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Migrate Outlook to new computer
There are instances when you get a new PC, but you cannot work on the Microsoft Outlook on it because the Outlook data present in your old PC has not been moved to your new PC. This might render the Outlook on your new PC useless, as it is difficult to send messages and identify received messages, since your contacts are not available, and your pst file has not yet been copied onto the Outlook on your new PC. Besides this, other Outlook data like notes, journal entries, etc, need to be copied, to start using Outlook on your new PC.
There are two ways in which you can move your data between your old and your new PCs,
You can make use of Migrate Outlook software to make Outlook Migration an easy and hassle free task. The Migrate Outlook software lets you migrate all the Microsoft Outlook data which includes pst files, contacts, journal entries, settings, profiles etc, from your old PC to a new PC with ease. The Migrate Outlook software lets you choose the items that you want to migrate, and also password protect the migration data.
You can use the steps given below, to migrate all your Outlook data,
Step 1: Launch the application, by double clicking the desktop shortcut, or by selecting the icon from the Programs list in the Start Menu. The Main window pops up, as shown in Figure a. Select the Migrate button, as shown in the figure.

Figure a: Main window
Step 2: Clicking the Migrate button, opens the Migration window, as shown in Figure b. You need to select the backup file you want to migrate, by using the Browse button. Enter the password in the security check box (if you have secured your backup file earlier, with a password), and then click on the Next button to proceed to the next step.

Figure b: Select Backup file to migrate
Step 3: On clicking the Next button, a new window to select the items to migrate, is displayed, as shown in Figure c. Select the items, you want to migrate, and click the Next button.

Figure c: Select Items to Migrate
Step 4: On clicking the Next button, the software proceeds with the migration process. After completion of the migration process, the Migration summary is displayed as shown in Figure d.

Figure d: Migration Summary

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