How to create a local folder in Outlook 2019?

Question

I have an MS Office 2019 account.

In Outlook my IMAP email is now full and I want to move the older email to a local account, so as to free up space but keep the email accessible in the future for consultation.

How can I create this local folder on the PC?

I read several web pages, but they talk about archiving mail, but always on the IMAP server, not on the PC.

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Hi @GioSomma

I read several web pages, but they talk about archiving mail, but always on the IMAP server, not on the PC.

Yes, there is no way to directly create a local folder to save the received emails on your local computer. If you want to back up the message folders locally (in addition to keeping them on the server), you can automatically move or delete older items with AutoArchive or export the items to a .pst file that you can restore later as needed and use by importing.

Select File > Open & Export > Import/Export. For more details, you can refer to: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/back-up-your-email-e5845b0b-1aeb-424f-924c-a1c33b18833.

Hope this helps!

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