Outlook 2003

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purchased new laptop and backed up Outlook from old computer. I do not know
how to upload to the new computer's outlook file. The important/export
feature does not list "office backup".
Thank you
 
Arthur said:
purchased new laptop and backed up Outlook from old computer. I do not
know
how to upload to the new computer's outlook file. The important/export
feature does not list "office backup".
Thank you
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Good. You don't use Import and Export to transfer data from one Outlook to
another.
Just how did you "backup" your Outlook data on the old computer?

How to backup and restore Outlook

http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm
http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010771141033.aspx

There is out-dated information on some of these pages, specifically with
regard to Outlook 2003 and 2007.

The main points to note:
1. Do NOT use the import/export function to move Outlook data from one
version to another - all you need to do is to copy the pst file, with
Outlook closed.

2. Do NOT paste the copied pst file into the default location - paste into
(for example) your Documents folder and then do File-Open-Outlook Data File
within Outlook.
 
Gordon said:
Good. You don't use Import and Export to transfer data from one Outlook to
another.
Just how did you "backup" your Outlook data on the old computer?

How to backup and restore Outlook

http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm
http://www.slipstick.com/config/backup.htm
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/HA010771141033.aspx

There is out-dated information on some of these pages, specifically with
regard to Outlook 2003 and 2007.

The main points to note:
1. Do NOT use the import/export function to move Outlook data from one
version to another - all you need to do is to copy the pst file, with
Outlook closed.

2. Do NOT paste the copied pst file into the default location - paste into
(for example) your Documents folder and then do File-Open-Outlook Data File
within Outlook.



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New Outlook problem:
Old Outlook is in new computer outlook program but is in another personal
folder file that it made on it's own. All e-mails go into the default
personal folder and not the one with all my past information.......8 years.
Thank you,
Arthur
 
New Outlook problem:
Old Outlook is in new computer outlook program but is in another personal
folder file that it made on it's own. All e-mails go into the default
personal folder and not the one with all my past information.......8 years.
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If you were using Outlook 2002 or earlier, you want to keep the new PST. It
doesn't have the size limit the old PST has. For each non-default folder in
the old PST (i.e., these are folders you created), right-click the folder and
drag it to the root of the new PST, choosing Copy when you release the button.
For each default folder (i.e., these are folders Outlook created for you),
open the folder by selecting it in the old PST, select all the items in it by
pressing Ctrl+A, then right-click and drag the selection to the corresponding
default folder in the default PST, choosing Copy when you release the button.
For the Calendar, you'll need to switch to a table view like Events or By
Category first before Ctrl+A will select everything.

You can use this technique in any event, but of your old Outlook was 2003 as
well, just reuse the old PST as the default. In Outlook, click Tools>E-mail
Accounts>Next. Change the "Delivery new e-mail to the following location"
drop-down to the old PST, click Finish, then stop and restart Outlook. Even
if your old PST was created by Outlook 2002 or earlier you can do this, but
I'd recommend the method I outlined in the first paragraph.
 
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