Transfering Windows Mail between Destop & Laptop

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Is there a quicker/cleaner way to move email between desktop & laptop and back using windows mail without exporting/importing/exporting/importing then dragging/dropping/deleting everytime I leave the country and come back.....

In OE, I could go to the maintenance page and just cut/paste the file between my desktop and laptop and back to my desktop....:confused:

Thanks,
Kiote
 

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re: Transfering Windows Mail between Destop & Laptop

Hello Kiote, and welcome to Vista Forums.

Well, I suppose that you could forward the messages to a email account on the desktop.

Another option is to do this below in Windows Mail on both the desktop and laptop to have a copy of your messages left on your email server so that you can read them from either the laptop or the computer.
  • Click on Tools and Accouts.
  • Right click on the email account you want to leave copies of the messages for, and click on Properties.
  • Click on the Advanced tab.
  • Check the Leave a copy of messages on server box.
  • Check the options under that for how and/or when you would like them to be deleted from the server.
  • Click on OK.
Hope this helps,
Shawn
 

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re: Transfering Windows Mail between Destop & Laptop

Hi Brink,

Thanks for the response. Unfortunetly, when I move emails to folders, I need them to be the same on desktop/laptop. And if I try to do that from the server copy on both with weeks between using one or the other, I can see "Murphy Law" in full effect and misplacing emails/files between laptop/desktop.

But, even when I try to export/import, I'm winding up with several layers of embeded imported and local folders with my files scattered between them and some of the files are empty! The emails didn't make the trip in some of the files....

Don't suppose I can get rid of windows mail and get outlook express on Vista and save all my emails.....

Kiote
 

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re: Transfering Windows Mail between Destop & Laptop

Kiote,

Sure, you can install Outlook 2003 or newer on Vista to use instead. I have not imported/exported from Windows Mail to Outlook before, but this link may help with that if this is what you decide to do.

You might see if you can set up a IMAP email account with your provider instead of a POP3 account, or use a online email service like Hotmail. This way everything is stored online and not on your two computers, so it will be the same no matter which computer you access the email account from. If you use hotmail, then you will want to use Windows Live Mail instead of Windows Mail since Windows Mail does not support Hotmail.
 

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re: Transfering Windows Mail between Destop & Laptop

Hi Brink,

Thanks for the info. I'll look into it while I'm sitting in my hotel rooms the next four days.

Never used Outlook, only OE before. I take it OE won't work on Vista, only Outlook?

Coyote
 

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re: Transfering Windows Mail between Destop & Laptop

Kiote said:
Hi Brink,

Thanks for the info. I'll look into it while I'm sitting in my hotel rooms the next four days.

Never used Outlook, only OE before. I take it OE won't work on Vista, only Outlook?

Coyote
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Coyote,

Sorry, but no, the old Outlook Express will not work in Vista. Windows Mail is the new Outlook Express in Vista.
 

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    16 GB DDR4-2133
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    NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
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    Conexant ISST Audio
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    17.3" UHD IPS touch
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    3480 x 2160
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    512 GB M.2 SSD
re: Transfering Windows Mail between Destop & Laptop

Kiote said:
Is there a quicker/cleaner way to move email between desktop & laptop and back using windows mail without exporting/importing/exporting/importing then dragging/dropping/deleting everytime I leave the country and come back.....

In OE, I could go to the maintenance page and just cut/paste the file between my desktop and laptop and back to my desktop....:confused:

Thanks,
Kiote
Click to expand...

the quickest way to do what you want is to change the default location where the mail folder is stored.

make a mail folder on your desktop then go into mail and change the default location of your mail folder to the desktop .
then copy that folder to the desktop on the laptop.
start mail on the laptop change the stored location for mail to the folder on the desktop then just copy the folder back and forwards from each

cheers brad
 

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re: Transfering Windows Mail between Destop & Laptop

Just in case I decide to ditch Vista Mail for Outlook, is there a way to remove Mail and make Outlook the defualt?

Thanks,
Coyote
 

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re: Transfering Windows Mail between Destop & Laptop

Coyote,

Windows Mail cannot be removed since it is part of Vista, but you can easily make Outlook the default email client program instead during the installation of it, or by selecting it Default Programs after installation.
 

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    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
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    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
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    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
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    2560x1440
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    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
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    Corsair Hydro H115i
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    Logitech wireless K800
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    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
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    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
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    Windows 10 Pro
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    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
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    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
re: Transfering Windows Mail between Destop & Laptop

chinga69 said:
Kiote said:
Is there a quicker/cleaner way to move email between desktop & laptop and back using windows mail without exporting/importing/exporting/importing then dragging/dropping/deleting everytime I leave the country and come back.....

In OE, I could go to the maintenance page and just cut/paste the file between my desktop and laptop and back to my desktop....:confused:

Thanks,
Kiote
Click to expand...

the quickest way to do what you want is to change the default location where the mail folder is stored.

make a mail folder on your desktop then go into mail and change the default location of your mail folder to the desktop .
then copy that folder to the desktop on the laptop.
start mail on the laptop change the stored location for mail to the folder on the desktop then just copy the folder back and forwards from each

cheers brad
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Wow!

The recommendation from chinga69 works like a champ!!

>Made folders "Email Location" on desktop on both my Desktop computer and laptop.
>Changed stored file location in Window Mail under Tools, Options, Advanced, Maintenance, Store Folder..., Change...picked "Email Location" on desktop on both laptop and desktop computer.
>Shut down Windows Mail and it automatically transfered my emails from the old location to the new "Email Location" on my desktop location!
>Copy from one computer, delete the files in the other computer to make room, paste into "Email Location". I'm up and running! Road Warrior!!

Just like I use to do in OE.

Again, thanks to everybody for their input.

Coyote
 

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good to here

cheers brad
 

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