I faced small issues in taking backup of Microsoft Outlook emails. Here I would like to explain step by step procedure for taking backup of Microsoft Outlook email folders like Inbox, Sent Items, Drafts, Deleted Items, Archive, Outbox, Junk folder, RSS feeds and more. This article how to backup email outlook 2010 is applicable for MS office 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2013.
Click on the "Open & Export" option and select "Import/Export."
Choose "Export to a file" and click "Next."
Select "Outlook Data File (.pst)" as the export format and click "Next."
Choose the email account you want to back up and ensure the "Include Subfolders" box is checked. Click "Next."
Browse to a location on your computer where you want to save the backup file and enter a descriptive name for it. Click "Next."
If you want to add a password to encrypt the backup file, check the "Encrypt the file with a password" box and enter a strong password twice. Click "Finish."
Outlook will start the export process. Once it's complete, you'll have a backup of your Outlook emails in a PST file.