To restore your mail, contacts and other data from a backup copy of an Outlook PST file:

1. Select File | Import and Export… from the menu in Outlook.
2. Select Import from another program or file.
3. Click Next.
4. Highlight Personal Folder File (PST).
5. Click Next again.
6. Now use the Browse button to select the backup copy of the PST file you want to recover from your backup location.
7. Make sure Replace duplicates with items imported is selected.
8. Click Next.
9. Finish the import process with Finish.

1.  Open your Outlook

2.  Choose File > Options > Advanced > Export

3.  Choose ‘Export to File’

4.  Choose ‘Outlook Data File.pst’

5. Select the Whole Mailbox which is the very top icon and click Finish.

6.  If a box appears asking for a password, just leave blank and click OK.

7.  Save the file to your computer – Call it something memorable and store in a folder you can retrieve easily if required.

Its a good idea to perform this routine at least once a month so you can retrieve your files should anything untoward happen.

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1. Open up Outlook
2. Click the ‘File’ tab (top left)
3. Click ‘Account Settings’
4. Highlight your email address (centre screen) and click the ‘Change’ icon
5. Where it says ‘Server Information’ update the following:

Account Type: POP3
Incoming Mail Server: pop3.yourdomain.co.uk
Outgoing Mail Server: smtp.yourdomain.co.uk

Logon Information

Username: xxx@yourdomain.co.uk
password: xxxxxx

Make sure the Remember password box is ticked.

6. To the right, click the ‘More Settings’ tab and ‘Outgoing Server’ tab.
The authentication box needs to be ticked and the next option ‘Use same settings as incoming mail server’

7. Now click the ‘Advanced’ tab – This screen shows the server port numbers. Change where required:

Incoming Mail Server (pop3): 110

Leave the box underneath UNCHECKED

Outgoing Server (smtp): 25025

You should not need to amend anything else so click OK. This will bring you back to the Email settings screen.

8. You can choose the ‘Test Account Settings’ button if you wish and the system will send and receive to check everything is operational.

9. Finish. Your Outlook is now configured.