Archive emails: Archive file with Outlook pst

In Microsoft Outlook, PST files are not only used for archiving e-mail, but also for all other data such as calendar entries, contacts and tasks. They can be saved externally and thus act as a simple backup option for all of your files used in Outlook.

Archive emails through PST files in Outlook

To create a PST file and save your emails in it, do the following:

1. First, create a new PST file. To do this, click on "New Items"> "Additional Items"> "Outlook Data File" in the "Start" tab.
2. Leave "Outlook Data File (PST)" selected and click "OK". Then select the location and name of the file.
3. Now you can see the data file in the folder bar on the left. With a right click you can create new folders within the file.
4. Again, you can copy or move emails or other data into these folders. The data is now saved in the PST file.

The instructions refer to Microsoft Outlook 2010 under Windows 8.