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Using Personal Folders in Outlook 2003

In order to archive your Exchange e-mail in Outlook 2003, you must first set up Personal Folders.

Follow the steps below to add Personal Folders to Outlook.

  1. In Outlook go to the File menu, choose New, then Outlook Data File .

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  2. Click once on Add then click OK.

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  3. Select Office Outlook Personal Folders File (.pst), click OK.

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  4. Type in for file name archive.pst, click OK.

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  5. Click OK, unless you want to Password Protect your Personal Folder. (Note: every time you click on Personal folder you will be prompted to enter in the username and password.)

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  6. You will see the Personal folder you just created in the list, click Close.

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Your new Personal folders will now be in the Outlook Folder List.

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To automatically archive click here.

Updated: 9/18/2006