How do you move Outlook Express | TechRepublic Forums

fwajda · 2001-01-19T15:30:50.000Z

I want to know if there is a way to move all of your msgs and contacts and setups from one machine to another. I added a new machine and want to take the settings from Express and put them on the new machine. I know how to move contacts and addresses but how do you move your old messeges?

by dcassat Jan 19, 2001

All of your mail should be in a local settings directory and should be outlook.pst. typically: c:\windows\local settings\application data\microsoft\outlook\outlook.pst. Good Luck!

by fwajda Jan 20, 2001

I do not have that folder or file on the machine I want to transfer from. I did a search for outlook.pst and found no file on the hard drive. The only folder is Internet explorer at: c:\windows\local settings\application data\microsoft\. Does Express use a different file? I can see the messeges so I know they are there, but where?

by syscokid Jan 20, 2001

Your address book has a .wab extension, and your Inbox, Deleted Items, Sent Items, etc folders have a .dbx extension. Do a Find for these file types.

by fwajda Jan 21, 2001

I found the files but the new machine will not recognize them.

by fwajda Jan 21, 2001

I found the files but the new machine will not recognize them.

by mark Jan 20, 2001

It depends on the version of OE, but look under the Windows\Application Data\Outlook Express\ Folder for the messages. Simply make this data accessible to the new PC (Network or copy) and do an "Import - Messages" from the File Menu. Point to the new data and it will import it. The data can be from numerous other mail clients too.

A trick I use sometimes to locate data when going to a new PC is use "Find Files" and look for files after a recent date using the "Date Modified" Tab. Use a week or month ago or whatever).

by fwajda Jan 21, 2001

Ok, I found the files in c:\windows\local settings\application data\microsoft\Outlook Express I coppied the files from the old machine and put them in the same folder on the new machine but the new machine does not recognize them. The old machine has an older version of Outlook Express. Is there some way to get the newer version to recognize the older versions files?

by fwajda Jan 21, 2001

Ok, I found the files in c:\windows\local settings\application data\microsoft\Outlook Express I coppied the files from the old machine and put them in the same folder on the new machine but the new machine does not recognize them. The old machine has an older version of Outlook Express. Is there some way to get the newer version to recognize the older versions files?