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Windows email and Outlook
  1. #1


    kasi Guest

    Windows email and Outlook

    I tried to follow some of the suggestions given here to transfer messages to
    Windows Email from Outlook. Now I have duplicate folders and STILL do not
    have all the messages. Is there some way that I can do back to the default
    and undo all this and start over.
    Thanks,
    Karen




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  2. #2


    William Peterson Guest

    Re: Windows email and Outlook

    If you mean transfer from "Windows Mail" to Outlook, the easiest way is to
    rename the ".pst" file (or you can just delete it if there's no usable data
    in it). You will need to locate it - type "*.pst" in the search bar (no
    quotes, asterisk-dot-pst) then click on "search everywhere" and it will open
    a new window and the file should be there. Make sure Outlook is closed,
    then rename the file (for instance, if it was "outlook.pst" rename it
    "outlook.ps1"). Now go back to WM and perform the export again. It should
    create a new .pst file in the process. There is no control over the process
    so if it doesn't work this time, something else is wrong. You might need to
    see which folders DO come over and move your messages into those folders in
    WM (create a new subfolder for the moved messages under a "good" folder),
    then again rename or delete the .pst file and start again. There are other
    things I don't have time to discuss now, and would need to see your machine
    to diagnose, so if none of this works your best bet is to find a
    computer-savvy person near you to help out. Good luck.
    Pete

    "kasi" <kasi@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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    > I tried to follow some of the suggestions given here to transfer messages
    > to
    > Windows Email from Outlook. Now I have duplicate folders and STILL do not
    > have all the messages. Is there some way that I can do back to the
    > default
    > and undo all this and start over.
    > Thanks,
    > Karen
    >

      My System SpecsSystem Spec

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