I am in need to clean up my outlook for mac 2016 and looking forward to an organized mailbox. But before that, I need to backup all my email database from outlook mac so that I don't lose any emails. The Outlook for mac export is taking a lot of time to export the mailboxes as they are quite large in number. Archive Apple Mail Emails. Archiving Apple mail emails is one of the basic steps opt by users for.
Back up Microsoft Outlook data
If you have changed your backup file selection or moved your Microsoft Data File to a different location, verify that the file is included in your backup file selection. For the default location of your Microsoft Data File, see Outlook File Locations below.
On Windows, the Code42 app backs up the home folder, including the default location of your Microsoft Data File, by default. So in most cases, your email is backed up automatically and you don't need to take any further action.
How To Backup Outlook For Mac
If your Windows Outlook data is very large or you are using Outlook for Mac, see below for some further considerations based on your operating system.
Microsoft .ost files are excluded from backup for CrashPlan for Small Business. For more information about Outlook Data Files, including why you do not need to back up .ost files, see Microsoft's Outlook documentation.
See What is not backing up for a complete list of files excluded from backup.
Backup Outlook Mac On My Computer
Windows
The Code42 app backs up open files like Microsoft Outlook PST files using the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS). This approach has a low impact on system resources and is fully supported by Microsoft.
For more information, see our full article about Understand and troubleshoot backing up open files with Windows VSS.
Mac
To ensure the database and all Outlook data can be recovered, we recommend exporting your Outlook data to an Outlook for Mac Data File (.olm) and backing up that file.
Backup Outlook Mac Pst
Outlook's Main Identity folder contains a database of Outlook data and many separate data records for emails, preferences, contacts, and other information. Microsoft provides instructions for recovering the Main Identity folder, but it may not fully recover all of your Outlook data, which is why we recommend recovering from an .olm file.