Microsoft Outlook V. Server

[Welderpaul]

My work desktop computer is on its last legs, keeps 'recovering from serious errors' and such tosh. Its a bit buggy and got really slow, so splashed out and bought a new one today. Pretty powerful one, used day in and day out, so worth the extra coin.
Also bought with it the Microsoft package, Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook.

At the moment i have Outlook installed for my email, with emails coming through a server system/service provided by the company that looks after my website etc.

When i set the new computer up, install Outlook and set up the email accounts again, should all the emails (Sent/Received/Drafts etc) automatically show up on my new computer?

The one thing that worries me is loosing some of that lot, loads of info on there. Is there a quick way of backing up literally thousands upon thousands of sent and received emails?

Cheers

 

[Engineer1964]

My work desktop computer is on its last legs, keeps 'recovering from serious errors' and such tosh. Its a bit buggy and got really slow, so splashed out and bought a new one today. Pretty powerful one, used day in and day out, so worth the extra coin.
Also bought with it the Microsoft package, Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook.

At the moment i have Outlook installed for my email, with emails coming through a server system/service provided by the company that looks after my website etc.

When i set the new computer up, install Outlook and set up the email accounts again, should all the emails (Sent/Received/Drafts etc) automatically show up on my new computer?

The one thing that worries me is loosing some of that lot, loads of info on there. Is there a quick way of backing up literally thousands upon thousands of sent and received emails?

Cheers

I think there is a way you can export all your already recieved emails from your old machine to your new one, bear with me and i'll check in a mo

 

[mike os]

unless the messages are still on the mail server then no

youcan find them here... C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail\Local Folders\

depending on your version you may be able to export them or use a backup utility that integrates with outlook

 

[Engineer1964]

Ok found what i was looking for a step by step

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/o...t-has-outlook-2010-installed-HA102544948.aspx

 

[Luke]

If your account is IMAP, your emails should all still be on the server. If it is POP3, it is very likely they are not.

You can export all of your outlook data as a 'pst' file and then import it on your new machine.

 

[Windy Miller]

If you have any problems with this Paul, pm me for my number and I'll talk you through it. I'm doing this stuff day in day out on an big Windows 7 migration

 

[Welderpaul]

Thanks fellas, i think it is POP3. I might be wrong.
Windy..kind offer thank you.

I'll make a start tomorrow, see how far i get

 

[Country Joe]

As Luke says the PST (Personal Storage Table) file copies everything accross, e-mails, calendar appointments, the whole lot, in one go.
CJ