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Questions about Outlook Backup Assistant
- Can I restore to a higher version of Outlook?
- Can I backup several accounts at the same time?
- Is there a comparison with Outlook Backup anywhere?
- Can I restore the backup on a different computer?
- Must be Outlook Backup Assistant activated online?
- Does it back up and restore email accounts including passwords and ALL settings?
Can I restore to a higher version of Outlook?
- Yes. Generally, restoring your backup from older version to a higher version of Outlook is not a problem.
- For example, you can restore your backup from Outlook 2003 to Outlook 2010. All data included in the backup will be transferred.
Can I backup several accounts at the same time?
- Yes. You can backup several accounts at the same time, including all associated PST files and all other data and settings.
- You can even make these backups automatically.
Is there a comparison with Outlook Backup anywhere?
Outlook Backup is a software product from another company. We do not have an official comparison, but from a quick look at Backup Outlook (BO), it seems that our Outlook Backup Assistant (OBA) is more powerful:
- Outlook Backup Assistant (OBA) back-ups much more data - its backup is complete.
- OBA comes with Backup File Viewer which allows you to view and browse your backed up data.
- OBA's automatic backup works even if it's not running.
- OBA probably uses better encryption - AES. BO probably just passwords protects the ZIP file, which is easy to bypass.
- OBA comes with Outlook Add-In which can start backup automatically after Outlook is shutdown.
- OBA supports backup of Exchange Offline Files, and Business Contact Manager data.
- OBA has ability to choose which accounts to backup.
- OBA has integrity checks for verification of the backup files.
- OBA has more powerful restore options for PST files (Override existing, Insert into Outlook, Insert as StandardFile…). This is important when the backup that is being restored shouldn't delete/overwrite the existing data!
- We also offer another add-on (on request) which allows backups even when Outlook is running, BO can't probably do this.
Can I restore the backup on a different computer?
- Yes, absolutely. You can restore backups created using Outlook Backup Assistant on different computers. Just make sure that the Outlook version on the other computers is the same or newer.
Must be Outlook Backup Assistant activated online?
- No. There is no online activation. You will receive a full version download that you can install and use without internet connection.
Does it back up and restore email accounts including passwords and ALL settings?
- Yes. The backup is truly complete. Outlook stores it's data and settings on multiple locations that differ by Outlook and Windows version, but Outlook Backup Assistant collects all the data in a single backup package, so the backup contains every Outlook-related data that can be backed up.
