How to transfer outlook emails to another outlook account

Use Outlook to Move Data Between Accounts

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Use Outlook to Move Data Between Accounts
How do I backup Outlook data to move it to another account?
How do I move the data to another account?
Import Contacts
Can I transfer emails from one Outlook account to another?
How do I transfer emails from old Outlook to new Outlook?
How do I transfer everything to a new email address Outlook?
How do I transfer my email from one Microsoft account to another?

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If you can use Outlook 2007 or Outlook 2010 to access an account, you can move your e-mail, contacts, task, and calendar information from another account that you access using Outlook to that account. You do this by first backing up the data in one account to a Personal Folder (.pst) file and then importing it into the other account.

How do I backup Outlook data to move it to another account?

1) In Outlook, click File > Import and Export

2) In the Import and Export Wizard dialog box, do the following:

Under Choose an action to perform, select Export to a file, and then click Next.
On the Export to a File page, select Personal Folder File (.pst), and then click Next.
On the Export Personal Folders page, under Select the folder to export from, select Mailbox -<user name>. Select the Include sub-folders check box, and then click Next.
On the Export Personal Folders page, in the Save exported file as box, note the location where the backup.pst file will be created.
(By default, it’s C:\Users\<user name>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Outlook\backup.pst)
Under Options, select Replace duplicates with items exported, and then click Finish:
On the Create Microsoft Personal Folders page, click OK to create a .pst file. If you want, set a password to protect the .pst file, which will be named backup.pst. A password isn’t required.

How do I move the data to another account?

1) Connect to the account you want to move the data to using Outlook 2007 or Outlook 2010.

2) In Outlook, click File, and then click Import and Export.

3) In the Import and Export Wizard dialog box:

Under Choose an action to perform, select Import from another program or file, and then click Next.
On the Import a File page, select Personal Folder File (.pst), and then click Next.
In Import Personal Folders, under File to import, locate the backup.pst file you created. Under Options, select Replace duplicates with items imported, and then click Next.
In Import Personal Folders, under Select the folder to import from, select the top node.
Select Include sub-folders, select Import items into the same folder in, and then select the top node of your mailbox (Mailbox – <user name>).
Click Finish.

After you click Finish, Outlook will import the contents of the backup.pst file into the local Outlook data store on your computer. After the data has been copied into the local data store, Outlook will upload the data into your mailbox. If you have lots of data in your mailbox, this may take hours. Make sure that you don’t shut down Outlook, and make sure you’re connected to the destination account while the upload happens.

Import Contacts

Depending on the settings on your account, you may be able to import contacts through Outlook Web App.

Export the contacts from your other e-mail account to a .csv file. Note where you save the .csv file.
Sign in to Outlook Web App.
Go to Contacts, and then click Import in the toolbar. Or, go to Options > My Account > Shortcuts to other things you can do, and then click Import your contacts from an existing email account.
Enter the path to the .csv file with your contacts, or click Browse to locate your file.
Click Next:
Wait while your contacts are imported.
When the import is complete, click Finish.

What else do I need to know?

If the same contact is in your Contacts folder and in the .csv file, a duplicate contact will be created.
If you try to import too many contacts, you’ll see an error message. Use a program such as Excel to open the file and break it into smaller files, and then import each file.
If Import Contacts isn’t available to your account from Outlook Web App, you may be able to use Outlook to transfer contacts from one account to another. For more information.
After you’ve exported contacts to a .csv file, you can also use Outlook to import your contacts.

Can I transfer emails from one Outlook account to another?

When an Outlook app is installed on your computer, you can use it to move email, contacts, and calendar items from one email account to another.

How do I transfer emails from old Outlook to new Outlook?

How Do I Import Email Messages Into Outlook?.

Access your Outlook account..

Select “File” then “Open & Export.”.

Select “Import/Export” to start the Import/Export Wizard..

Click on “Import from another program or file” then “Next.”.

Select “Outlook Data File (. ... .

Select the previously saved ..

How do I transfer everything to a new email address Outlook?

Click the gear on the top right of the screen, then click View all Outlook settings. In the Mail tab, click Forwarding. Select the Enable Forwarding checkbox. Enter the email address you'd like to forward mail to and decide if you want to keep copies of the forwarded messages in your Outlook account.