Launch Windows Live Mail on your new computer, select the "Contacts" folder and click "Import" on the ribbon. Eject the device and connect it to your new computer. Press "Ctrl-E" to open File Explorer and drag and drop your exported CSV file onto the USB key or hard drive. Select "Windows Live Mail" on the list of file formats, click "Next," then "Browse" and select the folder on your USB key or hard drive containing your exported emails.Ĭlick "Next" and then click "Finish" to complete the transfer of your Windows Live Mail messages onto your new computer.įor transferring your Contacts manually, follow the steps below.Ĭlick "Next," select which fields you want to export and press "Finish."Ĭonnect a USB key or external hard drive to your computer. Launch Windows Live Mail on your new computer, click "File" and select "Import messages." Eject the device once the files are copied, and then connect the USB key or hard drive to your new computer. Open File Explorer again and drag and drop your exported email folder from the desktop onto the USB key or hard drive. Press "Finish" when the export process is complete.Ĭonnect a USB key or external hard drive to your computer.
Launch Windows Live Mail, click the "File" menu, select "Export email" and then click "Email messages."Ĭhoose "Microsoft Windows Live Mail" as the file format, click "Next," then "Browse" and select the desktop folder you created earlier.Ĭlick "Next," select all of the email folders you want to export and click "Next" again to initiate the file export process. For instance, to create a new, empty folder on the desktop, press "Ctrl-E" to launch File Explorer, click "Desktop" under the Favorites heading, click the "Home" tab and select "New folder." For that, you may follow the steps for manually transferring files.Ĭreate a new folder on your old computer so that Windows Live Mail has a place to export your mail. If you use an alternate email service or don't have an Internet connection, you can transfer mail messages and contacts manually using the Export tool in Windows Live Mail. If you are using one email only, you can transfer mail, contacts and calendars to your new computer simply by signing into Windows Live Mail using your Microsoft or Windows Live ID on your new computer.