How to Move Outlook Express Messages From One PC to Another
Transferring your data from one computer to another can be a daunting task. If you keep a lot of information on your computer, it is nearly inevitable that you will lose something in the process. But your Outlook Express mail doesn't need to be the one. You can copy your mail accounts and all of your saved email from the Outlook Express installation on your current computer to the new computer in just a few steps. Your email will be back up and running in no time.
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Instructions
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Launch your Outlook Express application. You can double-click the Outlook Express icon on your desktop or navigate to your Programs menu and launch the Outlook Express program shortcut.
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Click "Tools" in the top menu bar of your Outlook Express application. Click "Options" in the Tools menu. Click the "Maintenance" tab and click the "Store Folder" listing. Locate the file path in the Store Location dialog box. Highlight the entire file path, right-click and select "Copy." Click "Cancel" and then click "Cancel" again to close the dialog box.
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Open a Windows Explorer window and paste the file path you copied into the navigation bar. Click the "Edit" menu and click "Select All." Click the "Edit" menu, click "Copy" and then close the window.
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Paste the copied files into a folder on your computer where you can easily identify them. Click the "Tools" menu, click "Accounts" and select the "Mail" tab. Select the mail account you want to copy and click the "Export" button. Select the file path where you saved the copied files and click "Save." Click "Close" when you have finished the backup files.
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Copy the files from the old computer onto a removable drive. Connect the removable drive to your new computer and copy the files from the removable drive to your computer's hard drive. Launch Outlook Express on the new computer.
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Click the "File" menu and select "Import." Click "Messages" from the Import menu. Click Outlook Express where prompted to select a program to import from. Select the option to import mail from an Outlook Express Store directory and click "OK."
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Click "Browse" and locate the folder you copied from the removable drive. Select "OK" and then click "Next." Select "All Folders" then click "Next" and click "Finish" to complete the import.
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Click "Tools" in the top menu bar of Outlook Express. Select "Accounts" and click the "Mail" tab. Select "Import" from the Mail window. Select the backup folder you copied to the hard drive in the "Look In" entry field. Select the mail account you want to add and click "Open" to import it. Click "Close" when you have imported all of the email accounts you want to copy.
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