Outlook: How to save your emails on your hard drive

In Microsoft Outlook it is easily possible to save individual emails on the hard disk. You can choose between different file formats. You can find out how the backup works in this practical tip.

Back up emails from Outlook to your hard drive

1. Select the email you want to export to your hard drive. All you have to do is click on it in the inbox so that the message is highlighted in blue.
2. Go to the "File" tab in the top left.
3. Click the "Save As" button directly below.
4. Now select the storage location, file name and file type.
5. Click on "Save". The email is then available on your hard drive.

The instructions refer to Microsoft Outlook 2010 under Windows 8.1. This practical tip shows you how to archive emails in Outlook using PST files.