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If you want to back up the message folders locally, you can export the items to a .pst file that you can restore later as needed and use by importing to another email program.
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Back up your email
- Select File > Open & Export > Import/Export.

- Select Export to a file, and then select Next.

- Select Export to a file, and then select Next.

- Select Outlook Data File (.pst), and select Next.

- Select the mail folder you want to back up and select Next.

- Choose a location and name for your backup file, and then select Finish.
- If you want to ensure no one has access to your files, enter and confirm a password, and then select OK.
The messages that you keep in a .pst file are no different from other messages. You can forward, reply, or search through the stored messages as you do with other messages.