How Do I Move Windows 7 Mails to Outlook Windows 10?

Question

Hello Experts,

As Microsoft announced to stop providing support for Windows 7 OS. Due to this, I want to upgrade to Windows 10.

My main concern is, I use Windows Live Mail on my Windows 7 system. Now I want to use all my emails into Outlook on Windows 10.

Is it possible to import Windows 7 Mails to Outlook? Please help me!

I am not technically sound, so suggest me a simple solution.

Edwin J. Hoffer · Accepted Answer

Hello Andrew Jackson, nnYou are right,  Microsoft discontinued Windows 7 OS support . So, it is the end of the Windows Live Mail application. There are multiple options available to import Windows 7 Mails to Outlook. But, only a few of them are trusted.  You can use software  to export Windows 7 Live Mail data into Outlook supported PST format. nnAfter that import the PST into Microsoft Outlook.

Mariya Beckham · Answer

Thanks for your suggestion, nnI searched on the internet for Import Windows 7 Mails to Windows 10 Outlook. There are many software in Google result page. Now I am confused, which one should I use? nnCan you please help me in selecting the right one.

David Ross · Answer

Yes, nnI personally used  a third-party tool Windows Live Mail to PST Converter  for the same. It worked well in my case. I am an IT Administrator, by using this software. I migrated 200 users' mailbox to Outlook. nn Note: -  Install this software on your Windows 7 system and use Auto Detect storage location option.

Kerry Wilson · Answer

Thanks, nnI installed the software on my Windows 7 machine. Now what should I do?

Edwin J. Hoffer · Answer

Follow the steps: nn   n   Launch  Windows Live Mail Converter Software on your Windows 7 machine n  Select the radio button  Auto Detect storage location  n  Now the software will find the Windows live mail storage folder from its default location. You can preview complete data here. n  Now select  PST  radio button and click on the Export button n  Wait till the export process completes to 100%

Mariya Beckham · Answer

Thanks a lot, nn Your suggestion worked for me , I successfully transferred Windows 7 mails to Outlook on Windows 10.

David Ross · Answer

Hello, nnI have backup of Windows 7 live mail storage folder and now I have installed Windows 10 on same system. nnNow I want to use Outlook,  is it possible to import Windows 7 mail data to Outlook? nn Windows 7 mail stored in Pen Drive . nnI performed the steps, suggested by B. But the software is not detecting Windows 7 Mail storage folder automatically.

Kerry Wilson · Answer

Hello, nnAs you have mentioned, you have a backup stored in Pen drive. So, first of all, copy the complete folder to your Windows 10 system. nnAfter that follow the steps: nn 1. Launch the Windows 7 Mail to Outlook PST convertern 2. Select the radio button  Browse for the Storage Location n 3. Navigate and browse the Windows 7 mails folder. n 4. After this perform the steps explained above.

Edwin J. Hoffer · Answer

Thanks for your advice, nn I successfully completed my task. nnImport Windows 7 Live Mail Emails to Outlook after upgrading to Windows 10. n

Mariya Beckham · Answer

You can use manual method to import Windows 7 Mails to Outlook. Use  drag and drop method. nnSimply drag your Windows Live Mail EML files and drop into Outlook mailbox folder one by one. This is lengthy process for large size data. n