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How to Add Personal Folders (PST file) in Outlook 2019

How to Add Personal Folders (PST file) in Outlook 2019

June 3, 2019 by Mitch Bartlett 2 Comments

Add personal folders to Microsoft Outlook 2019, 2016, or 2013 and store items locally in an PST file with these easy steps.

Microsoft Windows Steps

  1. Select the “File” menu in the upper-left corner.
  2. Choose “Account Settings“, then “Account Settings” again.
  3. Select the “Data Files” tab.
  4. Select the “Add” button.
    Outlook 2013 Add PST
  5. If you have an existing PST file you would like to add, navigate to the location where you PST resides, then select the file. To create a new PST just provide a “File name“.
  6. Select “OK“.

macOS Steps

In MacOS, you can import a PST into your existing mailbox. It doesn’t work like it does in Windows though with a separate section.

  1. Select the “File” menu, then choose “Import…“.
  2. Select “Outlook for Windows archive file (.pst)“, then select “Continue“.
  3. Select the file, then choose “Import“.

FAQ

How do I remove a PST file?

From the same “Account Settings” screen you used to add the file, select the Personal Folder you wish to delete, then select the “Remove” button.

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  1. Gabriela says

    March 3, 2021 at 12:22 pm

    and the regular personal folders can help us organize our emails in subfolders to be able to quickly retrieve our data

  2. Yvonne Studley says

    February 18, 2020 at 9:00 pm

    why can’t I se my personal folders anymore? There is important info I have to retrieve.

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