The articles in this section cover the configuration and maintenance of Outlook. This includes what files Outlook uses and where they are stored: Outlook Backup and Dual-Boot File locations
See Converting Addresses and Converting Messages and Calendars explain how to convert to and from other mail, calendar, and address books and include lists of programs that will make the conversions go smoothly.
Setup | Import/Export | Housekeeping | Moving to a New Computer | Offline Folders | Operating System Issues | More Information
Setup
Import/Export
- Converting Addresses and Messages
- Converting Addresses to or from Outlook
- Converting Outlook Messages and Calendars
- How to move email from another program to Outlook
Housekeeping
- Command Line Switches for Outlook 2013 & 2016
- Command Line Switches Tutorial
- Command Lines Switches for Outlook 2010
- Housekeeping and Message Management: Outlook
- How to locate, read, or recover items archived using AutoArchive
- How to repair a damaged Outlook Personal Folders file (pst)
- How to use Outlook's Command Line Switches
- To Secure Your Personal Folders (*.pst) File
Moving to a New Computer
- Deliver All POP3 Accounts to One Outlook Inbox
- How to move IMAP data files
- Move an Outlook Personal Folders .pst File
- Moving Outlook to a New Computer
- Outlook Backup and Dual-Boot File locations
Offline Folders
Operating System Issues
How to add or remove an email account
How to remove email accounts from an Outlook profile then recreate the correct account. Fix "The connection to Microsoft Exchange is unavailable" error.
Change Send and Receive Settings
How to change how often Microsoft Outlook does automatic send and receives, you need to edit the Send and Receive settings.
Moving Outlook to a New Computer
Step-by-step instructions for moving Microsoft Outlook from one computer to another.
How to create an Outlook Profile File (*.PRF)
How to use a PRF file to automate the creation of an Outlook profile.
Running Outlook on Windows Terminal Server
There are many known issues related to running Microsoft Outlook with Windows Terminal Server. Outlook features that do not work include the following: Offline store (OST) files and features that rely on the OST (i.e., Cached Exchange and Offline mode, client side Junk E-mail filtering) Forms Designer and the Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript)
Converting Addresses to or from Outlook
This page lists software tools and techniques for converting addresses between dozens of different formats, including Microsoft Outlook, Exchange Server, Netscape, Eudora, HTML, scheduling applications and many others. We have tools for both home and small office users as well as tools that can support the largest corporate migrations.
Configuring an Outlook.com account in Outlook
How to configure an Outlook.com email account in Outlook. You can use POP3, Outlook Connector, or EAS (Outlook 2013).
Moving Outlook to a new Windows computer
How to move Outlook from a Windows 7 computer to a new computer running Windows 7 or 8.
Moving from Outlook Express to Outlook
Step-by-step instruction to convert from Outlook Express on an older computer to Microsoft Outlook on a new computer with Windows 7 or Windows 8.
Missing Outlook data files after upgrading Windows?
If you upgraded to Windows 8 and can't find your data files, the news is good. In all likelihood, the data files aren't missing. When Windows 8 upgrades your computer, it creates a folder called "windows.old" and it contains all of the files used by the previous Windows installation, including your user account files.