add a password if needed. Alternatively, leave this blank. Click OK. |
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Note: To be extra safe and to ensure the local .pst file is not corrupted, it is recommended to perform this task while using Outlook in Web Access, to ensure that the actual data from the server is being exported.
For importing your data files see How to Import Data in Outlook 2013.