Go to File - Export and use the "Export to a file" option. Then select PST as the file format, and this will create a compressed file containing all of your Outlook items. I believe for Outlook 2000, the maximum size a PST file can be before it is at high risk of corruption is 2G, so if you have less than 2G of data to back up, you should be fine. Elise >=20 > I'd like to backup my Personal Folders, Contacts, etc. in Outlook 2000. >=20 ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************