Problems importing messages from Windows Mail

[EasyPC-not]

Hi, I used Outlook Express for about 7.5 years... then transferred all my old
email messages to Windows Mail. Now I'm trying to transfer all messages from
Windows Mail to Outlook 2007. (In the past 8 years, I have never archived
any of my messages or files. Although I delete files when possible, I have
to retain the majority of files and attachments for my work.)

The problem I currently have is that, although most messages seem to have
been imported across to Outlook 2007, some files are empty - when they should
contain emails.

I also find that when I try to move a message from one folder to another (eg
from inbox to a specific project folder) I see a warning window that tells me
that the .pst is full.

How do I retain all of my important email messages... yet overcome this
problem?

Also, how do I import the messages that don't appear to have transferred
across from Windows Mail?

Should I wipe what looks like a partial import to Outlook 2007... then do
some kind of compression or archiving in Windows Mail... before attempting a
fresh import to Outlook 2007? (Please bear in mind that I must keep all my
emails.... and the past 12 months emails must be easily accessible...
although anything over 12 months old could be archived in an area that
doesn't allow for totally rapid retrieval).

When I've completed an import, is there any simple tool that allows me to
check that all messages and folders have been imported successfully?

I'm not attached to an exchange mail server.... so all emails are held on my
laptop.

By the way... is the size of a .pst fixed.... or can they be expanded... or
a new size limit set?

Many thanks.

 

[Diane Poremsky {MVP}]

if you are using the default outlook 2007 pst format, size is 20 GB and can
be increased with via a reg key. It would be better to have older mail in an
archive pst though - outlook gets sluggish when the file is too large.

So - did you create a new profile in 2007 and allow it to create a pst? How
much mail did you import?

 

[EasyPC-not]

Thanks for the reply.
I transferred about 25,000 emails - some with large attachments (probably a
bit ambitious!!).

I wasn't aware of creating a new profile... I just performed an import (into
Outlook 2007) of contact addresses and all emails.

What's my best option now (considering that some folders don't appear to
contain any emails.... whereas they did in Windows Mail)?

Thanks

 

[Diane Poremsky {MVP}]

Export from Mail and choose one folder at a time to import. If you don't
need all the old mail in Outlook, export only the newer stuff and export the
older stuff to a universal format - google for export tools.