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I need to move outlook from one computer to another - how do I do this?
I would like my outlook moved from one computer to another computer. Will I lose everything that have archived on that box? Please tell me what exactly I need to do to move my outlook from one computer to another without losing all my emails.
I need this asap!
I need this asap!
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Are you connected to an Exchange server? If so, that is where your email is stored, not locally, so running Outlook from the new computer will still access all your emails. Even so, if you have archived your email, you may still have some PSTs on your computer. Use the following to handle that.
If you download your email from a service provided via a POP account, then set up your new computer and make sure it can send & receive email. Once working, don't use Outlook on your old computer any more. Now search your old computer for the PST file (go to Start|Search and search for files named *.PST). Once found, copy it to your new computer (place it in an easily accessible location, such as C:\). In Outlook, go to File|Import and Export and follow the prompts to Import from another program or file, then Personal Folder File (.pst) This will import all mail from the old PST into your new Outlook.
Once imported, you can delete the PST that you copied from your old computer.
If you download your email from a service provided via a POP account, then set up your new computer and make sure it can send & receive email. Once working, don't use Outlook on your old computer any more. Now search your old computer for the PST file (go to Start|Search and search for files named *.PST). Once found, copy it to your new computer (place it in an easily accessible location, such as C:\). In Outlook, go to File|Import and Export and follow the prompts to Import from another program or file, then Personal Folder File (.pst) This will import all mail from the old PST into your new Outlook.
Once imported, you can delete the PST that you copied from your old computer.
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