Exporting and Importing Files from Outlook, and using FastLynx to transfer themf

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A lot of our FastLynx customers use FastLynx to help them transfer their Outlook files between computers. If you have never Exported or imported files from Outlook, then it might be helpful to look at this tutorial. This tutorial was made by Microsoft for their Knowledge Base. The full article is at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/287070.

How to export .pst file data
Use the following steps to export an individual folder:

1. On the File menu, click Import And Export. If the menu item is not available, hover your pointer over the chevrons at the bottom of the menu, and then click Import and Export. 
2. Click Export To File, and then click Next.
3. Click Personal Folder File (.pst) , and then click Next.
4. Click the folder that you want to export the .pst file to, and then click Next.
5. Click the Browse button, and then select the location to save the .pst file.
6. In the File Name box, type a descriptive file name for the .pst file, and then click OK.
7. Click Finish.

How to import .pst file data into Outlook
Use the following steps to import a .pst) file into Outlook:

1. On the File menu, click Import And Export. If the menu item is not available, hover your pointer over the chevrons at the bottom of the menu, and then click Import and Export. 
2. Click Import from another program or file., and then click Next. 
3. Click Personal Folder File (.pst), and then click Next.
4. Type the path and the name of the .pst file that you want to import, and then click Next.
5. Select the folder that you want to import, or select the top of the hierarchy to import everything, and then click Finish.

How to transfer Outlook data from one computer to another computer
You cannot share or synchronize .pst files. However, you can use the steps in the "How to import .pst file data into Outlook" section to copy data from Outlook to a .pst file. You can use a CD or DVD-ROM, portable media, or copy files to another system over a LAN/WAN link for use on another computer. Remember the following requirements when you work with .pst files:
• When you copy .pst files from a CD- or DVD-ROM, verify that the Read-Only attribute is not set on the .pst file. To verify this setting, right-click the .pst file that you copied from the CD- DVD-ROM, and then clickProperties. Make sure that the Read-Only” check box is not selected. 
• Connecting to .pst files over LAN/WAN links is not supported and problems connecting to .pst files over such links can occur. See the following for more information:
297019 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/297019/EN-US/) Personal folder files are unsupported over a LAN or over a WAN link 

If you need to make a secondary .pst file to store data for transfer between two different computers, or for backup purposes, use the following steps:

1. On the File menu, point to New, and then click Outlook Data File. 
2. Type a unique name for the new .pst file, for example, type Transfer.pst, and then click OK. 
3. Type a display name for the Personal Folders file, and then click OK. 
4. Quit Outlook. 

If you just want to copy a .pst file that is in Outlook, use the following steps:

1. In Outlook, right-click the folder you wish to copy and click Copy “foldername”. For example, to copy the Calendar, right-click the Calendar folder, and then click Copy “Calendar”.
2. In the Copy Folder dialog box, click your Transfer Folders, and then click OK. 
3. You can repeat the steps as needed for other folders.