For ease of use, all categories in Microsoft Outlook
are represented by a single list, which is called the
Master Category List. You can edit it with Outlook,
but there is no way to export or import the list. If
you do not periodically make a backup copy of your
Master Category List, you may lose the list completely
when you reinstall the mail program or when it fails.
In addition, you cannot migrate the Master Category
List to another computer by using Outlook built-in
features. When editing categories, you can manually
list a text file or table, and then restore the master
list of categories from this file manually. However,
it is inconvenient, time-consuming and fraught with
errors and mistakes.

This free utility allows you to save categories from
the Outlook Master Category List to a text file in XML
format. After you save this file, you can edit it in
any text editor, even Windows Notepad. This is useful
when working with large category lists and allows you
to add categories from other data sources or use the

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