Archiving in Outlook 2013 a Step by Step Guide
- To begin the process of archiving your email click File in the top left corner. Then click Info.
- On the Account Information screen, click the button that says “Cleanup Tools”
- A drop-down menu will appear, select “Archive” This will open the Archive dialog box.
- Click the ‘Archive this Folder and all subfolders’ option, now choose the folder you want to archive.
- Where it says ‘Archive items older than’, enter a date.
- Check the ‘Include items with “Do not Auto archive”’ checked box to archive outlook items that are excluded from automatic archiving (what this does, is it ignores the Do Not Auto archive setting, but only for this specific archive)
- Choose a location for your archived file
- Click OK. The archived .pst file is saved to your chosen location.
If you are wondering what .PST stands for, it stands for Personal Storage Table. That is all archiving in Outlook 2013 really is. It is the process of putting the important emails that you have in Outlook into a personal storage file. Emails, especially in a business setting, are just as important to store as the piles of paper that are on your desks. Take care of your emails, and watch the ease with which you will be able to find those emails at a later date. Organization in Outlook is the key to email search success.
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