Convert Windows Live Mail 2012 to Outlook 2016 & 2019 on another Computer

by Admin

December 7, 2020

Having requirement to export Windows Live Mail 2012 to Outlook on another computer? Then don’t go anywhere and use inbuilt export option of Windows Live Mail which helps to completely export Windows Live Mail 2012 to Outlook on another computer without issue. Follow the given simple steps to know about how to convert emails from Windows Live Mail to Outlook 2016 or other editions manually –

Open Windows Live Mail on your computer
Go with File Menu and Export option then click on Export Messages option.
After that a new popup windows will appear there then choose MS Exchange and click on Next button.
After that click on OK button to proceed next.
Now choose the folder name which your want to export in Outlook or choose all folders then click on OK button.
Finally progress status bar will appear with start migration process.
It will complete within a few minutes then verify your migration result in Outlook.

Limitation of Inbuilt Export function of Windows Live Mail

Windows Live Mail & Outlook both mail clients should be configured in same machine.
Few mails data can be transferred by the direct export function.
Any missed step can loss your data.
Sometimes, it fails due to technical error.
Non-technical users cannot use it properly.
If you Outlook & Windows Live Mail both are installed in two different machines then this process will not work to transferring mails.

How to Export Windows Live Mail 2012 to Outlook on Another Computer

If you have large database files in WLM and don’t want to take any risk then you can go Windows Live Mail Converter that is amazing utility that can simply convert Windows Live Mail emails to Outlook without misplacing any data details. It can automatically locate configured WLM message stored location to select mails data for migration. The software enables to convert all .eml files of Windows Live Mail to PST for Outlook at once and saving your time from one by one processing. To know about how it works, follow the given steps –

* Download the Windows Live Mail converter tool on your computer then launch it on your screen.

* Now select Windows Live Mail emails by two options – Select Email File (s) & Select Folder having Email file (s) that will help to select Windows Live Mail emails (.eml)

* Then choose Save as PST option and create New PST or Update PST option to convert WLM data in PST for Outlook.

* Now Click on Convert button and a new Saving options window will open there.

* After that choose any destination location for resultant files and click on OK button to start the migration process.
* Now the process will start and complete with a successful message.

After completion of the migration process, navigate to the output files and open Outlook not go to File Menu >> Open >> Open Outlook data file and then browse the resultant PST file in Outlook to open it properly.

Conclusion

The above mentioned methods – Direct export way & Alternative way are available easily and users can also try it. Manual is absolutely free of cost and alternative is also available at free demo and allow export 25 emails from Windows Live Mail to Outlook PST file format without any cost. Therefore, you can try both methods from your own-hands and clear your all doubts & confusions. So, the write up is made the migration Windows Live Mail to Outlook become simple. So if you have a few mails of migration from Windows Live Mail 2012 or it’s another edition to Outlook 2016, 2019, 2013, 2010, 2007 & 2003, then you can go with manual trick on your own risk of data loss. For complete & assured outcome of converting WLM emails to Outlook, you can go with alternative solution without any issue.