"charidak" wrote in message
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Thanks, both of you. I think I am guilty of backing up files on too many
external drives (for protection), so I hope I find the right one. I thought
when you did the backup, from the add on from Microsoft to back things up,
that you gave directions for specific directories for each of the contacts,
mail and psp local file (guess that is the main file) to go. So, is this
info. still applicable when I use that add-on.

Outlook doesn't use a file whose type is PSP. Its files are PSTs.

Of you mean the PFBACKUP add-in, then it all it does is copy the entire PST
(containing all your Outlook data) to a destination file system folder of your
choice. If that folder is on an external drive, then wiping your main drive
wont affect it. Get the data back by following the steps he
http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]