This will open Explorer to the location of OE's dbx files.
It should look something like the following, if you were using the default folder path:Ĭ:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\\Microsoft\Outlook ExpressĬlose the dialogs and OE and paste the folder path in Windows Explorer's address bar. Select and Copy the folder path in the Store dialog. To find the location of the message store, go to OE's Tools, Options Maintenance tab and click on Store Folder button. Get Outlook Express filesįind and copy the entire Outlook Express data folder on Windows XP. If you have a copy of Windows Live Mail, you can migrate Outlook Express database to Windows Live Mail then Export to Outlook. Or use one of the tools listed at the bottom of the page to convert from OE or Windows Live Mail to Outlook.
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If you need to reply from Outlook, it might be easier to install Outlook on the old computer and export, then move the pst.
Note: When you export from Windows Live Mail to Outlook, the message headers are missing and you need to enter an address when you reply to an imported message. Close Outlook and wait a few minutes, then copy the pst file to the new computer. This opens Windows Explorer to the location of your pst file. Select the Data File and click Open folder. To find your Outlook PST file, open Outlook and go to File, Data File Management (Outlook 2007 and older). If you want to keep copies of newsgroup messages you can create a folder in OE's Local Folders, drag the newsgroup messages to the folder(s) and export the folders to Outlook. The export process will use the same folder structure in Outlook, creating folders if they don't exist in the data file. Select All folders or specific folders to export, holding Ctrl as you click to select multiple folders. Open Outlook Express, empty deleted items then go to File, Export menu and choose Messages. Unlike the address book, exporting of your Outlook Express email is fully automated. wab file to import (no mail) into Outlook, see Import a WAB file into Outlook on Windows 7/8 If you prefer to use a utility, we have a list of tools as well.
It can be monotonous if you have a lot of contacts but we have a macro you can use to make quick work of the process. Outlook can't bulk import the contacts, but you drag them into the Contacts folder then save and close the contacts to add them to Outlook. Choose Other address book then Text File (Comma Separated Values).ĭragging the contacts to a folder will create a vcard for each address, which we can get into Outlook. To export your OE address book, open it and go to the File, Export menu. You'll need to recreate the Contact groups in Outlook or categorize the contacts. If you have Contact folders in your address book, you'll need to drag those addresses to a folder on your hard drive as you can't export them.Ĭontacts within groups will export to a text file with the other contacts, however the group membership will not included. We don't recommend using this method.Įither export your OE address book (wab) to a CSV file (text file) or open the address book and drag the contacts to a folder on your hard drive to create a vcard file for each contact. While you could create a PAB in older versions of Outlook, they are not supported in Outlook 2010. The Windows Address Book has an option to export to an existing "Microsoft Exchange Personal Address Book". When you import using Outlook's commands, the received date won't display in the message list. When you are moving between OE and Outlook we recommend using OE's export commands, not Outlook's Import commands. See Tools below for utilities that can convert Outlook Express files to Outlook.
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