Transferring Outlook data from old to new computer

[Susan]

My old computer OS was XP, my new one is Vista. My Office software is 2007 on
both computers. I've got Outlook set up on the new computerand email is
pulling in nicely. My email is not web based. How do I get my old email and
contacts data from my old computer into the proper places in my new computer
in Outlook? I do not have network access for both computers and Windows easy
transfer did not work. I do have an 8 GB flashdrive I can use. What do I do?
Please help.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Answered here daily. The file you need is your Personal Folders file (*.pst)
It's where all the mail, calendar, contacts etc are stored.

Take a look at these pages for info on Outlook data backup or transfer:
http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm
http://www.howto-outlook.com/Howto/backupandrestore.htm
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010771141033.aspx

Note that some of the information on these pages is outdated and no longer
applies to Outlook 2003 or 2007. Specifically:
1. Ignore any advice to copy your PST file to Outlook's default location to
connect it to your profile. Doing so only corrupts your profile. Copy it
anywhere BUT the default location and open it within your Outlook profile.
2. Ignore any advice that tells you to use export or import to transfer
Outlook data. That has never been sound advice, but the process has become
too deeply flawed now to be of any use whatsoever.

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

find the pst on the old computer, move it to the new one and connect it to
outlook.
file locations are here: http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/filepath.htm


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Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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