How to create an email archive folder

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You may wish to create an archive folder if you need to reduce your Exchange mailbox size or just to organise your mail.

To create an archive folder:

1) Open Outlook
2) Click file
3) Click new
4) Click Outlook Data File
5) Select Office Outlook Personal Folders File (.pst) or Outlook 97-2002 depending on the version of Outlook
6) Click OK
7) Name your archive folder and save to a location of your choice
8.) Click OK
9) Change the name of your personal folder to what ever you wish or leave as default of ‘personal folders’
10) Set a password if you wish (most leave this blank)
11) Click OK
12) Your new archive folder will appear towards the left menu within Outlook