Backing Up Outlook Emails on a Mac

  1. If you are using the new version of Outlook, you will need to turn it off first. Go to Outlook and click New Outlook. If you are not using the new version of Outlook, skip this step.
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  2. Click File and then Export....
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  3. Choose what you would like to export and click Continue.
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  4. Name the file and choose where to save it. Click Save. The location you choose should have sufficient space as Outlook backups can be quite large.
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  5. Click Finish.
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  6. To import your email backup into Outlook, click File and then Import....
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  7. Choose Outlook for Mac archive file (.olm) and click Continue.
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  8. Navigate to where you saved the backup in step 4 and click Import.
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  9. Click Finish.
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  10. The backup will appear under the On My Computer section of Outlook. Click the down arrow to the left of the name of the archive to expand it out and see all of the folders.
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