Overview

This article shares information around understanding and using Archive Assistant to archive emails & calendar item in GFI Archiver.

IMPORTANT: Any items archived through the Archive Assistant get archived irrespective of any rules set in Rules-Based Archiving.

Information

• The Archive Assistant is a plug-in installed in Microsoft Outlook to enable users to archive email messages and calendar items into GFI Archiver manually.
  
  
• By default, items stored in GFI Archiver are organized in an identical folder structure to that in the user’s mailbox in Microsoft Outlook.
  
  
• Manual Archiving must be enabled in GFI Archiver for Archive Assistant to work.
  
  
• Archive Assistant can be installed in Microsoft Outlook 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016 via:
  • Active Directory^® Group Policy Objects (GPO).
  • Manual Install.