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Restore archived items
 

ShowCopy all archived items from a .pst file back into their original folders

  1. On the File menu, click Import and Export.
  2. Click Import from another program or file. Click Next.
  3. Click Personal Folder File (.pst). Click Next.
  4. In the File to import box, change the default file name in the path from backup.pst to the name of the archive file you're importing from. Click Next.
  5. Click the folder to import from. If you want, click Include subfolders.
  6. Specify how you want Outlook to handle duplicate items.
  7. Click Import items into the same folder in, and then click the folders with the same name as the folders you're importing from.
  8. Click Finish.

ShowCopy all archived items from a .pst file into a new folder

  1. In Outlook, create a new folder to copy the archived items to.
  2. On the Go menu, click Folder List, and then in the Folder List, click the new folder.
  3. On the File menu, click Import and Export.
  4. Click Import from another program or file. Click Next.
  5. Click Personal Folder File (.pst). Click Next.
  6. In the File to import box, change the default file name in the path from backup.pst to the name of the archive file you're importing from. Click Next.
  7. Click the folder to import from. If you want, click Include subfolders.
  8. Specify how you want Outlook to handle duplicate items.
  9. Click Import items into the current folder.
  10. Click Finish.

ShowMove individual items from a .pst file into their original folder or a new one

  1. On the Go menu, click the Folder List, click Archive Folders (or the name you used for the archive location).

  2. Click the folder containing the items you want to move.

  3. Select the items you want to move, and then drag them into their original folders in the Folder List.

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