How to access your classic Outlook emails in the latest version | usagoldmines.com

As announced, Microsoft has integrated a function into its new Outlook to open the PST files of the classic version. Firstly, you must be subscribed to Microsoft 365 and have also connected the subscription to Outlook.

You can do this in the settings of the new Outlook via “Accounts -> Add subscriptions”. Secondly, classic Outlook must still be installed on your PC. And please note: The PST function is currently only available in the new Outlook for x86 computers, but not on PCs with ARM architecture.

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If you do not have a Microsoft 365 subscription, the only way out is to click the “Test the new Outlook” button in the classic version. The new version then takes over the emails and settings of the previous version and also reads its PST files.

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If the above requirements are met, open the settings of the new Outlook by clicking on the gear icon and go to “Files -> Outlook Data Files”. Click on Add file and navigate to the PST file that stores the emails, contacts, and calendar data for your classic Outlook.

Your emails from the PST file will now appear as a new entry in the mailbox overview of the new Outlook on the left-hand side. Please note that although you can now read these emails, you cannot add any new messages to the PST file.

At the moment, the new Outlook is also unable to access the calendar entries and the contact database. However, at least the calendar should be visible in a later version.