Archive for December, 2014
Understanding when to use Outlook Import/Export
The primary purpose of this article is to review the most common reasons that people opt to use the Outlook import/export process and highlighting better and more reliable options. There is certainly no single one-size fits all blanket answer as to whether or not you should import/export Outlook data. Certainly, if the purpose is to […]
Understanding Outlook Migration – Part 2 – Data Files
Something that can save a lot of time and potentially avoid a great deal of aggravation by virtue of suddenly realizing that you have suffered permanent data loss when migrating Outlook data from one system to another is to understand What data you need to save (have a copy of – backed up) AND Where […]
Understanding Outlook Migration – Part 3 – Email Account Creation
The primary purpose of this article is to highlight the differences that occur depending on what sequence new email accounts are added to an Outlook profile particularly in the area of what data files are created and default folders will be included – specifically in terms of contacts/calendar. If the accounts are created in a […]
Understanding Outlook Migration – Part 1 – Settings
The most common area of frustration for people migrating to a new installation of Outlook is remembering the settings for existing email accounts especially if it’s something that hasn’t been done in a very, very long time. This doesn’t apply if you are upgrading from to a newer version of Outlook (MS Office) on a […]
How to Convert Outlook PST from ANSI to Unicode
Even though you may be using a very current version of Outlook, it is still quite possible to using an ANSI based PST file if there have been multiple generations of Outlook version upgrades over the years since Outlook does not automatically convert the format of any given PST file (ergo ANSI format is not […]
