Genie-Soft Backup Solutions

Home > Comparisons > Differences between MS Outlook Archive and Genie Archive for Outlook

Comparisons
GBM Products
Comparing Backup Types
Archive vs Genie Archive
Online Competitors Comparison
GBM vs Acronis
Products
Genie Backup Manager Professional
Genie Backup Manager Home
Genie Backup Manager Server
Genie Eyes-Only
Genie Online Backup
Open File Backup (OFB)
Outlook Express backup
Genie Mail Backup
Genie Archive for Outlook
Plugins

What are the differences and similarities between Genie Archive and MS Outlook Archive?

The following Comparison compares between Genie Archive for Outlook and the built in MS Outlook archiving option

	Genie Archive for Outlook	MS Outlook Archive
Automatic Archiving in the background
Fast search outside outlook	Yes, using web search technology	No, uses Outlook Search
Encrypted emails (PGP) Management
Delete email items by date
Access password to archive options
Customize SPAM folders
Timeline view of archived emails
Archive By date
Improves Outlook Performance	Better as archived items are independent from Outlook	No improvement as archived emails are loaded into Outlook by default
SPAM management	Deleted from archive immediately when email is moved to SPAM folder	On next scheduled archive
Encryption	Very secure military encryption	Standard encryption
Accessing encrypted emails	Always encrypted even if opened by the archive search engine	Not encrypted inside Outlook, only when accessed from other programs
Default Archive location	Outside the email storage file location	Same as the email storage file location
Easy to move archive	One click move	Manual move, not straight forward
Archive process	Extract emails from Outlook, save and index in a secure location	Move from one email storage file to another
Clear, easy to access Archive options	Yes, all in a Toolbar in Outlook	Need to search within the multiple menus
Archive Database reliability	Reliable database structure	Prone to corruption if Outlook is not closed properly
	Try it now!