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    Moving MS Office Outlook 2007 e-mail files?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by TheBMRR, Aug 12, 2009.

  1. TheBMRR

    TheBMRR Notebook Consultant

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    On my desktop (Win XP) I use MS Office Outlook 2007 to access my e-mail, but I am pretty much moving off my desktop to my new laptop (Win Vista 64)... I would like to know if it is possible to find the MS Office Outlook file on my desktop where my saved e-mails are located and move it over to my laptop which is also running MS Office Outlook 2007...
     
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  2. The Fire Snake

    The Fire Snake Notebook Virtuoso

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    Do you have an archive set up? If so it should have a .pst extension.
     
    The Fire Snake, Aug 12, 2009
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  3. kegobeer

    kegobeer 1 hr late but moving fast

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    In Outlook 2007...

    File -> Import and Export -> Export to a file -> Personal Folder File...

    Select Personal Folders and check Include subfolders.

    Move the PST you create to the new laptop, then do the same thing on the laptop.

    File -> Import and Export -> Import from another program or file -> Personal Folder File...

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/287070
     
    kegobeer, Aug 12, 2009
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  4. crash

    crash NBR Assassin

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    Also, if you go to File>Account Settings and click on the "Data Files" tab, you'll see where Outlook stores your emails. I recommend using kegobeer's method (I've done it a few times myself without issues), but it's nice to know where Outlook stores your emails so you can add that file to your normal backup (assuming you do backups).
     
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  5. TheBMRR

    TheBMRR Notebook Consultant

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    Sounds easy enough... Thanks!
     
    TheBMRR, Aug 13, 2009
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  6. ViperGTS

    ViperGTS Notebook Evangelist

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    Now come up with a way to have your desktop and laptop sync up with each other with Outlook 07.
     
    ViperGTS, Aug 13, 2009
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  7. Fountainhead

    Fountainhead Notebook Deity

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    Use the cloud baby. The best way is to use some 3rd party service like Google Sync. When I was using a windows mobile phone I used a free service called funambol to sync calendars and contacts between my phone, a desktop, and two notebooks. Now that I'm on an iPhone I actually use MobileMe :)rolleyes: ) to sync between phone, desktop, notebooks. All 4 devices are constantly in sync. A change made to any of them gets pushed to the rest. There are other tools as well to do this. Many are free.

    That's just for calendars, contacts, and tasks of course. For mail I just use an IMAP mailbox so it's always in sync between devices with no additional fooling around.
     
    Fountainhead, Aug 13, 2009
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  8. surfasb

    surfasb Titles Shmm-itles

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    Google sync sorta works.

    I've always used a hosted Exchange service. It's about $80 a year and it give you a true sync solution for Outlook. It syncs everything, down to the color of your categories.
     
    surfasb, Aug 13, 2009
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