1. Open the Outlook desktop client.
  2. Click the File tab at the top right to bring up the settings menu.
  3. Click Add and remove accounts or change existing connection settings under the Account Settings Menu.
  4. Open the Data Files tab.
  5. Select the account you want to back up and click Open File Location.
  6. Right click the email address file (Outlook Data File) you want to save and select Copy.
  7. Paste the file into a folder on your external drive, drag it into a cloud storage service, or add it to an SD card for safe-keeping.

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