Import my emails

lasor · 08-01-2009, 05:03 PM

Hi All

OK Here is my problem. My laptop motherboard has just failed so I am left with a hard drive full of my data. This hard drive has xp installed with office 2007. I am going to use a USB caddy to get access to the drive and get off my data, ie docs, photos ect, but my main concern is the email that is in outlook. I have NOT exported it to a pst file and I will be pluging the drive into a vista laptop that has outlook 2007 installed.

My question is how do I get to the emails off the drive which is now basically a external drive.

Thanks in advance for any assistance

**ahmorrow** · 08-01-2009, 06:12 PM

If it's a PST file, you should know where it is. I do this, a lot, so I'm just going to give you the steps I go through.

The files are located in various locations here: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ou...669141033.aspx

Back those up... or at least the ones you want.

Then install MS Office again, run outlook, set up your account again. Put the files back where you found them after you close out of MS Office.

Let me know if you run into trouble.

**simpswr** · 08-01-2009, 06:19 PM

You can also search for *.pst with it set to look in hidden and system folders

**ahmorrow** · 08-01-2009, 06:44 PM

They're usually .dbx files I think, if you've never backed up on the older versions, not sure about the newer ones.

lasor · 08-02-2009, 01:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ahmorrow

If it's a PST file, you should know where it is. I do this, a lot, so I'm just going to give you the steps I go through.

The files are located in various locations here: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ou...669141033.aspx

Back those up... or at least the ones you want.

Then install MS Office again, run outlook, set up your account again. Put the files back where you found them after you close out of MS Office.

Let me know if you run into trouble.

Thanks for this. Once I have set up office on my new laptop can I just import these pst files or do I have to copy them into the same directory on my new laptop?

Cheers

**ahmorrow** · 08-02-2009, 03:06 AM

Try importing them, if it works yipee. If not, copy them to the same directory. It's a painstaking process, but it's the only surefire way I know how.

08-01-2009, 05:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
lasor Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 2 OS: Vista	Import my emails Hi All OK Here is my problem. My laptop motherboard has just failed so I am left with a hard drive full of my data. This hard drive has xp installed with office 2007. I am going to use a USB caddy to get access to the drive and get off my data, ie docs, photos ect, but my main concern is the email that is in outlook. I have NOT exported it to a pst file and I will be pluging the drive into a vista laptop that has outlook 2007 installed. My question is how do I get to the emails off the drive which is now basically a external drive. Thanks in advance for any assistance

08-01-2009, 06:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
ahmorrow God (TSF Enthusiast) Join Date: May 2009 Location: Jeffersonville, IN Posts: 893 OS: Ubuntu 9.10 [Karmic Koala] My System	Re: Import my emails If it's a PST file, you should know where it is. I do this, a lot, so I'm just going to give you the steps I go through. The files are located in various locations here: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ou...669141033.aspx Back those up... or at least the ones you want. Then install MS Office again, run outlook, set up your account again. Put the files back where you found them after you close out of MS Office. Let me know if you run into trouble. __________________ If I have not responded to a post in 24 hours or more, PM me with a link to the thread and I'll get back to you. I do not help via PM/IM/Email.

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simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,230 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: Import my emails You can also search for .pst with it set to look in hidden and system folders __________________ Rich* MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

08-01-2009, 06:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
ahmorrow God (TSF Enthusiast) Join Date: May 2009 Location: Jeffersonville, IN Posts: 893 OS: Ubuntu 9.10 [Karmic Koala] My System	Re: Import my emails They're usually .dbx files I think, if you've never backed up on the older versions, not sure about the newer ones. __________________ If I have not responded to a post in 24 hours or more, PM me with a link to the thread and I'll get back to you. I do not help via PM/IM/Email.

08-02-2009, 03:06 AM	#6 (permalink)
ahmorrow God (TSF Enthusiast) Join Date: May 2009 Location: Jeffersonville, IN Posts: 893 OS: Ubuntu 9.10 [Karmic Koala] My System	Re: Import my emails Try importing them, if it works yipee. If not, copy them to the same directory. It's a painstaking process, but it's the only surefire way I know how. __________________ If I have not responded to a post in 24 hours or more, PM me with a link to the thread and I'll get back to you. I do not help via PM/IM/Email.