Unfortunately the default Mail Storage folder for Outlook is where you won't find it, so you need to Export to a folder that you can back up.

• In My Documents, create a New Folder called My Mail

• Open Outlook then

• File > Import and Export > Export to a File > Next > Personal Folder File (.pst) > Next > Select Personal Folders File and, very important, tick the check box Include Sub Folders > Next > Browse to the folder in my Documents My Mail Maintenance > Store Folder > Change > Browse to My Mail > Give the File a name e.g. BackUp[date], > OK and OK out.

Outlook will then back up your whole Mail, Contacts. and Calendar to My Documents which will be backed up elsewhere.

Note: Unlike Outlook Express, which looks after itself, this needs to be repeated every time before you do your main back up.