Outlook Emails to New PC with Microsoft 365

Question

I have Office 2016 on two Windows PCs. In addition, I have two NEW PCs with Windows 10. Plan to buy Microsoft 365 Family for the new PCs. What would be the simplest steps to move the emails and contacts to Microsoft 360 on the NEW PCs?

***moved from Microsoft 365 and Office / Install, redeem, activate / For home / Windows***

Answer 1

Dear Tom Mangan,

Thank you for your reply.

May I ask if your problem has been solved?

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.

You can provide a screenshot of the reported error so that we can better understand the problem.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Have a great day.

Best Regards,

Linda.L-MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

Answer 2

Hello Linda,

Thank you for the prompt response. It is very much appreciated.

My domain name is: first-techsolutions.com and is hosted on Network Solutions. I am using POP 3 protocol.

Your information looks to be very helpful. I have my .PST file on a daily back-up hard drive and will try just loading it to the new computer and then Import it into Microsoft 365. I will let you know how this works.

Regards,

Tom M

Answer 3

Dear Tom Mangan,

Thanks for using Microsoft products and posting in the community. 

I understand that you need to move your emails and contacts from Outlook to a new PC and this is causing you problems, I understand how you feel.

In order to better understand the situation of your problem, I need you to share some details of your problem with us:

1. What is the domain name of your email account?

2. What protocols are configured for your mailbox? (POP, IMAP and Exchange)

For more information on synchronization, see the following link: Sync basics - what you can and cannot sync - Microsoft Support

If you have configured Exchange protocol, then mail, contacts and other data will be automatically synchronized when you log in to your account on the new PC.

If you have configured IMAP and POP protocols, you need to export your emails, contacts using .pst file, for more information, please refer to the following link: Export emails, contacts, and calendar items to Outlook using a .pst file - Microsoft Support

You can make several backups as this file may get corrupted. Receive the .pst file in Outlook on the new PC by first logging into your account in Outlook on the new PC and then sending the .pst file to yourself via Outlook itself on the previous computer.

You can then use Outlook to open the data file (.pst) on the new PC, for more information see the following link: Import email, contacts, and calendar from an Outlook .pst file - Microsoft Support

Thank you for your patience and support.

Have a great day.

Best Regards,

Linda.L-MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist