The articles in this section cover the configuration and maintenance of Outlook. This includes what files Outlook uses and where they are stored: Outlook Backup and Dual-Boot File locations
See Converting Addresses and Converting Messages and Calendars explain how to convert to and from other mail, calendar, and address books and include lists of programs that will make the conversions go smoothly.
Setup | Import/Export | Housekeeping | Moving to a New Computer | Offline Folders | Operating System Issues | More Information
Setup
Import/Export
- Converting Addresses and Messages
- Converting Addresses to or from Outlook
- Converting Outlook Messages and Calendars
- How to move email from another program to Outlook
Housekeeping
- Command Line Switches for Outlook 2013 & 2016
- Command Line Switches Tutorial
- Command Lines Switches for Outlook 2010
- Housekeeping and Message Management: Outlook
- How to locate, read, or recover items archived using AutoArchive
- How to repair a damaged Outlook Personal Folders file (pst)
- How to use Outlook's Command Line Switches
- To Secure Your Personal Folders (*.pst) File
Moving to a New Computer
- Deliver All POP3 Accounts to One Outlook Inbox
- How to move IMAP data files
- Move an Outlook Personal Folders .pst File
- Moving Outlook to a New Computer
- Outlook Backup and Dual-Boot File locations
Offline Folders
Operating System Issues
Using Scanpst in Outlook Click to Run
Where to find scanpst.exe in Outlook 2013 traditional install and click to run installs.
Rename Email Accounts and Data Files in the Folder List
Rename the email account names and the data files names seen in Outlook's folder list. Works in Outlook 2013 as well as older versions of Outlook.
Moving Outlook .pst files to a new computer
Long-time users of Microsoft Outlook know that it's relatively easy to relocate a Personal Folders .pst file from one folder or drive to another. Just exit Outlook, move the file, then restart Outlook. When Outlook says it can't find the .pst file, you'll have an opportunity to point to the new location. The process isn't
Outlook Configuration Analyzer Tool
Microsoft released a configuration analyzer tool for Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2010. Similar to the Exchange Server Best Practices Analyzer, the results include installed add-ins, installed Office updates, and the accounts that are in your profile.
To Change the Default Attachment Folder
When you use File | Save As to save an item or attachment as a file or use Insert | File to attach a file to an item, Outlook starts in whatever folder has been designated the default documents folder on your computer. The default is the My Documents folder. You can change the location
Converting from a MAPI Address Book to Contacts
Note: Outlook 2010 does not support the use of PAB files. It can import from a PAB only. If you have been using a third-party address book, such as Corel's, with Microsoft Outlook, you may not have a direct method to convert those addresses to the Personal Address Book or an Outlook Contacts folder. You
Configuring Hotmail, Live, or MSN accounts in Microsoft Outlook
Currently (since September 2009), users can access Hotmail one of two ways in Outlook: using POP3 or using the Outlook Hotmail connector. The Outlook Hotmail Connector is supported in Outlook 2003, 2007, and 2010 only and syncs Hotmail Calendar and Contacts to your local machine. Links to the current version of the Hotmail Connector are
To show the name of the current Outlook profile
Users of all versions of Microsoft Outlook except Outlook 98 and 2000 in Internet Mail Only mode can create more than one profile containing different email accounts and data stores. For example, a couple sharing a home computer might want his and hers profiles. (See Sharing Microsoft Outlook on One PC for more ideas about
Configure Outlook.com account on iPhone or iPad
How to sync Outlook.com accounts to smartphones and handheld devices that support Microsoft Exchange accounts and Exchange ActiveSync.
How to Backup your Outlook Account Settings
Methods and utilities you can use to back up Microsoft Outlook profiles, accounts and personal settings (i.e., Tools, Options settings).