Export Emails to a PST File

An Outlook .pst file is a personal storage file containing items such as your emails, address book, signatures, and more. You can back up a .pst file and transfer it to Outlook on another computer, another version of Outlook, or another operating system.

Export Emails to an OLM File in Outlook for Mac

In Outlook for Mac, export an email account’s messages as a .olm file, which is also a storage file that contains items such as emails, contacts, and calendar items.

For Outlook 2016 for Mac

For Outlook 2011 for Mac

Export and Backup Emails from Outlook to Gmail

You can export email messages from Outlook to your Gmail account, providing a source of backup as well as the option to access your old emails from any location. The trick is to add your Gmail account to Outlook and then copy and paste the folders.

Export Outlook Emails to Microsoft Excel

Another way to export Outlook emails is to send them to an Excel worksheet. This creates a spreadsheet with columns such as Subject, Body, From Email, and more. While you can export your Outlook contacts to a CSV file in Outlook for Mac, this option is not available for email messages.