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Saving/moving emails
I have a new computer and I want to copy the emails/folers from one to the
other. I tried the personal folder option, but it saves in a .pst file on my hard drive that cannot be opened, same as what the archive does. I want to copy and move and open emails just like I can in Outlook . Is this possible. What is with the .pst if you can open or read what you have saved?? |
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You can open a pst-file via File- Open- Outlook Data File...
For more information about backing up and restoring your Outlook data see; http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/backupandrestore.htm -- Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook] Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003 http://www.howto-outlook.com/ Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more http://www.msoutlook.info/ Real World Questions, Real World Answers ----- "MAO" wrote in message ... I have a new computer and I want to copy the emails/folers from one to the other. I tried the personal folder option, but it saves in a .pst file on my hard drive that cannot be opened, same as what the archive does. I want to copy and move and open emails just like I can in Outlook . Is this possible. What is with the .pst if you can open or read what you have saved?? |
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"Simon Lloyd" wrote in message ... Also look at IMPORTING DATA in help files. No! Do NOT use the import/export function to move data from one Outlook to another UNLESS the first instance logs on to Exchange Server and the second does not. |
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"MAO" wrote in message ... I have a new computer and I want to copy the emails/folers from one to the other. I tried the personal folder option, but it saves in a .pst file on my hard drive that cannot be opened, same as what the archive does. I want to copy and move and open emails just like I can in Outlook . Is this possible. What is with the .pst if you can open or read what you have saved?? pst files can only be opened in Outlook. See here on how to do it properly: 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/as...771141033.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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