Importing database intoEntourage 2008 Mac.

Question

Hello All, i have old email accounts which i would like to access. They are from Entourage 2008 which are in my Mircosoft User Data (MacBook Pro), how can i import them back into my Entourage 2008 application again so i can view the emails? The only options it gives me to import are Entourage archive (.rge), Entourage 2004, Entourage x and Entourage 2001.

  Thanks,  Peter

Answer 1

Hi petercondon3,

Thanks for your posting. You can import from an older version to a newer version in the Entourage, so you can view the related options. But, there is no import option for an Identity for the same version of Entourage. e.g. Entourage 2008 to Entourage 2008. In this way, you may need to manually move over your data (Such as Import Entourage archive (.rge) Drag folders from the imported archive file to the location you desire in your Entourage folder list).

Besides, Outlook 2011 for Mac has a related option that let former Entourage users move data to it (For reference: Importing data into Outlook 2011). In this way, you can try to view these old emails of Entourage 2008 data by importing the data of your Entourage 2008 to Outlook 2011 for Mac.

Otherwise, as Entourage 2008 and Outlook 2011 for Mac is no longer supported, it’s recommended for users to upgrade the Outlook client to Outlook 2016 for Mac for getting a better experience and more features (you can see how to upgrade to Office 2016 by referring to this article). But it should be noted that it’s infeasible for users to import the data from Entourage 2008 to Outlook 2016 for Mac. The users may need to import the data to Outlook 2011 for Mac at first, and then import the related data form Outlook 2011 for Mac to Outlook 2016 for Mac as workaround. If it’s inconvenient for you, we suggest you submit a feedback and your voice will be valuable. Thanks for your time and understanding.

Regards,

Jay