Microsoft Application is an email software used to send and receive emails. You can additionally use it to manage multiple personal data, including contacts, events, tasks, and more. Now, you can’t afford to lose even a single contact. Backing up Microsoft Outlook contacts is an excellent method to keep your contact detail safe. The following section will show the steps to backup the contacts from Microsoft Outlook.

On Microsoft Outlook, backing up the contacts is nothing but exporting the contacts to the local storage for future use. You can save the file either in. CSV or . PST format.

Backup Contacts from Microsoft Outlook

How to Backup/Export Contacts from Outlook

[1] Start the Outlook app and select the File option on the top left corner.

[2] Select Open & Export on the left-side pane and then tap the Import/Export option.

[3] Select the option Export to a file and then choose Next.

[4] On the next screen, select Microsoft Outlook Data File (.pst) and choose Next.

[5] You will be asked to select a folder. Choose the Contacts folder and tap Next.

[6] Choose the Browse menu and select a location on your pc to save the file.

[7] Open a name for your file, and then click OK.

[8] Click Finish.

[9] Open a password for your file and click OK to download the file.

Note – If you don’t want to create password security for a file, leave the password boxes empty and select OK.

Do you know? You can additionally backup Microsoft Outlook emails to the hard drive of your computer. 

How To Export Contacts From Microsoft Outlook To Excel

The main drawback of the method mentioned above is that the exported file is only available through the Microsoft Outlook app. It means you can start that .pst file only in the Microsoft Outlook app. Hence, you can export your Microsoft Outlook contacts in Excel format to view them any time you want.

[1] Follow the primary three steps mentioned in the above method.

[2] Select Comma Separated values.

[3] Select the Contacts folder and click Next.

[4] Click Browse and then choose a location.

[5] Enter a file name and click Next.

[6] Click Finish to export the contacts.

[7] Wait for the contacts to export in the Excel file (CSV format).

Regardless of the Microsoft Outlook version, the procedure to backup and export the contacts remains the same. If you had any errors, mention them below. We will support you to fix it. Follow our Facebook and Twitter home pages to get updates about tutorials.