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How To Archive Emails Using Outlook

One of the ways to archive emails is by using Microsoft Outlook - a popular mail client by Microsoft, through which you can connect to your mailbox. Outlook can be downloaded by going here.

After you install it on your computer, you will first need to set up the account. You can find the instructions here.

After setting up the account, follow the instructions below to archive your emails.

  1. In Outlook 2016: Click File > Info > Tools > Clean up old items. In Outlook 2013: Click File > Info > Cleanup Tools > Archive. In Outlook 2010: Click File > Cleanup Tools > Archive. In Outlook 2007: Click File > Archive.

  2. Click Archive this folder and all subfolders, and select the folder you want to archive.

  3. Click the Archive items older than dropdown and enter a date. All items older than the selected date will be archived.

  4. Check the Include items with Do not AutoArchive checked box to archive individual items that are excluded from automatic archiving.

  5. Click the Browse button and select the location where the archived file will be saved.

  6. Click OK.