How to Transfer Windows Live Mail Folder to Another Computer
Number of users upgrade computers in every few years and so
there is a requirement to transfer email between computers. In this blog we
look at how we can import Windows Live Mail Messages into another computer
using appropriate EML Converter.
The issue faced by
Users during Transfer Emails
“I am using Windows Live Mail Email client application for
last 2 Years, now I purchase a new AMD Ryzen PC. I have important mails on
old machine Windows Live Mail platform. Now, I don’t find a right way to transfer
Windows Live Mail Folder to Another Computer platform. Please recommend me a
solution to transfer my Emails from Old Windows Live Mail account to New Machine?”
What is Windows Live Mail?
Windows Live Mail is a freeware email client application from
Microsoft. When this email provider was released, it had new interface and a
completely set of advance features as compared to any other earlier editions.
It provides RSS feeds, multi-line messages, emoticons, spell-check, etc. WLM is
the successor of Windows Mail on Windows Vista, which was the successor
of Outlook Express on Windows XP.
Why Users Need to Import Live Mail Folders to Another Computer?
There are numerous reasons users want to transfer Windows
Live Mail Emails from a machine to another machine. If the user needs to
upgrade computer Operating System, then they need to export Windows Live Mail
and another item to New Computer. If they buy and some changes in Old hardware
computer, then the user want a backup of Old System before upgrading. Some
Email Application Suppliers have moved to new protocol system for better
reliability. Users facing problems on the still edition of Windows Live Mail
Email Client application, they want to transfer another version and upgraded
version.
What is the location of Windows Live Mail Email Messages?
But before you start the transfer procedure, it is important
for you to know the location of Windows Live Mail files. Because if you do not
know where the Live Mail important files are, then you will never be able to
transfer Windows Live Mail to new system. If you are using Live Mail, then
chances of your emails stored in C:\Users\yourlogonname\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows
Live Mail, where yourlogonname represents the name with which you log into Live
Mail account.
How to
Transfer Windows Live Mail Folder to Another Computer?
- Set up your New Computer and install Windows Live Mail Emails Client on New System.
- In your, OLD Machine set and use A Microsoft ID and Windows Live Account and move all database items in your Windows Live Account.
- Open Windows Live Mail Email Application on New System, Click on Home Tab option.
- Now Click on Sign IN Option, Enter your Microsoft Live ID or Password in wanted fields.
- Now setup your Microsoft Live account and transfer your all Mail, Contacts, etc. in your new Windows Live Mail automatically.
Manual Transfer Windows Live Mail Data to New Computer
- Create New folder on old PC so that Live Mail can easily move your mail on the desired location. For example, in order to make a new void folder on the desktop, press Ctrl+E to access File Explorer & click on Desktop present under the favourites heading, click Home tab and select New Folder.
- Open Live Mail application, go to File menu, and choose Export email and press the Email Messages.
- Select Microsoft Windows Live Mail as a file format, click Next, then Browse and choose the desktop folder you have created earlier.
- Click Next button, choose all the entire necessary folder to export and again click on Next to start the procedure of file export. Click done once export procedure completes.
- Connect external storage drive to your PC. Open File Explorer << drag and drop the exported mail file folder from the desktop onto the USB or any other external storage drive. And once you copied the files, then remove the device and connect the USB drive in your new computer
- Install WLM on your new system, click File and choose Import Messages
- Choose Windows Live Mail option among multiple file formats, click Next, then Browse and choose the folder on USB storage drive containing exported mail files
- Click Next and then click on Finish to terminate the process to migrate Windows Live Mail to New PC
The above section manual procedure solution is a very hectic
way for some users, especially non-technical users. Moreover, the procedure
takes lots of time and technical efforts of users. Sometimes users use new
email client in new computer and want old Emails in a new system like Transfer
Email from Windows Live Mail to Outlook. The all task becomes challenging
when one has to do the same on a different computer system. The EML Converter software
will help you to transfer all Emails items from one system to another system
easily.
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