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breezer

• 4 Jun 2006

• #1

I want to transfer all my folders in OUTLOOK from one pc to another, in outlook express there is a store folder, but i have not found similar in outlook, any ideas what i should be looking for, where to find it and what its called?

many thanks

 

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• 4 Jun 2006

• #2

If you go to options in Outlook, tab other, view where outlook 'stores' auto-archive items. Find that folder and I think most of it is related to the Outlook program you could copy. Like:
C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook

 

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• 4 Jun 2006

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edited to say - most of what I wrote was rubbish - I had the idea that you were going from Outlook Express to Outlook, not Outlook to Outlook. Sorry

I think this bit was right:

file - export - messages

You will want to export the address book too.

It is possible that you can't see the files because they are in a hidden system folder.

 

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Igorian

• 4 Jun 2006

• #4

In Outlook you can use the Import/Export function to export a personal folder file. You can then copy it to the new location and import it.

A google on Exporting pst files will reveal lots of links.

 

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breezer

• 4 Jun 2006

• #5

thank you both, i have now done it using export.

odd thing was after i wxported them (to a dongle) i looked at it and they were all excell files, but when i imported them into the othe pc they changed back to "outlook" files

all working now and thanks again