If you are using Microsoft Outlook for your email and even contact management etc...

Are you making backups?

If not and your Microsoft Outlook database becomes corrupted or even your computer hard drive fails.....

HOW will you recover your emails etc?

Manual Backups?

Microsoft Outlook stores its data into a file called a .PST file.

If you search your computer you can manually backup this file - this is a cheap solution BUT not the best!

Microsoft Outlook Backup Software?

I personally use a software program called BackRex For Outlook.

Not only does it backup Outlook and ALL the settings, it can also backup my Internet Explorer favourites folder and I can even compress the backup file into a self-extracting file, complete with password protection. (Even has a command line tool and schedule option)

More details here: http://www.backsettings.com/outlook-backup.html

HiddenSave 1.0 For Outlook

I came across this free utility a while ago and it may be of interest to you...

Called "HiddenSave for Outlook" it automatically saves a copy of each outgoing email as a separate .msg file on your hard drive.

Now this is no robust backup solution but I can see some website visitors finding it useful so I put it here for them:

http://www.wiredbox.net/Downloads.aspx

It does have a "Nag Screen" and if you want to remove it you can register the product for $3.50 USD

Handy Backup 4.0

I just wanted to mention this software. Handy Backup 4.0 not only is a powerful backup software solution for Windows XP (and I recommend it...) BUT it also has a "Plugin" for Microsoft Outlook / Microsoft Outlook Express (and the XP Registry too.)

You can purchase a copy here: http://www.updatexp.com/handybackup

Make A Disk Image?

Not strictly for backing up Microsoft Outlook but I did want to mention this software as it is one of the most time saving pieces software I have ever purchased - called Acronis True Image it has been a valuable friend on many occasions!

With it I am able to:

Create an exact image of my entire hard disk!!!

Restore the entire disk contents including Windows XP and data � no having to reinstall all those programs again...

Backup and restore individual files and folders

Clone my hard drive to a new one as a backup disk - handy for business users

You can download a trial copy here:

http://www.updatexp.net/acronis-trial.exe

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