Moving OL 2003 Data to New Computer?

[Charlie Chapman]

I'm acquiring a new computer and need to move my information (schedule, contacts,
accounts, etc) to the new computer from my existing one. What is the best way to move
this data and have it available in Outlook 2003 on the new computer. If I have to move
files, which files and where would they be located.
Thanks for any tips/suggestions.
Charlie
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[Patricia Cardoza - [MVP Outlook]]

Look for a PST file.

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[Charlie Chapman]

Patricia,
Thanks for the reply. I searched my entire system and the only PST file I find is
"archive.pst", in the windows\local settings\application data\microsoft\outlook folder.
didn't it used to be called "outlook.pst"? Is this the correct file to copy over?
Charlie

"Patricia Cardoza - [MVP Outlook]" <[email protected]> wrote:

Look for a PST file.

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[Keith MacDonald]

It seems to me that MS didn't consider that anyone would want to do this,
when they designed Outlook. (Don't they have an upgrade policy for their
own PCs?) They should have done it with import/export commands, rather than
having to mess around searching for PST files, which you won't find with
Explorer's default settings. ("Display the contents of system folders" and
"Show hidden files and folders" must be checked.) That's only half the job
anyway, because you'll still have to manually recreate your email accounts,
signatures, menu and toolbar customizations.

Keith MacDonald

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

the file might be in a hidden folder. Use search's advanced options to
search all hidden files and folders. If you use Winxp, it's here:
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook

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Patricia,
Thanks for the reply. I searched my entire system and the only PST file I find is
"archive.pst", in the windows\local settings\application data\microsoft\outlook folder.
didn't it used to be called "outlook.pst"? Is this the correct file to copy over?
Charlie

"Patricia Cardoza - [MVP Outlook]" <[email protected]> wrote:

Look for a PST file.

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[Charlie Chapman]

Well Diane,
Searching hidden files and folders also, I find the following:

archive.pst - c:\windows\local settings\application data\microsoft\outlook (496kb)
archive.pst - c:\documents and settings\charlie chapman\local settings\application
data\microsoft\outlook (10433kb)
outlook.pst - c"\documents and settings\charlie chapman\local settings\application
data\microsoft\outlook (3737kb)

All with the "last modified" date of today. So, in your opinion, which is the proper file
to move - I'm guessing outlook.pst, but have a problem understanding why the second
archive.pst is so large.
Thanks
Charlie

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" <[email protected]> wrote:

the file might be in a hidden folder. Use search's advanced options to
search all hidden files and folders. If you use Winxp, it's here:
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook

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[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

outlook.pst is your working data file. archive.pst contains archived data -
I would move the outlook.pst and copy the large archive one to a cd, it may
contain data you'll need later.

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Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)



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