Copy settings for v.2008 to new Mac

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Tony

I've got a new MacBook Pro and want to copy my Entourage settings,
rules etc from the old MacBook to the new one. I want the new
installation to look just like the old: how much and what do I need to
copy? Apologies if this has already been answered, I did search and
check entourage.mvps.org but maybe not with the right keywords.

Thanks,
Tony.
 
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Corentin Cras-Méneur

Tony said:
I've got a new MacBook Pro and want to copy my Entourage settings,
rules etc from the old MacBook to the new one. I want the new
installation to look just like the old: how much and what do I need to
copy?
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Just take your identity to th e same location on the new Mac.
The rules, etc are stored in the identity itself,


Corentin
 
T

Tony

Thanks, Corentin, but I don't know where to find the Entourage
identity. Can you give me the path, please.

Thanks,
Tony.
 
T

Tony

Nuts, should look before writing. Sorry, Corentin.

I copied the profile across and that picked up the rules etc. It
didn't copy projects, categories or the email assignments (I am using
Entourage to get at Exchange Server mail but assigning categories and
projects - using rules - on the macbook) though. Can I copy them as
well? Basically, I guess I want the whole Entourage setup replicated.

Cheers,
Tony.
 
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Corentin Cras-Méneur

Tony said:
Nuts, should look before writing. Sorry, Corentin.

I copied the profile across and that picked up the rules etc. It
didn't copy projects, categories or the email assignments (I am using
Entourage to get at Exchange Server mail but assigning categories and
projects - using rules - on the macbook) though. Can I copy them as
well? Basically, I guess I want the whole Entourage setup replicated.
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What you need is to take the entire identity located in
~/Documents/Microsoft User Data.

Everything should open the same as it was on the old Mac. Did you only
copy selected files from the profile? Did you export from one Mac and
import from the other??

Copying the entire identity is the way to go.

Categories and projects do not sync through Exchange, but they should be
carried over through copying the identity.

Corentin
 
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Ed Kimball

Nuts, should look before writing. Sorry, Corentin.

I copied the profile across and that picked up the rules etc. It
didn't copy projects, categories or the email assignments (I am using
Entourage to get at Exchange Server mail but assigning categories and
projects - using rules - on the macbook) though. Can I copy them as
well? Basically, I guess I want the whole Entourage setup replicated.

Cheers,
Tony.
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If you want the whole Entourage setup replicated you should copy all of
Office 200x Identities (or at least the one folder labeled something like
Main Identity).
 
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Tony

Thanks, Corentin and Ed. It had worked after all but required
restarting (or at least, logging out and in) to work. All now working
and previous setup fully replicated: soooo glad I didn't have to
rebuild. Many thanks for all the help.

Cheers,
Tony.
 
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