How to export and import mail
To Export the Mail from original location, do the following
- Click File
- Click on Export
- Click on Export to a file
- Click on Next
- Click on Personal Folder File (.pst)
- Click Next
- Highlight Inbox
- Make sure Include Subfolders is selected
- Choose the location you want the contacts to be saved at
- Give the file a name such as Mail
- Click on OK
To Import the mail to the new outlook, do the following
- Click File
- Click on Import
- Click on Import from another program or file
- Click on Next
- Click on Personal Folder File (.pst)
- Click Next
- Choose the pst file that you created for your mail.
- Highlight Inbox
- Make sure Include Subfolders is selected
- Click on OK
NOTE: Do not get rid of the original mail till you verified that the transfer is a success first.
Here are other pages that may help you as well.
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Information about moving a program to another computer
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Information about backing up files in the event the computer crashes
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There is a limit to how many files can be on the root of a drive