Transfer windows live mail contacts and groups

[spacekowboy]

Is there a way to transfer contacts with groups from one machine with WLM 2011 to another with WLM 2011 ? When I do an export to .cvs all I get are just the contacts.

Thanks

 

[t-4-2]

Is there a way to transfer contacts with groups from one machine with WLM 2011 to another with WLM 2011 ? When I do an export to .cvs all I get are just the contacts.

Thanks

That is what you get.
Cannot transfer groups. Just contacts. You will have to re-create the groups.
P.S. They call it " category " in WLM 2011, not group.

t-4-2

 

[roncerr]

Is there a way to transfer contacts with groups from one machine with WLM 2011 to another with WLM 2011 ? When I do an export to .cvs all I get are just the contacts....

If you "sign-in" with WLM, your contacts and their grouping into "categories" are continuously updated and saved at "contacts.live.com" so there is never a need to back them up.

If it's too late to do that or you want to avoid "signing-in" you could try unhiding "system" files and drag and drop the contacts store in Windows Explorer to a new install. (You will probably have to confirm multiple times that you really want to do that but when the dust settles you may find your old "not-signed-in" contact list will appear in the new install. I tried that with a few contacts a while ago in WLM 2009 and it seemed to work. However, signing in is much easier and gives you the option to use Photo Email when you want to.)

 

[spacekowboy]

Where is the contacts store located?

 

[t-4-2]

Where is the contacts store located?

C:\users\(your name)\contacts

 

[spacekowboy]

Copied that over to new machine - no difference.

 

[t-4-2]

Copied that over to new machine - no difference.

I did not imply that there will be a difference. My reply is to show you where the contact folder is located.
You wanted the " groups " transferred as well, and 2 of us have already told you that you cannot import groups.

 

[spacekowboy]

So I guess "groups" or "categories" should be discouraged.

 

[t-4-2]

So I guess "groups" or "categories" should be discouraged.

Necessity is the word.

If you use WLM to send distribution e-mails, then, you have no choice but to create categories.

 

[roncerr]

Where is the contacts store located?

Under AppData/Local/Microsoft there should be a hidden system subfolder like Windows Live Mail/Contacts or Windows Live Mail Contacts.

 

[roncerr]

So I guess "groups" or "categories" should be discouraged.

As I mentioned before, the problem of backing up and transferring the contacts and categories is easily handled by signing in and letting Microsoft do it.

 

[roncerr]

Where is the contacts store located?

C:\users\(your name)\contacts

That's where Windows Mail from Vista placed it's contacts and could be used on Windows 7 if one were to "Reinstate" Windows Mail on 7. It also provides a place to put your Vista Contacts on a Windows 7 machine prior to importing them into Windows Live Mail using Import "Address Book for Current Windows User".