How do I copy my AOL data to a new computer?
Posted by Swift Admin, Last modified by Jim Beveridge on 24 March 2019 03:00 PM
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(Applies to ePreserver)
Important: If you are transferring everything to a web mailbox like Gmail or Outlook.com, you do not need to follow the steps below. Just run ePreserver on the old computer and it will appear automatically on the new computer.
There are four ways to transfer your AOL information to a new computer. Most people will want to use Choice #3 for simplicity.
Whichever you choose, you'll need to start with these two steps:
Choice #1 - Mount the old directory as a network driveThis choice is simplest if you know know how to mount network drives. Otherwise look at one of the other choices.
Choice #2 - Create an Outlook PST file on the old computerIf you plan to use Outlook and both the old and new computers have Outlook 2007 or later, you can install ePreserver on the old computer, run ePreserver to copy everything to Outlook, then copy the resulting PST file to the new computer and use Outlook's built-in import tool to import it on the new computer. Choice #3 - Copy the Organize directoryThis is technically the easiest to do, but attachments are not copied. You copy the AOL "Organize" directory from the old computer to the new computer, then run ePreserver on the new computer. You do not need to install AOL on the new computer. This process does not allow you to use your AOL data with AOL on the new computer.
For more information on why attachments aren't converted when you copy your Organize directory, see this article: Choice #4 - Switch to Address Magic Personal PLUSIf the old computer is running Windows 7 or later, there's one final possibility. Instead of ePreserver, you can run Address Magic Personal PLUS on the old computer and can create migration files that can be copied to the new computer. Use "Thunderbird" as the destination format for messages and Address Magic Backup (AMI) as the destination format for contacts. Keywords: New computer, another computer, different computer, separate computer
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