Transferring emails to another PC

D

DaveHama

I need to backup my emails in the INBOX and SENT folders
on CDROM so I can access it via another laptop PC. Can
anyone tell me how to go about doing this?
 
A

Allan S. Warrior

File>Import and Export
Export to a File
Personal Folder File
You'll need to do Inbox and Sent in separate operations, so pick one.
Choose where to save it (My Docs, Desktop, just remember where...) and what
to call it.
Complete the operation.
Repeat for the other Outlook folder, using the same location, but a
different name.
Locate the exported files and copy to CD.

On the other computer, you can use the Import features of Import/Export to
import the messages over there. Be very careful when you get to the step
about which folder to import into - you don't want to put your Sent items in
your Inbox, and vice versa!
 
R

Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]

Not advisable. No reason to use import and export when you aren't changing
file formats. You'll just lose data.
Instead, create a new PST file and copy the data you want into it. Open that
PST in the other installation.
 
H

Howard Sartori

How does one "copy" the data into a new PST?
Thanks. /Howard


Russ Valentine said:
Not advisable. No reason to use import and export when you aren't changing
file formats. You'll just lose data.
Instead, create a new PST file and copy the data you want into it. Open
that PST in the other installation.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Allan S. Warrior said:
File>Import and Export
Export to a File
Personal Folder File
You'll need to do Inbox and Sent in separate operations, so pick one.
Choose where to save it (My Docs, Desktop, just remember where...) and
what
to call it.
Complete the operation.
Repeat for the other Outlook folder, using the same location, but a
different name.
Locate the exported files and copy to CD.

On the other computer, you can use the Import features of Import/Export
to
import the messages over there. Be very careful when you get to the step
about which folder to import into - you don't want to put your Sent items
in
your Inbox, and vice versa!
Click to expand...
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R

Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]

Open the new PST in your profile and use any of the usual methods:
Edit > Select All > Copy to Folder...

Drag and drop works too.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Howard Sartori said:
How does one "copy" the data into a new PST?
Thanks. /Howard


Russ Valentine said:
Not advisable. No reason to use import and export when you aren't
changing file formats. You'll just lose data.
Instead, create a new PST file and copy the data you want into it. Open
that PST in the other installation.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Allan S. Warrior said:
File>Import and Export
Export to a File
Personal Folder File
You'll need to do Inbox and Sent in separate operations, so pick one.
Choose where to save it (My Docs, Desktop, just remember where...) and
what
to call it.
Complete the operation.
Repeat for the other Outlook folder, using the same location, but a
different name.
Locate the exported files and copy to CD.

On the other computer, you can use the Import features of Import/Export
to
import the messages over there. Be very careful when you get to the
step
about which folder to import into - you don't want to put your Sent
items in
your Inbox, and vice versa!

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I need to backup my emails in the INBOX and SENT folders
on CDROM so I can access it via another laptop PC. Can
anyone tell me how to go about doing this?
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Click to expand...
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