saving files

[Fairview]

hello.
i need to save my files from outlook in case my hard drive ever crashes. I
read in the help section that the way to do this was export the files and
then save that exported file onto a cd. well, i tried to do this but got
confused when it asked me to select what type of file i wanted. I didn't
understand any of the options, which were DOD with commas, windows with
commas, etc. So I tried saving using every option hoping one of them would
be correct. But I never got what I wanted which was a READABLE file. Some
of the files wouldn't even open. there has got to be an easier way. Can
someone help me do this please?

 

[Mary]

Outlook files must be opened from within Outlook using File, Open OL data file.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010875321033.aspx

 

[Fairview]

thank you mary.
Something is not right. I exported my email files. It created 4 files.
The files said they were large, 30 mb and above. However when i opened them,
it appeared that there was nothing there. Why is this?

 

[Gordon]

thank you mary.
Something is not right. I exported my email files.

Do NOT export pst files unless you are wanting to use the data in another
application. See my reply.