Tag: Outlook Importing
How to Copy-Move Folders-Items in Outlook (a PST Import alternative)
The natural reaction for people moving data contained in a PST file from one computer to another is to use the Outlook import process which results in mistakes being made because the right options weren’t selected and things didn’t get imported to the expected location (folder). An alternative to the PST import process is opening […]
How to Import an Outlook PST file
The PST import process is a fairly simple process but a completely different process then when importing data from a CSV file. If attention isn’t paid to the available options at the time the import is performed, a lot of surprises can result to the point of it appearing that the process didn’t work at […]
How to Move/Copy Import/Export the Outlook Address Book
This article is an extension of the related “Understanding the Outlook Address Book” and “How to Change Outlook Address Book Settings“. The primary purpose of this article is to focus on the most common questions/issues people ask/encounter related to the Outlook Address Book. Two of the most common questions related to the Outlook Address Book […]
Understanding Archiving, Backup and Import/Export
Many people (incorrectly) use the terms (functions of) “Import/Export”, “Backup” and “Archiving” synonmously for various purposes but mostly in reference to “Backup” or migrating their current Outlook configuration to another machine. Which process is applicable in a given scenario depends largely on what you actually want to achieve at the end of the day along […]
Understanding Sync’ing versus Importing
This may all seem very obvious to some but it is something that comes up on a regular basis for those who are new to the concepts of sync’ing and importing or are not completely clear about the “batch processing functions of ContactGenie import/export products when used in conjunction with a task scheduler. Synchronization (sync’ing), […]
