How to Backup Contacts in Outlook 2010?
Microsoft Outlook lets users manage not only emails in an organized way but also let's manage day-to-day activities efficiently by providing features like calendar, tasks, notes, etc. Outlook also allows the users to easily maintain the data related to every recipient who sends an email or to whom an email is sent by providing the contacts feature. The contacts are highly beneficial as it lets the user maintain data related to a specific person not only in terms of his email address but also other attributes like telephone number, fax number, etc. These contacts can later be added to the Address book which makes it easier to send an email.
The data related to Contacts are stored in a PST file in Outlook 2010 which also contains data related to emails, notes, tasks, and other Outlook attributes. However, this PST file could get corrupted due to various reason s like corruption of the header of the PST file or corruption due to sharing of a single PST file over the network. This could result in the loss of contacts from the Outlook. It is therefore important to take a backup of Outlook data to avoid losing any important contacts. In such a scenario, it is always better to create a complete backup of Outlook data using a good Outlook Migration and Backup software.
Free tool to backup MS Outlook 2010 contacts
Migrate Outlook software not only lets you to backup the complete Outlook data effortlessly. The software takes a backup of the PST file and also other Outlook data like the settings, dictionary, calendar, journals, etc. Check how to backup Microsoft Outlook 2010 calendar using this utility.
You can also backup the Microsoft Outlook 2010 calendar using this application so that you can replace that particular item of the Outlook when The easy to use scheduling options help the user to schedule backups on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. Later, the tool lets this created backup to be migrated to any higher edition of MS Outlook or migrate it to a new computer running any edition of Windows. Furthermore, Migrate Outlook software is fully compatible with all editions of Windows OS and MS Outlook mailbox.
Steps to backup Outlook 2010 contacts
Step 1: Start Migrate Outlook software on your system. From the main screen options, click on the Backup button.
Figure a: Main window
Step 2: Once you click the "Backup" button, the software opens a new window where you need to choose either Smart Backup or Advance Backup as shown in Figure b.
Step 3: Then you can proceed to create a new backup profile or select an existing profile to backup Outlook data.
Figure b: Select a Backup Option
Step 4: Proceed to select the Outlook items that you want to backup, say, contacts and click "Next" as shown in Figure c.
Step 5: Once the Backup process is complete, a confirmation message gets displayed. Check the backup summary by clicking on the View Report button.
Figure g: Backup Summary
