Thread: Moving desk top Outlook to lap top?

THe pst file is the one you want. Which version of outlook??

if you open outlook, go File, open and .pst file and it should show where it is located. usually it's called outlook.pst

The .PST file may be considered a system or hidden file.

When you search, try checking the option to search for hidden/system files under advanced options.

In outlook, click on file, then import and export, export the details as a pst file in a directory on the laptop or a CD (but you did say they are networked)

Then in the laptop, again click on file, import and export, then import the file you have just saved into outlook on the laptop

Originally Posted by Phoenix

THe pst file is the one you want. Which version of outlook??

if you open outlook, go File, open and .pst file and it should show where it is located. usually it's called outlook.pst

Thanks Phoenix

It's Outlook 2003 I have on both machines and I just did a search on my desk top for outlook.pst and no results to display comes up Is there something I am missing or not doing?

Cheers, Mick

I found mine here:

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook

Where Administrator is my login name. You need to look in the folder which corresponds to your user name.

Is this your work PC?
Your mail may be stored on a server and not on your PC at all.

Originally Posted by oldzook

Is this your work PC?
Your mail may be stored on a server and not on your PC at all.

Yes, this is my work PC but we are a small office and we do not have our own server........but then I am not too cluey on IT stuff.

Can't seem to find the pst file still, even when I search in hidden folders etc

Can it really be this hard to get my mail onto another machine?

Mick

Found 5 pst files at last on my c drive, 4 Outlook.pst files of various sizes ranging from 265kb to 271,825kb and 1 archive.pst file at 2,001kb...........now what? I have created a shortcut to the largest pst file on my desk top so can I now somehow take it from there onto my lap top?