The backup add-in only supports the 32-bit version of Outlook 2010. Backup Add-in and Outlook 2010 64-bit or Click to Run If you do not want to edit your registry manually, you can also apply the reg-file in this zip-download. Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\Addins\Microsoft.OutlookBackup.1 When adding the following key to your Registry, you’ll change the shutdown behavior of Outlook 2010 back to the shutdown behavior of Outlook 2007 SP2. However, due to shutdown changes in Outlook 2010, the backup- add-in will never be triggered to prompt you to make a backup of your Outlook data. If you are using Outlook 2010, you’ll find the command for the Personal Folders Backup Add-in on the Add-Ins tab in the Ribbon. Verify that the Outlook Backup Addin is listed and enabled. To do this, locate outcmd.dat and rename it to outcmd.old when Outlook is closed. It will also add all the buttons and menu options created by add-ins again. Reset the Toolbar (Outlook 2007 only) all Toolbar customizations will be lost and the Toolbar will reset to what it looked like when you first installed Outlook.If it is not listed, press the Add... or Go-> Add… button and browse to the following location:Ĭ:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE12\ADDINS\outbak.dllĬ:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\OFFICE12\ADDINS\outbak.dll Make sure the Outlook Backup Add-in is listed and selected as an active add-in:.
Uninstall your current version and reinstall it from the above download location if you are not sure. Verify that you have the latest version of the Outlook Backup add-in installed (download is no longer available) to be sure you are not running an older incompatible version.This is often true when you have upgraded your Outlook version, updated the backup add-in or installed the backup add-in logged on as a different user. An attempt to reinstall the product however indicates that it has already been installed and the add-in also shows up in Control Panel-> Add/Remove Software.
In some cases after you install the backup add-in, the option File-> Backup… isn’t available and doesn’t appear to be installed.