Hi, Why not go to the Microsoft download site and use the free backup utility they offer for Outlook. www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=8b081f3a-b7d0-4b16-b8af-5a 6322f4fd01 <http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=8b081f3a-b7d0-4b16 -b8af-5a6322f4fd01&displaylang=en> &displaylang=en The above link must all be on a single line to work or do it from the main link on www.microsoft.com/downloads and take the Office link. . The back-up facility is configurable and works well. Regards, John Contact on : (Home) john_farley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx or : (work) john.farley@xxxxxxxx _____ From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sunil Sent: 23 September 2005 09:04 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Outlook 2003 message store Hi, I want to back my Outlook folders up but can't find the message store I've looked in c:\documents and settings\Sunil but can't find it anywhere, where should it be by default?...cheers