How to Move Tasks From Outlook to a New Computer

Take your Outlook Tasks with your when you replace your computer.

If you are one of the many Microsoft Outlook users that depends on the software to help you keep your communications and schedule organized, then you know how important the data in Outlook can be. When you decide to purchase a new computer or move your Outlook application to another machine, you will want all this important data, such as your Outlook Tasks, moved over too.

Things You'll Need

• Removable media for computer file storage (USB flash drive, blank CD, or similar)

Instructions

1. Insert the removable media into the computer. Open Outlook and click on the "File" menu. Click on "Import and Export."

2. Click on "Export to a file" from the list of choices and then click on "Next." Click on "Personal Folder File (.pst) " from the next list of choices that are presented and click on "Next."

3. Scroll down the list of your Outlook folders and locate your Tasks folder. Select it by clicking on it, then click "Next." Click on the "Browse" button and navigate to find the removable media you just inserted. Type a name of your choosing into the "Save exported file as:" text box, and click on "Finish." Wait for the export to complete, and remove the media from your computer.

4. Insert the removable media into the computer to which you will be importing your Outlook Tasks, and then open Outlook.

5. Click on "File," then "Import and Export." Select "Import from another program or file," and then click "Next." Scroll down to find and select "Personal Folder File (.pst)." Click on the "Browse " button and navigate to find the Tasks file on the removable media you inserted. Select it, click "Next," and then "Finish" to complete the job.

References

• Microsoft : How to manage .pst files in Outlook 2007, in Outlook 2003, and in Outlook 2002

Resources

• Outlook: Help