They can be found in so-called Outlook Express Store Folder. Note: Your mail administrator can help you getting the needed settings if you did not write down your account configuration settings before reinstalling.DBX files (files with *.dbx extension) are the files where Outlook Express stores email messages. If you were to reinstall your computer, these address lists are not affected and will be made available again when you reconnect to the server. There is no need for you to make a backup of these address lists as they fall within the management of the server itself.
If you have additional contact folders (such as the Suggested Contacts folder), they can be backed up in the same way.Ī Global Address List (GAL) and LDAP lists are located on the mail or directory server that you are connecting to.
How to backup the the Contacts folder has been described at the beginning of this tip.
While Microsoft does make backups of its (Hotmail) servers, it is recommended to still make your own backups as well. You can also use the “Backup Contacts folder only” process explained below to make a backup of your own. Contact him/her if you want to know the frequency of the backups. If you are using an Exchange account, then your contacts are stored on the Exchange server which should be backed up by your email administrator. For details see Don’t risk losing your Contacts and Calendar when using IMAP in Outlook 2013 or Outlook 2016. You can also force Outlook to store your Contacts directly in a pst-file so you can backup this file. In that case you can export or copy the Contacts folder to a pst-file as described in the “Backup Contacts folder only”. When you only have an IMAP account configured in Outlook, then your Contacts are stored in a “This computer Only” folder.
Making a backup of that pst-file also includes your Contacts. Just like a POP3 account, your contacts are stored in your main pst-file (so not the one of your IMAP account). The pst-file is the database that Outlook uses to store your mail, contacts, calendar items, tasks, notes and journal items in. If you keep all your contacts in the Contacts folder of Outlook, simply make a backup of your main pst-file. The short and easy answer to this question is How do I make a backup of all my contacts in the Address Book in Outlook?