- Windows Live Mail Export Location
- Windows Live Mail Export Files
- Windows Live Mail Export Exchange File Location Folder
- Export Windows Live Mail Folders
- Windows Live Mail Export Exchange File Location Online
Importing and Exporting in Windows Live Mail
Export WLM Calendar to Many Formats. SysInspire Live Mail Calendar Recovery Software provides several kinds of export formats such as- PST, vCal, CSV, TXT, ICS and HTML for saving all the recovered and converted windows live mail calendars.edb file items. According to need you can choose any format for restoring your live mail calendars items.
WARNING:If you delete any accounts out of Windows Live Mail you will delete all of the E-mails and Account Settings. Make sure you back up any files that need to be kept or they will be lost!
Exporting Folders
Exporting Accounts
Exporting Contacts
Importing Folders
Importing Accounts
Importing Contacts
Exporting Folders
Exporting Accounts
Exporting Contacts
Importing Folders
Importing Accounts
Importing Contacts
Exporting Folders in Windows Live Mail
WARNING:If you delete any accounts out of Windows Live Mail you will delete all of the E-mails and Account Settings. Make sure you back up any files that need to be kept or they will be lost!
Export items by creating a.pst file. This Outlook Data File contains your messages and other Outlook items, and is saved on your computer. To learn how to import items after you export them, see Import email, contacts, and calendar from an Outlook.pst file. Export email, contacts, and calendar items from Outlook to a.pst file. To export mailboxes to Public Folder, you must have full access to Public Folder root of the destination Exchange Server or Office 365 account. Follow these steps to export repaired mailbox data to Public Folder: Open and scan the EDB file using the software. Next, select the mailbox or specific mailbox items listed in the navigation tree.
- To export folders in Windows Live Mail open Live Mail. Once open click on Blue Button at the top left. Then go to Export email and click on Email Messages.
- After you have clicked on Messages, the Window Live Mail Export window will open. Here you will need to select the file format that you want to export. If you are making a back-up or going to recreate an account select Microsoft Windows Live Mail, after you selected your file type click Next.
- Once you have clicked Next, the Location of Messages screen will come up. Here you will need to select a location for the files to be saved, to back-up the files click on Browse. Then the Browse For Folder window will open, here you will need to create a folder to back up the Folders. From here click on Desktop, then click on the Make New Folder button, and name the folder. 'Do not simple select the Desktop or other main file locations because there will be multiple files created for the back-up.' Once you have named the folder select the folder and then click on OK. You will then be back to the Location of Message screen and then click Next.
- After you click next you will be at the Select Folders window. Here you can select all folders or selected folders, once you select your option click Next.
- Once the files have been back-up all you will need to do from here is click on Finish. Now the files should be back-up to the saved location. It is recommended to double check to make sure the files were backed up before deleting any account settings or folders.
Exporting Accounts in Windows Live Mail
WARNING:If you delete any accounts out of Windows Live Mail you will delete all of the E-mails and Account Settings. Make sure you back up any files that need to be kept or they will be lost!
When exporting account(s) in Windows Live Mail it will save everything into one single file. This will back-up the account settings along with emails. To export contacts you will have to go to the contacts section to import or export.
- To export an account in Windows Live Mail open Live Mail, once open click on the Blue Button at the top left. Then click on Export email and then Account.
- Once the Accounts window is open you will need to select your account from here, and then click on Export. Make sure you select your account or by default it will try to select and export Active Directory even if it is not listed.
- After you have select Export the Save file window will open, from here you can select the location of the file. Once you have selected the file location, click on Save.
- After you have click on Save the file will be saved in the location you select, you can now click on close on the Accounts window, and our now finished. It is recommended to double check to make sure the file was backed up before deleting any account settings or folders.
Exporting Contacts in Windows Live Mail
- To export contacts from Windows Live Mail simply click on Contacts in the lower left hand corner of Live Mail.
- Once the contact window opens you will then need to click on the Export button at the top of the menu bar. When the menu opens then click on Comma Separated Values to export the contact into a single file. If you are wanting to export to a mobile device it is best that you choose Business card (.VCF) which is supported by most mobile devices and many other mail applications.
- After you click on the Comma Separated Values button the CSV Export window will appear. Here you will need to select a file location by clicking on Browse, once you click on Browse the Save As window will open. When this window opens you will need to select a location for the file, or if you are creating a VCF back-up you will need to create a new folder because it will create a file for each contact. Once you have selected a location click on Open. Now it will take you into the folder location you have seleced, then you will need to name the file in File name, and then click on Save after you have named the file.
- After you have clicked on Save, the Select Fields window will open. Here you will need to select the fields the you want to back-up, then you can click on Finish.
Examples of CSV and VCF file formats
As you can see below the CSV file is a single file that you can open in excel and the VCF file has an individual file for each contact.
Importing Folders into Windows Live Mail
- To import folders into Windows Live Mail you will need to first open Live Mail. After you have opened the program click on the Blue Button at the top left. Then click on Import Messages.
- Once you have clicked on Messages the Import Messages window will open. Here you will need to select the program you are trying to import messages from, after you select the program click Next.
- Here you will need to select the location of your email messages that you are wanting to import by clicking on Browse.
- After you click on Browse the Browse For Folder window will open. In this window you will select the file or folder you are wanting to import and then click on OK.
- Once you click on OK the Select Folders window will open, here you will need to select the folders you are wanting to import, and then click on Next.
- After you have clicked Next, you will see the folders import and then you can click on Finish.
Importing Accounts into Windows Live Mail
- To import an account into Windows Live Mail you will need to first open Live Mail. Once you have opened the program click on the Blue Button at the top left. Then hover over Options and click on Email Accounts...
- You will then see the Accounts window open, here on the right hand side please click on Import.
- After you click on Import the Import Internet Account window will open. Here you will need to select the .iaf file you have saved, once you select the account file you can click Open. The account will then load into Live Mail, then you can close the Accounts window, and being to send and receive mail.
Importing Contacts into Windows Live Mail
- To import contacts from Windows Live Mail simply click on Contacts in the lower left hand corner of Live Mail.
- Click on Import, and then click on the type of format you have selected for your contacts. In this tutorial we will be using Comma Separated Vales.
- Once you have selected the Comma Separated Values it will bring up the CSV Import window. Here you will need to select the file location by clicking on Browse.
- Here the file browse window will open, from here you will need to select the location of your CSV file, then click Open, after you click open it will take you back to the CSV Import window, and click on Next.
- After you click Next, you will be brough to the Map Fields window. Here you will need to select the fields that you are wanting to import, and then click Finish. Now all your contacts should be imported into the Contacts section of Windows Live Mail.
Windows Live Mail is an email client that came with the Windows OS as standard. Now, this software is discontinued, so migrating to Outlook from it is only a matter of time now. Sooner or later you will need to transfer contacts from Windows Live Mail to Outlook and will look for solutions then.
In this article, we are going to cover several simple ways to export contacts from Windows Live Mail and import them to Microsoft Outlook. This step by step guide is pretty much straightforward, so even if you have little experience working with software and do not even know how to export or import things, this guide will teach you to move your contacts to Outlook in a snap.
Table of Contents:
- How to convert multiple Live Mail emails to Outlook automatically?
- Conversion of Live Mail contacts via the single CSV file manually.
Features:
- Export Windows Live Mail contacts from any version of the program
- Import contacts from Windows Live Mail to Outlook 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007
- Works if Outlook is installed on the same or on another computer
You can transfer contacts to Outlook via CSV exporting or by saving contacts to a VCF business card file. Below are both ways explained in detail.
How to transfer contacts from Windows Live Mail to Outlook (using VCF export)
To easily migrate to Outlook from Live Mail, you need a quick and efficient way to move Windows Live Mail contacts to Outlook. One such way is to use exporting to the Virtual Contact File format (VCF). We recommend using our Live Mail Contacts Converter utility for effortless conversion. Here is a step-by-step:
Step 1: Export Windows Live Mail contacts to VCF
- Start the Windows Live Mail application
- In the lower-left panel click the Contacts menu. This will open the contacts tab in the central part of the window. (you may press Ctrl+Shift+C to quickly open it)
- Select the contacts you want to export (Press Ctrl+A to select all contacts).
- On the toolbar (ribbon) of WLM select Export. (Alternatively choose menu File > export)
- Select Business Card (VCF) as the output format.
- In the exporting dialog, browse for any suitable folder to save the VCF file to. For convenience, you can save it to the Desktop.
- When the conversion progress is done, you can proceed to Step 2.
Step 2: Import contacts from Windows Live Mail as VCF to Outlook
Now, it is time to import the VCF file with your Live Mail contacts to Outlook.
- Download and install the Live Mail Contacts Converter tool.
- When the installation completes, run the VCF Converter tool from the Start menu.
- The tool itself is very simple. Browse for a folder where you saved your exported VCF file from Windows Live Mail (see Step 1 above).
- Click the Scan Folder button, and the converter will detect all Window Live Mail contacts in that folder.
- Once the scan is complete, click the Save as PST button. This will make the program to save your VCF contacts directly into an easily importable PST file.
Note that importing a VCF file directly is not recommended, because you will have to import one vCard file at a time. Rather, converting the entire folder to a PST file allows you to import your Windows Live Mail contacts to Outlook in just one go saving you a lot of time.
Windows Live Mail Export Location
- Now run Outlook. Select File -> Open Outlook Data File menu item.
- After the contacts are imported, you can reorganize them in Outlook as you need, create groups and so on.
The alternative to automatic contacts conversion is manual conversion of Windows Live Mail contacts to Outlook. Here is how.
How to transfer contacts from Windows Live Mail to Outlook (the CSV option)
Exporting contacts from Windows Live Mail to the CSV format is a simple way to have all your contacts imported to Outlook. You don’t need MS Outlook to be installed on the same machine as WLM. The entire process consists of two steps. First, you export contacts from Windows Live Mail to CSV. Then, you import that CSV file to Outlook.
Note that importing a CSV file sometimes results in an error within Outlook. Often this means that you need to manually rename some fields in the CSV file. If you want to avoid any manual operations, please refer to the first section of this article (above) – exporting contacts using the VCF Business Card format.
Step 1: How to export Windows Live Mail contacts (to Outlook)
At first, you will need to export your Windows Live Mail contacts to a CSV file.
- Start the Windows Live Mail application
- In the lower-left panel click the Contacts menu. This will open the contacts tab in the central part of the window. Select what contacts you need to export.
- On the toolbar (ribbon) of WLM select Export.
- Select Comma Separated Values (CSV) as the output format.
- A CSV exporting dialog is opened. Select the output file where the CSV data about your Windows Live Mail contacts should be written to. Browse for any suitable folder (the Desktop is fine) and specify the filename.
- Now, click Next and select which parts of the contacts database you would like to export to Outlook.
- The progress bar indicates the process of exporting to the chosen CSV file.
- As soon as the export process finishes, you should find the CSV file in the folder you selected at pt.5.
Export contacts from Windows Live Mail to an Outlook compatible CSV file is done!
So, the CSV file is ready to be imported to Outlook. How you can do this?
Windows Live Mail Export Files
Step 2: How to import contacts from Windows Live Mail to Outlook as CSV
This step is slightly different depending on which version of Outlook you use. You see, Outlook 2007 and 2010 have a bit different user interface than versions 2013 or 2016, so the steps are somewhat varying. But don’t worry, we’ll explain how to import Windows Live Mail contacts from CSV to any version of Outlook.
Import to Outlook 2013-2016
Windows Live Mail Export Exchange File Location Folder
- Run Outlook 2016 or 2013 on the PC where you want to import contacts from Windows Live Mail. Note that if this PC is different from where WLM is installed, you will need a way to transfer the CSV file to the Outlook machine before transferring contacts.
- At the bottom left panel click the Contacts icon (it depicts people). This will bring up the contacts panel.
- Now, click the File menu on the ribbon and select the Import/Export item. This will bring up the import and export dialog of Outlook 2013/2016.
- In the import dialog, select the following option: “Import from another program or file”.
- Click Next.
- Select the format of the source file to import. Outlook support importing from PST files and from CSV files. We need the CSV option now, select it.
- Click Next.
- Outlook will ask you to select the CSV file to import. Select the CSV file with contacts you exported from Windows Live Mail previously.
- Now, there are three options to import contacts:Depending on how old are the contacts from Windows Live Mail compared to contacts in Outlook you should either Replace duplicates with imported contacts, or Allow duplicates to possibly have multiple copies of the same contact, or Do not import duplicates if you are sure all duplicating contacts already exist in Outlook and are up to date.
- Click Next.
- Now, select the Outlook folder to import Windows Live Mail contacts to.
- Wait until the importing procedure finishes.
Congratulations! You have exported contacts from Windows Live Mail to Outlook 2016 or 2013.
Export Windows Live Mail Folders
Import to Outlook 2007-2010
These are older versions of Outlook, but the process is essentially the same.
- Start Outlook 2010 or 2007. If you have even older version – 2003, 2000 etc. – you may still want to try these steps. Most likely, they will work just fine too.
- At the bottom left panel, click the Contacts button.
- Then, click the File -> Open menu and find the Import item. The importing Wizard opens.
- Select from where you want to import contacts to Outlook: “Import from another program or file”. Another program here is, naturally, Windows Live Mail.
- Click Next.
- Select the “Comma separated values (Windows)” importing option. Notice the “Windows” remark – there are some differences between legacy DOS CSV files and Windows CSV files. And Windows Live Mail exports contacts in the latter one.
- Click Next.
- Now, select the CSV file to import to Outlook. Click the Browse button and select the CSV file with contacts you previously exported from Windows Live Mail.
- On the same tab select the importing option. Specifically, you can transfer contacts from Windows Live Mail to Outlook and Replace duplicating contacts with ones from the CSV file, or Allow duplicates, or simply Do not import duplicates at all.
- Now, select the Outlook folder you would like to import contacts from WLM to.
Select folder called Contacts to import your Live Mail contacts and press Next button - Press “Map Custom Fields …” button and correct the relations between contact fields of the Live Mail and Outlook
- Press “OK” and then “Finish” button
- You will see the progress of the Live Mail contacts migration and all contacts will be imported to the selected Outlook folder
- The process will take some time. After that, you are done.
Windows Live Mail Export Exchange File Location Online
Congratulations! You have successfully exported to Outlook 2010 contacts from Windows Live Mail.