How to find location of Outlook 2003 contact list?

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Trish - 07 Jul 2005 20:59 GMT

I'm trying to back up my Outlook 2003 contact list but I can't find the file.
The Help file tells me there is no longer a Personal Address Book--just a
Contacts list. But I can't find it to back it up. Where do I look for it?

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Brian Tillman - 07 Jul 2005 22:06 GMT

> I'm trying to back up my Outlook 2003 contact list but I can't find
> the file. The Help file tells me there is no longer a Personal
> Address Book--just a Contacts list. But I can't find it to back it
> up. Where do I look for it?

Your Contacts folder is not kept in a file by itself. It's in the same file
as your mail, your Calendar, and all the other Outlook folders: your PST.
Outlook will tell you where that file is with File>Data File Management. To
back up all your data, close Outlook and copy the PST to someplace safe.
All done. For a more complete description, see
http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm and
http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm

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