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How can I backup my mailbox on from a hosted Exchange server?

I'm thinking about switching hosted Exchange providers, perhaps even running my own Exchange server as I have in the past. The big challenge is to store my calendar, contacts, etc in such a way that they are easily transferrable to another Exchange server mailbox. Backing up other items such as categories would be nice, but not essential, as I believe those are stored locally in Outlook 2007 ( my client ). Thanks in advance!

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1. You can export and import contacts, and export the calendar. The calendar may be more difficult to import.
2. First in Outlook, choose File, Inport/export then next Choose Personal Folder file then next Choose the top item in your mailbox, Include Subfolders, checked, next Choose a path for the file, leave the Options and finish When it's done, you have a complete backup of your mailbox. When you're in your new Account with the new provider, Do just the oposite. File, inport from another program or file, next Scroll down to Personal Folders file then next Choose your file in the path and choose next Choose the mailbox; import in the same folder and finish! That should do it!