Migrate Outlook 2010 onwards to another PC
Outlook migration steps
- Source PC
- Note account settings
- Email addresses
- Corresponding IMAP/POP3 and SMTP servers
- Data folder locations
- Default delivery pst file
- Note data file locations, e.g.:
- c:\users\[user]\Documents\Outlook Files\
- c:\users\[user]\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook
- c:\users\[user]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Outlook
- Close Outlook
- Copy all above data folders to a portable drive
- Note account settings
- New PC
- Copy data from portable drive to same locations
- Install Outlook 2010 but don’t start it
- Run Control Panel
- Change from Category view to Medium Icons
- Double-click Mail icon
- Create new profile called Outlook
- Set settings the same as the Source PC and save profile
- Change Control Panel back to Category view
- Disable Wireless/LAN connection
- Start Outlook
- Go to Account setting and enter email passwords
- Re-enable Wireless/LAN connection
- Click Send/Receive to update/synchronise data files