Migrating Local Outlook Mail Folders
Exchange and IMAP mail is stored on the server, so you do not need to migrate it to your Linux* partition. However, if you have stored mail on your computer, you might want to make it accessible to Evolution.
First, while using Windows, prepare your messages for import:
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Clean up your mail. Delete messages and folders you do not need, and click File > Folders > Properties > Advanced > Compact to erase old, deleted messages from your PST file.
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If you nest your folders one inside another, you might want to rename subfolders so that you can tell which folder they belong to. You must re-nest them after you load them into Evolution.
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Import the files into Mozilla Mail (or another mailer, such as Netscape or Eudora, that uses the standard mbox format).
Linux mailers cannot do this task, because it requires a library available only under Windows. In Mozilla, import by selecting Window Mail & Newsgroups Tools Import.
Mozilla creates a set of files in the directory Windows\Application_Data\Mozilla\Profiles\(UserName)\(Random Letters)\Mail\Local Folders\OutlookMail\. The data files are those that have no file extension.
If you are using Windows Vista*, Windows XP* or Windows 2000*, your Windows hard drive is probably in the NTFS format, which some Linux systems cannot read without additional software. You might find it simpler to copy the mail folders to a different drive or to burn a CD.
When you have your mail in a format Evolution can understand, reboot to Linux. Then continue with the following procedure. To create new folders for your files:
To import the data files:
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In Evolution, open the File Import assistant by clicking File > Import.
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Click Next, then select Import a single file.
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Click on the file chooser to select the data file.
Remember, the data files are the files that have no file extension.
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Select the folder where you want to put the imported data file.
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Click OK.
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Repeat the import steps until you have imported all your mail.