Outlook settings need moving to new machine

[JamesTaylor]

does anyone know where outlook stores all the info, such as contacts, inbox etc.

 

I have a new machine and want to swap outlook from my old machine to this one but doing it all manually is going to be a pain and what about all the emails i have sat in my inbox at the minute?

 

i'm presuming that outlook stores all the info externaly and then references it into the interface as we see it? If i can copy all this data to my new machine i'm guessing outlook will then pick it up and carry on as normal?

 

any help appreciated.

 

James

[mbr]

File > Export > Export as a .pst file

 

new machine

 

File > Import > Import as a .pst file

 

 

For the messages themselves, not 100% sure. I used to use Outlook Express and there I would go to copy and paste the .dbx file, but Outlook doesn't seem to stick them in the same place.

 

 

While we are here, how do I switch from Profile to Profile without closing Outlook?

[JamesTaylor]

by profile do you mean which account you send emails from? if so when you are creating a new mail there is a button along the main menu called accounts, under here you can select which account to send the mail via.

[JamesTaylor]

Thanks Markus

 

thats worked at treat, for the inbox you can just export the folder in the same way as contacts etc and then import again

 

Cheers!!

[mbr]

Nice, that will help me too as I've only been able to replace the entire file, not import.

 

 

I don't have an "Accounts" button that I can find. I have "Email Accounts" under Tools, but that just allows you to edit or add profiles/accounts, not switch.

 

In Outlook Ex there was a simple "Switch Identities" under File that made it a breeze.

 

Any ideas?

[JamesTaylor]

Have a look at the screngrab attached,

 

having pressed new to create a new mail you should see the accounts button under which you can choose which email account to send the mail with.

 

James