Switching to New Outlook? Here’s how to move your calendar and contacts
Users migrating to the new version of Microsoft Outlook must handle calendar and contact data separately from their email. The new interface does not support the traditional PST file restoration method used by classic Outlook. Instead, users are required to export calendars as ICS files and contacts as CSV files before importing them into the new system.
- ▪Classic Outlook exports data in PST files, but New Outlook requires separate ICS and CSV files for calendars and contacts.
- ▪To restore a calendar, users must click Add Calendar, select Upload from File, and import the ICS file.
- ▪Contact restoration involves exporting a CSV file from the old version and importing it via the People tab in New Outlook.
- ▪The article notes that this information was originally published by PC-WELT and translated from German.
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New Outlook does things a bit differently Credit: Microsoft If you’re moving your data to the latest version of Microsoft Outlook, it’s important to know that your calendar and contacts may need to be handled separately from your email. Classic Outlook can export your data in a PST file, but New Outlook does not restore calendar and contact information in the same way. Instead, you need to first export your calendar as an ICS file and then your contacts as a CSV file, then you need to import those files to the new version. Restoring your calendar To restore the calendar, open New Outlook and click on Add Calendar underneath the monthly view. Next select Upload from File, then Browse. Find the ICS file and select Open. Under Select Calendar, pick the calendar you wish to restore.
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