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Contents Page: A. Backing up your emails into a Personal Folder (.pst file) 1 B. Backing up from My Documents folder. 6 C. Searching and Backing up other personal files & folders. 7 D. Backing up your Microsoft Outlook Personal Address Book (.pab) E. Transferring/ Adding a Personal Address Book (.pab) into your Outlook. 10 14 F. Backing up your Contacts folder (into.pst format) 21 G. Backing up your Personal Folder (.pst file) 24 H. Favorites (Backup for Internet Explorer users) 25 I. Bookmarks (Backup for Netscape users) 27 How to backup important data Page 2 of 27

A. Backing up your emails into a Personal Folder (.pst file) Applies to MS Outlook 2000, 2002, 2003: 1) Creating a Personal Folder. Go to File > New > Outlook Data File. Select which type of.pst file you d like to create. I.e. For compatibility with Outlook 2003 or not. Click OK. How to backup important data Page 3 of 27

In the Save In list, specify the directory where you wish to save your.pst file. Rename your personal file accordingly. For e.g. backup1.pst, marchbackup.pst. Click OK. How to backup important data Page 4 of 27

* Take Note: The Personal Folders are stored in your local drive, as specified by you. They do not reside in the Exchange Server. Therefore, you can only access those Personal Folders on that pc whereby you stored them. 2) Moving your emails to your Personal Folder. Simply drag your emails from the Inbox to your Personal Folder. *Take Note! Upon transferring your emails to your Personal Folder, they will no longer be available in your Inbox or the Mail Exchange server. You can only access those emails from the Personal Folder locally. How to backup important data Page 5 of 27

B. Backing up from My Documents folder. 1) Go to My Documents folder. For Win 2000/XP users, the default directory is C:\Documents and Settings\userid\My Documents, where userid is your NUSNET id. 2) Select the files you wish to backup. 3) Copy and paste them into your floppy, zip or H:\. How to backup important data Page 6 of 27

C. Searching and Backing up other personal files & folders. 1) Locate specific files with the Windows Search function. Go to Start > Search. Click on All Files and Folders. Type in the name of the file. For e.g. mylist.doc For various files of the same kind, type an asterisk sign followed by the file type. For e.g. *.doc, or *.xls. How to backup important data Page 7 of 27

Specify the location, be it C: or D: drive, or any folder. Click on browse to select a specific directory. Click on Search button. 2) Copying and saving those files. Select the files that you have located. Right click on the files, select Copy. How to backup important data Page 8 of 27

Paste the copy to your desired folder. How to backup important data Page 9 of 27

D. Backing up your Microsoft Outlook Personal Address Book (.pab) To check which Outlook version you are using, please launch your Outlook and click on the Help button > About MS Outlook. Applies to MS Outlook 2000: 1. Launch Outlook. Go to Tools > Services. How to backup important data Page 10 of 27

2. Select Personal Address Book. 3. Take note of the path of your Personal Address Book and the name of the.pst file. Go to the specified folder and copy the.pab file. Save as a backup copy accordingly. How to backup important data Page 11 of 27

Applies to MS Outlook 2002 and 2003: 1. Launch Outlook. Go to Tools > Email Accounts. 2. Select View or change existing directories or address books. How to backup important data Page 12 of 27

3. Select the Personal Address Book. Click on Change button. 4. Take note of the directory (where it s stored) and the name of the.pab file. Go to the specified folder, copy the.pab file. Save it as a backup copy. How to backup important data Page 13 of 27

E. Transferring/ Adding a Personal Address Book (.pab) into your Outlook. Applies to MS Outlook 2000: 1. Launch Outlook. Go to Tools > Services. 2. Click on the Add button. How to backup important data Page 14 of 27

3. Select Personal Address Book and click OK. 4. Click on the Browse button and look for the directory/folder where you have stored the.pab file. 5. Select your address book and click OK to open. How to backup important data Page 15 of 27

6. Click Apply. *You will need to close and re-open Outlook for the changes to take effect. How to backup important data Page 16 of 27

Applies to MS Outlook 2002 and 2003: 1. Launch Outlook. Go to Tools > Email accounts. 2. Select Add a new directory or address book. Click Next. How to backup important data Page 17 of 27

3. Select Additional Address Books. Click Next. 4. Select Personal Address Books. Click Next. How to backup important data Page 18 of 27

5. Click on Browse. 6. Click on the Look In list to look for the directory/folder where you have stored your address book. How to backup important data Page 19 of 27

7. Select the.pab file and click Open. 8. Click on Apply, and then OK. *You will need to close and re-open Outlook for the changes to take effect. How to backup important data Page 20 of 27

F. Backing up your Contacts folder (into.pst format) To back up the Contacts folder, you need to export the folder to a file in.pst format. 1. On the File menu, select Import and Export. 2. Select Export to a file, and then click Next. How to backup important data Page 21 of 27

3. In the Create a file of type list, select Personal Folder File (.pst), and then click Next. 4. In the Select a folder to export from list, click Contacts. *If you have subfolders below the Contacts folder that you want to include, select the Include subfolders check box. 5. Click Next. How to backup important data Page 22 of 27

6. Click Browse, choose a location for the file, such as My Documents, and then type a name for your backup file, such as ContactsBackup.pst. Click OK. 7. Then, click Finish. 8. A small window will appear. Name your contacts backup folder. Set the encryption and password settings, if you need them, and then click OK. How to backup important data Page 23 of 27

G. Backing up your Personal Folder (.pst file) Applies to Outlook 2000, 2002 and 2003 1. Right click on your Personal Folder. Select Properties. 2. Take note of the path and name of the.pst file. 3. Go to the specified folder and copy the.pst file. Save as a backup copy accordingly. How to backup important data Page 24 of 27

H. Favorites (Backup for Internet Explorer users) 1. Launch Window Explorer by clicking Start --> Run and enter explorer in the text box. Click Ok. For Win2000/XP users, go to the directory C:\Documents and Settings\XXX\Favorites, where XXX is your NUSNET ID Backup all these internet shortcuts into a floppy disk, thumb drive etc. Example of Storage Devices On the new pc, launch Window Explorer again. For Win2000/XP users, go to the directory C:\Documents and Settings\XXX\Favorites, insert the diskette, copy all the internet shortcuts from the diskette to this directory, where XXX is your NUSNET ID. How to backup important data Page 25 of 27

I. Bookmarks (Backup for Netscape users) For Netscape version 7 1. Launch Window Explorer by clicking Start --> Run and enter explorer in the text box. Click Ok. 2. For Win2000/XP users, look inside this directory C:\Program Files\Netscape\Users\ 3. Go to your profile folder, copy and save the file bookmark.htm into a floppy disk, thumb drive etc How to backup important data Page 26 of 27

Note: If you want to confirm whether you have saved the correct bookmark, you may double click on the bookmark.htm file saved. A list of your bookmarks should be shown. On the new pc, launch Window Explorer again. For Win2000/XP users, go into this directory C:\Program Files\Netscape\Users\your profile name, insert the floppy disk, thumb drive etc, save the bookmark.htm into the directory. How to backup important data Page 27 of 27