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These answers are all very helpful. &nbsp;<br />
thanks,<br />
capreol
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These answers are all very helpful.  
thanks,
capreol

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I am running Microsoft Outlook 2010. &nbsp;I have over 40,000 emails in my inbox. &nbsp;How do I back them up as I would like to delete these messages from my hard drive. &nbsp;The purpose is to clean up the hard drive before I clone it to an SSD drive.<br />
thanks,<br />
capreol
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I am running Microsoft Outlook 2010.  I have over 40,000 emails in my inbox.  How do I back them up as I would like to delete these messages from my hard drive.  The purpose is to clean up the hard drive before I clone it to an SSD drive.
thanks,
capreol

How to backup emails in Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Outlook is a personal information manager from Microsoft, available as a part of the Microsoft Office suite. Although often used mainly as an email application, it also includes a calendar, task manager, contact manager, note-taker, journal, and web browser.

Outlook

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