Leaving job - want to take a copy of the last 5 years+ of emails I have

[jme5343]

I'm very diligent about backing them up, and I have a .pst file for every year's backups. Is it as easy as just backing up my .pst files to a thumb drive?

Do I have to then set up an outlook account on my home pc and add the .pst files to that?

I'm leaving on good terms, I don't have any sensitive info I'm going to use to take business or customers from my current company, I don't have any "damning" emails, I just want to keep the information I have and have saved and a lot of the contact info.

 

[MustISO]

If it's not against company policy, you should check, you can copy the pst file but it may be tied to the work account and may not open properly on another system. Another option would be to do an Export from Outlook to a PST.

 

[Mide]

Yes as long as you have the PST you can load it up on any Outlook program after you leave the company. Note that in my company what you are doing is against policy and IT can try to stop you if they find out.

 

[el-Capitan]

Yeah, note that in most cases the emails are the employer's property, so are contacts and business cards that you have collected. To copy them without their approval may get you into a pickle, possibly with their legal dept.

 

[jhansman]

Yeah, note that in most cases the emails are the employer's property,

This. If you bother to ask, likely you'll be told "No." Do it anyway, and you may be guilty of theft.

 

[kleinkinstein]

The emails are both your properties actually. They are your communications, transmitted on their technology. By law, you both are permitted copies. And btw, a simple pst manager/viewer will come in handy if you actually ever want to extract the attachments or do anything with them.

 

[jhansman]

They are your communications, transmitted on their technology.

And on their premises with their equipment. If the content pertains to company business, you are risking prosecution should you leave the premises with them. I'd check with someone on site before acting.

 

[seepy83]

The emails are both your properties actually. They are your communications, transmitted on their technology. By law, you both are permitted copies. And btw, a simple pst manager/viewer will come in handy if you actually ever want to extract the attachments or do anything with them.

Are you a lawyer? Because you seem to be giving legal advice and I would like to know if you're qualified, and in what jurisdiction your advice applies to.

I can tell you that legal counsel for the organization that I work for would 100% disagree with what you have stated.

 

[rsutoratosu]

Are you a lawyer? Because you seem to be giving legal advice and I would like to know if you're qualified, and in what jurisdiction your advice applies to.

I can tell you that legal counsel for the organization that I work for would 100% disagree with what you have stated.

Sounds about right, when we sign contract for work, we pretty much sign our life away. IM, emails, etc, is all their property. I just took mine didn't say anything.. ha ha ha

 

[Ketchup]

I have heard of sales jobs where they let you take the customer info with your (well, more like they have to, due to an agreement) , but as others have stated, make sure you have permission first.

 

[sze5003]

Just ask first. In my company you so much stick a thumb drive in the pc and security is at your cube within 5 minutes.

 

[Ketchup]

Just ask first. In my company you so much stick a thumb drive in the pc and security is at your cube within 5 minutes.

You remind me of the guy who ran the wrong DOS commands on a computer for a promotion and got fired. But at least you seem to know what NOT to do.

 

[sze5003]

You remind me of the guy who ran the wrong DOS commands on a computer for a promotion and got fired. But at least you seem to know what NOT to do.

Nope not me I dunno what happened to him I remember that thread though. I have access to everything including dos, Unix, production , and anything else I want to use for my role. That's how the company is, they told us in the beginning what not to do and besides anything such as YouTube or social media is blocked on our pc. Not only that but they use digital guardian to monitor what's done on the network and that includes emails, chat, browsing, etc. After 30 days all the email is deleted but you can archive stuff up to a year. I know in general what I should and shouldn't be getting into. I've seen people get thrown out over these things. The funny thing is you don't hear from what happened and no one tells you either its like the just go into another dimension , you see them come but never leave until months later you realize someone else is in their spot.

 

[gevorg]

don't ask, don't tell

 

[Ketchup]

Nope not me

I know it wasn't you, just the thread. I'm in the same boat as you, though. I know what I can do, and what I can't.