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Old July 14th 07, 01:04 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Peter B
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I have a small home network of a desktop PC and a laptop. I use MS Otlook
on both. Is it possible to import my Inbox (or any other folder) from on to
the other?

Peter


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Old July 14th 07, 01:23 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Christian Goeller
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Peter B, you wrote on Sat, 14 Jul 2007 12:04:51 +0100:

I have a small home network of a desktop PC and a laptop. I use MS Otlook
on both. Is it possible to import my Inbox (or any other folder) from on to
the other?


Simply copy the pst-file (in this file the most Outlook datas ¡X Mails,
Contacts, Calendar etc ¡X are stored) from one computer to the other and
open the file in Outlook via

File | Open | Outlook-Datafile

The pst-file is usually stored in

C:\Documents and Settings\%Username%\Local Settings\Application
Datas\Microsoft\Outlook

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Old July 14th 07, 01:45 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Peter B
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Default Importing mail from another computer

Thanks, but will this not overwrite everything in the receiving computer? I
have managed to get the two outlook files out of synch. I want now to
transfer the messages in the inbox of my laptop to the the inbox of my PC,
but retain all existing messages in my PC's inbox.

Peter

"Christian Goeller" wrote in message
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Peter B, you wrote on Sat, 14 Jul 2007 12:04:51 +0100:

I have a small home network of a desktop PC and a laptop. I use MS
Otlook
on both. Is it possible to import my Inbox (or any other folder) from on
to
the other?


Simply copy the pst-file (in this file the most Outlook datas ¡X Mails,
Contacts, Calendar etc ¡X are stored) from one computer to the other and
open the file in Outlook via

File | Open | Outlook-Datafile

The pst-file is usually stored in

C:\Documents and Settings\%Username%\Local Settings\Application
Datas\Microsoft\Outlook

--
Best Regards
Christian Goeller
http://www.outlookfaq.net



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Old July 14th 07, 02:59 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Christian Goeller
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Default Importing mail from another computer

Peter B, you wrote on Sat, 14 Jul 2007 12:45:32 +0100:

Thanks, but will this not overwrite everything in the receiving computer?


No.

I have managed to get the two outlook files out of synch. I want now
to transfer the messages in the inbox of my laptop to the the inbox
of my PC, but retain all existing messages in my PC's inbox.


Open the file and copy resp. move the mails you want from one into the
other file.

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Best Regards
Christian Goeller
http://www.outlookfaq.net
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Old July 14th 07, 03:21 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]
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Default Importing mail from another computer

Actually it often will because the new installation will very likely have a
data file with the same name. Accordingly, it is essential that this file
never be copied into the default location. Copy it anywhere else and you'll
be fine.
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Peter B, you wrote on Sat, 14 Jul 2007 12:45:32 +0100:

Thanks, but will this not overwrite everything in the receiving computer?


No.

I have managed to get the two outlook files out of synch. I want now
to transfer the messages in the inbox of my laptop to the the inbox
of my PC, but retain all existing messages in my PC's inbox.


Open the file and copy resp. move the mails you want from one into the
other file.

--
Best Regards
Christian Goeller
http://www.outlookfaq.net



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Old July 15th 07, 05:02 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook
Mary
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Default Importing mail from another computer

With a small home network, it is easier to set one or both* of the computers
to Leave Mail on server, so it can be accessed from either one. *If both are
set that way--Just make sure to Delete from server after XX days so the
server doesn't get clogged.

"Peter B" wrote:

I have a small home network of a desktop PC and a laptop. I use MS Otlook
on both. Is it possible to import my Inbox (or any other folder) from on to
the other?

Peter



 




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