Export pst file

S

Stan

Using win xp
I have a pc (Outlook 2007) and a laptop (Outlook 2003).
My Outlook activity is presently carried out on my PC(2007).
I wish to export all my Outlook data and settings from my PC (2007) to my
laptop (2003).
I will be away for some weeks, using Outlook on the laptop (2003) for that
time.
On my return I wish to export all my Outlook data from my laptop (2003) to
my PC (2007)
Is there any way that I can transfer all the Outlook data and settings back
and forth between Outlook 2007 and Outlook 2003, both ways, without loosing
my data and settings, in either direction?
 
G

Gordon

Stan said:
Using win xp
I have a pc (Outlook 2007) and a laptop (Outlook 2003).
My Outlook activity is presently carried out on my PC(2007).
I wish to export all my Outlook data and settings from my PC (2007) to my
laptop (2003).
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As posted here and all the other outlook groups at least daily - DO NOT USE
THE IMPORT/EXPORT FUNCTION TO TRANSFER DATA FROM ONE OUTLOOK TO ANOTHER.

Why?
(Courtesy of Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook])

Importing an entire PST may well corrupt your profile and may create a ghost
PST that you can't close. Importing PST's will lose:
1. Custom Forms
2. Custom Views
3. Connections between contacts and activities
4. Received dates on mail
5. Birthdays and anniversaries in calendar
6. Journal connections
7. Distribution Lists

Opening a PST file will preserve all of these. That is why we do not advise
people to import a native file into Outlook.

The answer to your question:
On Old Computer:
Close Outlook.
Search for, and copy the pst file. Default name and location are:
C:\Documents and Settings\{Your User Name here}\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook\Outlook.pst. (You may have to enable Hidden and
System files in your search)

On the New computer:
Copy the pst file to your HDD. Do NOT overwrite any existing file. Remove
any read-only attribute. (Right-Click-Properties).
Open Outlook.
Do File-Open-Outlook Data File and navigate to where you copied the file.

You then have two alternatives.
1. Drag and drop the data from the old file to the new
or,
2. If you have a large amount of data then you can set the old file as the
Default Delivery location and Outlook will just carry on using that file.
(Control Panel-Mail-Data File)

more info here:

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



HTH
 
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